Nessa4va Posted Tuesday at 06:10 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 06:10 AM Is this a cud or something else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenstang Posted Tuesday at 10:03 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 10:03 AM Not a cud, a cud involves the rim. As you do not say, I take it you are referring to that mark in front of the bow tie. That looks like a plating blister, common on zincoins. In the future, please show a complete photo of both sides of the coin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powermad5000 Posted Wednesday at 03:13 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 03:13 AM I also agree there is some plating issue in the area near the bowtie. It looks like a plating blister that is just starting and will progress from its current state. And to restate what was said by Greenstang, cuds always involve the rim of the coin and are formed when a piece of the edge of the die breaks and falls off leaving a void in which there is no die to strike an impression in the area of the missing die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri Charriere Posted yesterday at 03:06 AM Share Posted yesterday at 03:06 AM Fun Facts about "chewing the cud." Pigs "cheweth not the cud" because they possess simple guts, unable to digest cellulose. Q: What does it mean "to chew your own cud"? A: To think slowly and carefully about something. Source: Google Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powermad5000 Posted yesterday at 03:13 AM Share Posted yesterday at 03:13 AM I really don't want to chew on the cud because that is the thickest part of the coin and I would surely break my tooth or several teeth. Henri Charriere 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
