What would you call this error..........

[relicsncoins]

This is the reverse of an 1863 Indian Head. At the 10 oclock postion you can see some extra metal that was minted into the wreath. and goes out to the edge of the coin.

 

Jason

 

[IGWT]

Rim-to-rim die crack. If the part of the coin within the crack were at a different elevation (either higher than lower) than the face of the coin, then it would be a retained break, generally referred to as a cud. Billy will correct me if I've misused the terminology.

[relicsncoins]

Thanks, I've seen cuds, and usually they appear as a blob of metal, this seems different.

 

Jason

[Die Varieties]

Rim-to-rim die crack. If the part of the coin within the crack were at a different elevation (either higher than lower) than the face of the coin, then it would be a retained break, generally referred to as a cud. Billy will correct me if I've misused the terminology.

 

IGWT is correct. You have a very nice one!

 

In The Official Price Guide to Mint Errors by Alan Herbert mentions that, "A rim-to-rim die crack is defined as: A die crack wth NO die metal missing, which begins at the edge of the die face and ends at the edge of the die face, so that on the struck coin a raised irregular LINE of coin metal extends from the rim at any one point to the rim at any other point." Herbert goes on to say that, "The rim-to-rim die crack usually is thin. When it thickens and the design is offset across the raised line, then it has become a split die or a retained broken die."

 

I did some researching and after checking with the old (1979 print) of, The Design Cud by Paul Marvin and Arnold Margolis which does illustrate an 1863 IHC that looks like it could be yours. However, the photo in the book is very dark due to the half-tone printing used back then making it difficult to confirm. It is assigned as IC-1863-13R-RET. There is a much newer edition but I don't have it in my reference library. So one else may have that newer reference and be able to check and chime in.

 

Congrats on a nice coin! I like it!

[relicsncoins]

Thanks guys, does this kind of error carry any kind of a premium?

 

Jason