2021 Quarter die chip error? 1 1

[SusanN1665]

Hello! 
I have what I think is a Washington Crossing the Delaware die chip error coin. But unlike the ones that have a die chip on his hat this is at the bottom, so I was hoping to get input on if this is a die chip error.

Thanks!

[VKurtB]

On 2/23/2022 at 12:40 PM, SusanN1665 said:

Hello! 
I have what I think is a Washington Crossing the Delaware die chip error coin. But unlike the ones that have a die chip on his hat this is at the bottom, so I was hoping to get input on if this is a die chip error.

Thanks!

Because of where it is, this MIGHT be a cud. Perhaps the smallest cud I’ve ever seen. 

[tj96]

A cud is a variation of a die defect in which the coin bears a raised portion of metal. Unlike a die crack or die chip, this unintentional "bump" in the coin is caused by a dent or gouge in the die, therefore allowing the coin to fill into the gap during the minting process.A very minuscule cud can look like a small chunk of metal that was somehow fused to the coin. Some numismatists disagree that these small disturbances, although produced in the same way as a cud, can qualify as one.A prominent cud looks like a blank section of a coin, usually toward the rim of the coin.

[Coinbuf]

The mark on the "L" and the mark in the field under the "L" appear to be just dings from another coin or object.   The small bit of metal that is part of the rim that is pushed ever so slightly away from the rim may be a VERY tiny and insignificant cud.

As a side note I suggest that you lose the microscope, using that will have you going nuts over the most insignificant and useless stuff.   As I always say, everything looks like something at the micron level.

[J P M]

Sorry Susan .It all looks like PMD, displaced metal to me. Something hits the metal and will move a piece to a new location and get reattached being pushed back into the coin making it look like a die chip.