1869 3 Cent Nickel With Cud. - Coin Community Forum

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david29 Valued Member United States 432 Posts	Posted 12/21/2009 6:44 pm I bought this 3 center yesterday at my local coin shop. I noticed a Cud on the reverse. Does this add any more value to the coin. David http://i1017.photobucket.com/albums...RUM009-1.jpg http://i1017.photobucket.com/albums...FORUM009.jpg http://i1017.photobucket.com/albums...FORUM008.jpg Edited by david29 12/21/2009 7:18 pm Report this Post to the Staff

xshift Pillar of the Community United States 2669 Posts	Posted 12/21/2009 6:58 pm Interesting.. it looks like a Retained Cud. The piece breaks off but is still retained in the same position and lives to strike one or more coins. You can see slight weakness on the obverse opposite the Cud, so maybe it's actually more than one break (a smaller piece completely broke off and the larger piece was still there when it struck this coin?). Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 12/21/2009 8:55 pm nice sized Retained Cud Report this Post to the Staff
xshift Pillar of the Community United States 2669 Posts	Posted 12/22/2009 09:57 am david29, I'm not sure how much value it adds, but I know error collectors would probably like it! Hopefully one of our experts will pop in here to verify the diagnosis and any premium it adds. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 12/22/2009 11:37 am The Three Cent Nickel and Shield nickel series tend to commonly have a lot of cracks, Retained Cuds, and full Cuds. For that reason they usually do not command any great premium unless they are really impressive. I don't think this piece would qualify. Sorry. Report this Post to the Staff
xshift Pillar of the Community United States 2669 Posts	Posted 12/22/2009 12:03 pm Wow.. next time I should have more coffee before posting.. I didn't even see your reply, Bio! conder.. I didn't realize that series was so prone to breaks like that. Still a cool coin Report this Post to the Staff
david29 Valued Member United States 432 Posts	Posted 12/22/2009 1:18 pm Thanks everyone for your comments. I didnt pay any premium for it. I was just going through the dealers type coins and saw the Cud. I figured the price I paid was worth it. Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 12/22/2009 1:29 pm The first 75/25 CuNi coins, the 3CN and Shield nickel, wreaked havoc on the dies and it took them awhile to adjust to the difficulty of working with that alloy. Advances in die steel and tempering/annealing technology eventually helped (mostly)overcome those difficulties. Report this Post to the Staff
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