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I hate to tell you this, but a few weeks ago I thought my eyes where going bad. While standing in line to pay for my lunch, I was looking at a penny that looked doubled. I got out my reading glasses and sure enuff it was the coin. Didnt think much of it. Yes I used it to pay for my lunch. I later told my husband about it and he told me to look it up on the internet. 1955 penny. I couldn't forget the date! I spend it on a hot dog! Anyway I have looked at other coins before buying my lunch and I found this coin - I am sending you a picture. Do you know anything about the right side marking on this 2006 Colorado Quarter? The melting on the right side in tucked under the mountains. I have looked at other coins like it, but nothing like this. It is clearly a mistake when it was made. Is it worth anything?
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Hello Debra,
Thank you for the picture it does help.
This type of error is called a CUD; it is caused by the die that strikes the coins having a broken edge.
A cud is a damaged area resembling a blob on the surface of a coin which is raised above the field a little. Cuds are the result of die cracks which have become severe, or from die chips where part of the die surface has become damaged and broken away.
They are selling on eBay from $2 to $9 dollars each in the past 30 days
Thank You and Good Luck,
PapaJack
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| Comment | Thank you for your fast reply. It was fun just learning about how it happen. I think I will keep my quarter. | ||
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