Gold quarter eagle reverse has an offset or die crack?
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What is the cause of the strange line or ridge by the reverse by the 2-1/2 dollars? It looks like the diagonal on the 2-1/2 is offset in the middle and this continues around the top of the dollar letters. None of my others are like this.
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It's a die crack. @jwitten has a die progression set that's been slabbed by PCGS.
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Yes, this is a known "Retained Cud." Pretty nice error for a U.S. gold coin.
Retained cud, and I’ve seen these before on them, but never pay attention to value/pricing. Not sure of the premium, but I know there is one.
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1028795/3-gold-coin-die-transition-set-3-coin-pcgs-holder 2019 thread
Thank you all very much for the information and the link. This sure looks like it is from the same die as that very nice 3-piece set.
I only recently started collecting gold Indians because I decided to try to move away from some modern overpriced Mint items. I enjoy learning more about these classic coins and the minting processes. This forum is sure great for that.
My US Mint Commemorative Medal Set
It does look very nice.
Do you know if there's a variety designation for this?
Don't know.
I believe it’s listed in the cherry pickers guide – if not, the services will call it ‘reverse retained cud diebreak’
Or very similar wording
thats interesting
So just how rare do you believe retained cuds are on U.S. classic gold ?
Pretty rare.
If the coin has a die crack in the obverse strike without any other blemishes, does it takaway from the level of its grade ?
That is unique on gold coins.... I have always checked my gold coins for die cracks/cuds... Never found one. Cheers, RickO