Indian cent question

[Deleted User]

Is this a die crack or something different?

ironmanl63

It is a die crack and also looks like the beginning of a cud.

[Deleted User]

It looks like around 1:00 to just about 6:00 was ready to break of the die.
So I'd this how a cud is formed. A piece of the die cracks off forming a cud?

ricko

@Watchtower ... A cud would form if the piece of the die breaks off, and another coin was struck... the result would be a lump of blank metal, at the rim, called a cud. Cheers, RickO

[Deleted User]

That would be one giant cud. I wonder if it made it that far or if they pulled the die right around this time.

jesbroken

Great die crack soon to be a cud if not removed. I like it.
Jim

BuffaloIronTail

The coiner must have caught it and removed the die before it had a chance to become a Cud.

There are no known Cuds from that date, at least not that collectors have.

Pete

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@BuffaloIronTail
I picked it up because I liked it. It's not really something I collect though.
I did do a little research before I bought it and saw that no cuds are known.
It's pretty close I'd say. Do you know if there are any other similar known?

Shane6596

Watchtower, what are you using to photograph? Pretty decent pics.

gumby1234

Nice die crack. There are probably more examples struck from that die out there.

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@Shane6596
Right now I am using Samsung A13 phone. Sometimes I can get excellent images other times not so good.
I think copper is easier to image than silver. Less reflection.