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Just found this very minor but cool error. What's the proper term for this extra metal?

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  • ldhairldhair Posts: 7,354 ✭✭✭✭✭

    A die chip caused it.

    Larry

  • MedalCollectorMedalCollector Posts: 2,025 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That is a nice one. Haven't seen one in that location before.

  • CoinCrazyPACoinCrazyPA Posts: 2,899 ✭✭✭✭

    I haven't either, what year is it?

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  • oih82w8oih82w8 Posts: 12,632 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited September 23, 2017 6:31AM

    A sharp tool may be able to help knock out that foreign piece of debris.

    Would that be considered a "cud" or "die chip"?

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  • Batman23Batman23 Posts: 5,005 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Looks like a large die chip.

    Don't use a sharp tool on it. If it is a true die chip it should not "knock" off as it is part of the planchet.

  • ctf_error_coinsctf_error_coins Posts: 15,433 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice Die Chip

  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 32,870 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Yep.

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  • BAJJERFANBAJJERFAN Posts: 31,409 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @oih82w8 said:
    A sharp tool may be able to help knock out that foreign piece of debris.

    Would that be considered a "cud" or "die chip"?

    Cud+?

    theknowitalltroll;
  • davewesendavewesen Posts: 6,704 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @oih82w8 said:
    A sharp tool may be able to help knock out that foreign piece of debris.

    Would that be considered a "cud" or "die chip"?

    A cud is an area that extends to the rim, a die chip is an area completely in the interior of the coin

  • BuffaloIronTailBuffaloIronTail Posts: 7,556 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited September 23, 2017 6:47AM

    Most definitely.................It's a chip off the old die.

    Pete

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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Die chip as stated above... cud must be on the rim. Cheers, RickO

  • MedalCollectorMedalCollector Posts: 2,025 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @davewesen said:

    @oih82w8 said:
    A sharp tool may be able to help knock out that foreign piece of debris.

    Would that be considered a "cud" or "die chip"?

    A cud is an area that extends to the rim, a die chip is an area completely in the interior of the coin

    A cud does extend to the rim, however an interior or internal (freestanding) die break occurs without being connected to the rim. Error-Ref defines a die chip as "A small piece (less than 4 square millimeters) that falls out of the die face and has no direct connection to the design rim."

    So, in this case, because the area is less than 4 square millimeters in size, it would be considered a die chip, rather than an interior die break.

  • Insider2Insider2 Posts: 14,452 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It sure looks like a die chip and initially, I gave the first poster and agree. Then I changed it to a "like" as one poster raised some doubt in my mind. I see an undercut and I don't like how part of the chip overlaps the letter.

    Please take a sharp toothpick and gently nudge the piece. It will either move very easily or it will not. I'm not going to be able to sleep tonight until you do! :9

  • air4mdcair4mdc Posts: 938 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Appears as if something is going on with the "D" as well.

  • Insider2Insider2 Posts: 14,452 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @air4mdc said:
    Appears as if something is going on with the "D" as well.

    That is called a hit or bag mark or impact damage.

  • TwoSides2aCoinTwoSides2aCoin Posts: 44,645 ✭✭✭✭✭

    These fellows are blind. It's a potato chip.

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  • BAJJERFANBAJJERFAN Posts: 31,409 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @TwoSides2aCoin said:
    These fellows are blind. It's a potato chip.

    On the right coin it could be a Buffalo chip.

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  • silverpopsilverpop Posts: 6,765 ✭✭✭✭✭

    B) error

    1997-Present :p

    2003-Present :p

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