Unusual 1945 Penny

[Vespesian]

An unusual 1945 penny with an intriguing. ‘ elongated curved tooth ‘ below the 5 in the date . It seems to be part of the original coin and doesn’t appear to have been added on at a later date , …is it part of a number?

[Rob]

Looks like a bit of trapped swarf. You can't tell from the picture how well adhered to the surface it is.

[blakeyboy]

Hmm..do you have the rim mis-alignment like on my one?

[Rob]

That looks like a bit of rim that has squeezed past the die, but being thin has almost detached. That would do as an explanation for the other one also. Next question is - Same dies?

[Peckris 2]

Looks like a cud to me.

[blakeyboy]

What does that mean?

How did the word appear?

 

Is it from that America they've got now?

[Peckris 2]

On 5/31/2024 at 9:18 AM, blakeyboy said:

What does that mean?

As I understand it, a cud is simply a bit of stray metal (from the previous strike?) that's got onto the die/planchet, i.e. a one-off misstrike. I don't know the word's origin except in relation to cows!

[Mr T]

On 5/31/2024 at 6:18 PM, blakeyboy said:

What does that mean?

How did the word appear?

 

Is it from that America they've got now?

I thought it stood for Chipped Up Die or something like that, though I'm not sure if that's true.

[blakeyboy]

If you look at the picture, the whole piece has moved  outwards- the teeth and rim have moved, so there is surely a crack

underneath the metal blob....

 

Is it reverse die or obverse die that sits in the collar while the opposite side comes down and strikes, or does the ring/collar also move?