1958 D Franklin Half Dollar 0

[kingsfans]

There's something strange about the date on this coin.  There are cuds on the date (9, 5, and 8) and the T and R in TRUST.  I couldn't find any errors in reference material on this coin.  Any thoughts or help would be greatly appreciated.

 

Terry 

[RWB]

Interesting.

[Sandon]

   I think that there are die chips on each of the digits of the date, including the top of the "1", and on the indicated letters. The depressed area on the "5" appears to be a nick. Die chips are generally regarded as indicative of die deterioration and do not add value to a coin, but some collectors find them interesting.

   Die chips on and around date elements and letters are very common on coins from the 1950s and early 1960s, such as "BIE" cents and "bar" nickels of that era. See, for example, the following:

 

Edited March 25 by Sandon

[Coinbuf]

Not cuds, blobs of extra metal on a coin are only called cuds when it happens around the rim.   Here is the definition of a cud quoted from error-ref.com, "Definition:  A cud is a die break that involves the rim and at least a little bit of the adjacent field or design.".   It could be the result of die chips, but I seem to recall reading about a similar looking issue that was given a different cause/name.   I'll see if I can find that and link to it if I can locate it.

 

[GoldFinger1969]

Die breaks, die lines, die chips, die collapse -- were certain coins more susceptible to one or the other defects than others ?  For instance, a large Double Eagle or Franklin Half vs. a Lincoln Cent or Roosevelt Dime ?

[RWB]

On 3/28/2024 at 10:11 PM, GoldFinger1969 said:

Die breaks, die lines, die chips, die collapse -- were certain coins more susceptible to one or the other defects than others ?  For instance, a large Double Eagle or Franklin Half vs. a Lincoln Cent or Roosevelt Dime ?

Larger dies were more likely to have invisible defects due to improper hardening, annealing and tempering.