1960-d....over date or cud?????

mr

Your Thoughts on weather or not this is a 1960-d small date over large date or just cud on the 6 or anything else ??????.........Thanks for all your great answers in the past and in the future!!!......I'll have to admit I have been listing to to your stories and viewing your photos There all one of a kind.....Your ALLLL right!!!!













Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!

commoncents05

Small Die Chip.

-Paul

mannie gray

Originally posted by: commoncents05

Small Die Chip.



-Paul

mr

Could I ask What a small die chip is ?????.........

mannie gray

It's when a piece of the die becomes stressed, damaged and literally chips or falls out.

what is now in effect a small pit in the die becomes larger and larger as more coins are struck from the die.

A chip in the die will show as a raised "chunk" on the coin, because what is recessed on the die will be raised on the struck coin.

Lincoln Cents in the 50s and 60s quite commonly have these die chips.

1960-D small date cents are plagued with them, sometimes showing in the 9, 6, and the 0.

The popular "BIE" die chips are quite similar, just in a different spot on the obverse.

Memorial cents of this era sometimes show nice die breaks/chips under the Memorial building, or somewhat less commonly, on the tops of the cornices.

ricko

One more vote for die chip....Cheers, RickO

AUandAG

A cud is a completely different critter Cuds always involve the rim.

AMRC

Die Chip, and where you would expect it. The center of numbers like 9 and 6 are taking a lot of stress without a lot of lateral support, so these places are some of the most apt to chip. As mentioned, cuds are rim related.

grip

mannie gray nailed it.