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New Member
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Hi everyone! I'm a new coin collector and I've got some interesting find from an inherited collection from my dad after he passed. I'm just learning and I've been looking lots into different error coins and some favorites or rareties. I actually have a nice size collection I can build and am adding my own. I've watched lots of video to get right in to the trade. It's fun and I actually feel like my father would be proud of me ;) Here's my first piece on where I'm questioning a legit error versus wear and tear and some kind of guck? I admire this one. Thank you so much. It get's confusing with all the different kind of errors a coin can have. I have more to post on that but one at a time.  Jeannine I hope I posted in the correct forum. Just learning to nagivate the site.   Edited by alphapackwhisper
05/15/2021 02:03 am
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Moderator
 United States
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 . I see no Cuds,can you point out what looks like a Cud please? It might be a minor MAD=misaligned die? Also, if it was a Cud it would be a variety as is a MAD, not errors. John1  |
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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 and In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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to the CCF. If you are referring to the cuts on the rim on the reverse, they are not Cud's, that is damage, looks like someone has intentionally cut them. A Cud would be raised on the rim. FYI-A photo of a Cud Edited by JimmyD
05/15/2021 08:12 am
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Agree with JimmyD. Cuds typically appear as swollen, raised blobs. Perform a google image search using the term 'coin Cud'. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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@John1 Cuds are actually not varieties either since they aren't part of the die when it's created. They're a die event. |
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United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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All I can see is deliberate damage to the reverse rim.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Incuse marks on the rim are damage to the coin. Not a Cud. PSD. |
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New Member
 Canada
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Thanks everyone for the replies! I assumed the marks on the reverse seemed like damages but I guess I still have a lot to learn about all the types of errors versus not. Thanks again!  |
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Valued Member
United States
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Not too shabby for 100+ years. Looking forward to more of your finds! |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Well 99% of the time if the mark you are seeing is incuse (below the normal surface height) then it is coin damage. Only 1% are mint errors, as people alter coins so much. But if is is a die issue, the dies are negatives. What does that mean? Well on a coin that is a positive. So if it is raised on the coin, it is incuse on the die and mirrored with devices in the wrong direction:  While this looks like the bust is raised, it is not. It is deep into the die. The fields are the outside of he die. So if you have an incuse die scratch on the die, it will appear as a raised line on the die. So the rims on the coin is raised. Note on the die, there is a what I call gutter around the outside edge of the die. Well that forms the round outline on the coins were are seeing. So if you coin had an incuse, mark there, well it not on the die that way. So someone altered the coin, the die was normal. But is a part of the die breaks off on the gutter:  I simulated if this happened on a die, then it would have a rim Cud on that area, because it is lower than the rest of the gutter.  Then it would be raised, because it is incuse on the die, below the normal rim area. So this will help you see that what happens to a die affects the coins struck with a die. But if the die is normal a normal coin would be created, and if something is incuse on the coin, the coin was altered. Hope this helps? CoopHome: Why are there raised and incuse marks on a coin. Are they all supposed to be there? |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Jeannine, to the CCF!  Questions regarding error coins? Hit us up! p.s.- not a good idea to hold your coins in your fingers, especially with newer, shiny coins. Oils from your skin can/might destroy any numismatic value your coin may have. Purchase inexpensive cotton gloves from anywhere hobby supplies are found. Photograph your coins laying them down on a hard surface, and shoot them from overhead. Overall your photos were good, nice and sharp as we like to see! Good job! We look forward to see what else you have to show us! -Leslie |
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United States
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to the Community! |
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