It would not really make sense to be a Cud because don't Cuds usually start as die cracks from a design element. The die would not randomly break near the rim without any cause. John's idea makes the most sense to me.
That is called a die dent. The die was dropped make a dent on the outside edge of the die. Not all coin struck with it will show that same die dent for a long time.
Thank you for the comments. Coop's die dent photo example on the 2011 is spot on. It was nice to find a relatively clean 2017P in the southwest and the die dent is a special bonus.
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