I Got A Cud!

Close up view of the cud.

Here's a first. I've found die cracks and strike doubling, but never have I found a cud. A cud happens when a piece of the die chips off leaving an unstruck area on the coin. It can be classified as a sub-group of the Defective Die group (defective dies can range from minor die cracks to entire pieces of a coin's designs being missing). This quarter, that I would have thrown back into circulation at face value had I not done a re-check of my change, is worth a hearty $15.00 making it my most valuable coin find... EVER. Sure, I've bought $200.00 coins but I have found none that had a value over $10.00.

Let me know how you think this coin escaped capture for so long below in the comments!

I'm seeing double!

No I'm  not talking about having too much to drink. I'm talking about the 3 in 1953 which is doubled. This variety goes for about $6.00 although there is a variety that can go for hundreds but the whole date must be doubled. Хаппы ирли Тхакнсгивинг!