how do you value cuds?

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• dakra Posts: 513 ✭

  February 28, 2003 12:27PM

  I have a few and wondered that as well.... Anyone??
  
  -Dave

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• BillJones Posts: 34,740 ✭✭✭✭✭

  February 28, 2003 12:33PM

  There is no blanket rule here.
  
  Cuds are die breaks that occur on the rim of a die that produce a large lump on the edge of the coin. They are one of the indicators of die states, which some variety collectors value quite highly. (NOTE: Everything, including coin dies wears out. Die states are markers that indicate the deterioration of a coin die while it is in use. Most collectors in this area are interested in late 18th and early 19th century coins, but cuds have been noted right up to the present day.)
  
  Many collectors think that cuds are neat, and they gives them some premium in many cases. Some cuds are indicators of rare die states, which under the right circumstances that can make the coin very valuable.
  

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• Spinynorman Posts: 603 ✭✭

  February 28, 2003 1:14PM

  I don't know if it would be worth $5 to anyone else, but I thought it was cool.
  
  

  
  

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• BlueCole Posts: 365 ✭

  February 28, 2003 2:58PM

  ttt

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• richbeat Posts: 2,288 ✭

  February 28, 2003 4:26PM

  Depends on how much it has been chewed.

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• relayer Posts: 10,570 ✭

  February 28, 2003 11:00PM

  
  Based on the number of Pepsi that come out of the machine?

  
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• Barndog Posts: 20,515 ✭✭✭✭✭

  October 5, 2006 12:02AM

  The right cud on the right bust half dime can make a $12 coin into a $1500 coin.

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• TwoSides2aCoin Posts: 44,547 ✭✭✭✭✭

  October 5, 2006 12:10AM

  
  
  << <i>Depends on how much it has been chewed. >>
  
  
  
  
  I was going to type : "in nebraska, it all depends on the size of the cow"

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• ziggy29 Posts: 18,668 ✭✭✭

  October 5, 2006 12:12AM

  There's no firm rule. It largely depends on the individual collector, and whether it's a well-established (and scarce) die variety on a series which is commonly collected by die variety. In the latter case, the cud can have considerable value. In some cases...none at all.

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• FredWeinberg Posts: 5,922 ✭✭✭✭✭

  October 5, 2006 12:41AM

  There are full cuds worth $4 or so, and
  there are full Large Cuds worth $2,500 or more....
  (on modern coins, not just type coins)
  
  Most average cuds are worth $8-$25, but
  there's many that are $50-$75 or more....
  
  Depends on the denomination, series, size,
  appearance, etc.

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• Nysoto Posts: 3,821 ✭✭✭✭✭

  May 5, 2007 3:30PM

  Cuds on bust coins are very desirable and nearly always add value. I recently bid a 1000% premium (10x) for a bust coin with a cud and did not win the auction. Quite a few draped bust cuds are R-8 rarity (1-3 known).
  
  This is my favorite, 1806/inv 6 with a double cud, probably an R-6 rarity, this one is the highest grade out of about ten I have seen:
  

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• thisnamztaken Posts: 4,101 ✭✭✭✭✭

  May 5, 2007 3:39PM

  
  
  << <i>Based on the number of Pepsi that come out of the machine? >>
  
  
  HUH?
  
  

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