Lincoln Wheat Cent / LWC Minor Error

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DL20K Pillar of the Community Poland 3201 Posts	Posted 03/31/2009 3:10 pm Hi, what's this? Is this a Cud? If so, why do I see a trace of the wheat stalk? Report this Post to the Staff

numismo Rest in Peace United States 3039 Posts	Posted 03/31/2009 3:24 pm That's a neat looking find. Good going. Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 03/31/2009 3:34 pm Not a Cud. IMO, it it even better than a cud- it is a Retained Cud of which there should be many less examples of that than of the corresponding full Cud. The die broke but the piece of the shank has not completely fallen away, essentially part of the die is displaced from the rest of the die face but the die itself is still intact. I am not sure how many strikes you can get out of a die with a Retained Cud but I cannot imagine that it would be many before that part of the die completely broke away. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 03/31/2009 4:11 pm I've got similar to it or maybe from the same die? Sorry I don't have the date handy for it right now. ADDED: It's not. I just moved my image up next to the first one posted and the two dies broke in different places. Mine is really a Retained Cud not a Cud or break as the description leads us to believe. I need to re-edit that image. Edited by coop 03/31/2009 6:31 pm Report this Post to the Staff
DL20K Pillar of the Community Poland 3201 Posts	Posted 03/31/2009 4:13 pm It does look very similar. Not precisely the same, but then my example is quite worn. Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 03/31/2009 5:41 pm Cool find DL! Comparing yours to Coop's, I think they're different dies. Look at where the Retained Cud starts on yours (after the point of the stalk tip). While on Coop's coin, it crosses through the point. Report this Post to the Staff
DL20K Pillar of the Community Poland 3201 Posts	Posted 03/31/2009 5:45 pm Should have noticed that since I did notice that the bottom line of the Cud is different. That makes me wonder why this particular part of the die was apparently pront to breaking? Report this Post to the Staff
Jorgy Valued Member United States 145 Posts	Posted 03/31/2009 5:53 pm Retained Cuds are kool..this is the only one I have ever found. Pictures not that great. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 03/31/2009 6:33 pm I've always thought they were a tease. I would rather find a Cud instead. Just a few hundred more coins from that die and it would have been a Cud. Report this Post to the Staff
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