Seated Liberty Dime Cud - Very low grade

jmcu12

I was just flipping through some pages at the local shop and thought this looked odd. I know it may be hard to see so I have tried to point out the cud areas with red arrows.

The obverse shows the tell tale sign via a slight depression.

On the reverse, if you compare the area shown vs the opposite side of the coin you will see that on the right side the design fades, as it does with general circulation. But the area on the left cuts off abruptly where the die broke.

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STONE

The "cud" isn't super clear from your pics, and I don't see it listed on the Seateddimevarieties website.

But to counter Realone, I just picked up a Bust Dime with cud in FR-02/PO-01. The rarity of that Cud is
an R7, and while the Cud isn't completely visible, if you know the die stage progression you can understand
the difference between wear vs. a die crack vs. a die cud.

Barndog

I don't know if this is an example of a series/date/MM where you have to know what you are looking at and looking for to absolutely know you can see a cud...but the half dime below sure does demonstrate a cud and it took specialized knowledge to make that conclusion

USMoneylover

<< <i>I don't know if this is an example of a series/date/MM where you have to know what you are looking at and looking for to absolutely know you can see a cud...but the half dime below sure does demonstrate a cud and it took specialized knowledge to make that conclusion

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I don't know a lot about H10c's, but I can tell yours is a cud

Barndog

1829 LM-3, btw

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jmcu12

Completely agree that it is hard to see but it is there. I think mike diamond wrote an article in coin world last year about low grade coins with cuds. Perhaps mike might look at this thread and offer his thoughts.

seateddime

IMHO that is not a cud nor have I seen one like it before.

seanq

I personally think the coin was bent and straightened, then it circulated for a long time. The weakness you see on the reverse is more consistent with that form of damage than it is a cud.


Sean Reynolds

ebaybuyer

looks like an 1856 or possibly an 1859, seated dimes have been studied extensively, and no large cuds are known for either of those dates, the chance of there being a huge cud like that with no earlier die states known is remote. what is even more remote is a cud on BOTH sides of the coin... sorry but your coin is either slightly bent, or just so worn that it appears to be bent.

FredWeinberg

sorry--I agree w/the others. .....it is PMD. No question about it.