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Valued Member
United States
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What do you figure on this one a Cud ? Thanks, Matt-   Edited by Gutkowski 08/13/2010 7:02 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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My guess would be 1989 because you can eliminate most by the curve.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
602 Posts |
Not an expert but think this area was pressed/smashed by another cent. I would also say 89 as you can make out a smashed 9. WOLF
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Is that line raised ? If so, that whole crescent shaped area may just an acrylic plastic covering or glue etc. I can see the 0 through it. 1980
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 United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3640 Posts |
Nice pics. by the way. Just not sure though but you can tell if the line is copper/zinc. or just a coating of plastic etc.
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Valued Member
 United States
450 Posts |
Thanks again Indian you can see the copper zinc line in the first new pic above the 8
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12437 Posts |
Look at the reverse- the area directly opposite the Cud will have a weak strike.
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Valued Member
 United States
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Valued Member
United States
462 Posts |
I thought I could make out a 198"9" too. Mind games I suppose.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
564 Posts |
I think it's a 1988. I think that because in the newest picture of the whole coin you can see the date better. To me the last number can't be a nine because the curve is not long enough. I think the small mark under the date is making people think it's a 1989. That is just stray metal. To be honest... You will never get a positive date. It's just that kind of coin. Very cool!!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3507 Posts |
It iss a Cud and it does appear to be 1989....
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4000 Posts |
Unless you have a somewhat hard to find RDV-006, it is an '89 based on the designers initials on the reverse.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Is this considered a Retained Cud? It seems to me that with regular Cuds, you wouldn't be able to see the rim.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4113 Posts |
Reverse of this coin is a RDV 006. Any possible die matches on this from the Variety Vista Site to see if it is a 1988-RDV-006? *Real nice find BTW!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The "rim" visible with the Cud area is the upset area from the upset mill that is present on the planchets before they are struck. A Retained Cud is a die crack that goes rim to rim with movement in the broken piece...in other words the broken piece is still there and strikes the coin. Definitely NOT a 1980 cent - wrong design, wrong metal, wrong everything. Definitely a 1989 cent. Shape of LIBERTY, reverse style both indicate that is the correct date.
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