1833 Bust Dime (CUD)

cameron12x

Natural luster?



Grade?

llafoe

I don't see any luster. Too small to grade.

robkool

No luster based on the pics...

cameron12x

Ballpark grade from the pics?

llafoe

Can't see key detail to determine grade... VF25-AU55

hchcoin

VF 25

stealer

VF, 0 luster

cameron12x

Here is a little larger image:

cameron12x

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cameron12x

Coin in hand... how bad does the cleaning look?



Technical grade?

Barndog

who cares when it has a cool cud like that?

cameron12x

<< <i>who cares when it has a cool cud like that? >>

Can anyone tell me more about this CUD? Thanks!

STONE

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<< <i>who cares when it has a cool cud like that? >>

Can anyone tell me more about this CUD? Thanks! >>


This is by far the most common Cud in the Bust Dime series, and maybe any coin series.
There are several hundred out there, and I personally have around 5!

Yet, because there are so many examples it is cool when you assemble a die stage progression from early, middle, and late die stages.
I know several Bust Dime collectors, including myself, who have/are working on die stage progressions of this die marriage.

The example you bought is an early middle die stage, where the crack is just beginning to form.

FredWeinberg

It's actually a Retained Cud Die Break;
the piece of the die is still in the collar.

A true cud would be a solid 'blob', because
the piece that broke off fell off of the
reverse die itself.