Error penny?

[sullivandigger11]

Hi guys, I'm new at coin collecting and stuff like this and while I was looking at the change I got back from the store today I noticed this penny. Would this be considered an error?? Thanks for any help!!!

 

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[jwarner51]

I'd say so. But I'm no expert. I'd save it for sure

 

[Mackaydon]

Welcome to Treasure Net!
A cud error coin like this is caused when the die that is used to strike the obverse breaks under the many hours of use. The following coin strikes with the broken die are defective and a blob of extra metal is left in lieu of the die pattern. While a Cud can be faked or unintentionally replicated, the presence of weakness on the reverse in the same location indicates that this cud error is likely authentic! Check yours.
Don...

 

[sullivandigger11]

Welcome to Treasure Net!
A cud error coin like this is caused when the die that is used to strike the obverse breaks under the many hours of use. The following coin strikes with the broken die are defective and a blob of extra metal is left in lieu of the die pattern. While a Cud can be faked or unintentionally replicated, the presence of weakness on the reverse in the same location indicates that this cud error is likely authentic! Check yours.
Don...

Thanks for you help and yes it does in the "cen" of cent you can see it.
Would a coin like this have any value more than just a penny?

 

[cudamark]

Yes, a slight premium to an error collector. It's not super rare but your's is pretty good size and the coin is in decent shape....probably AU 53 or so.

 

[Steeler Fan]

Yep! That is a coin cud and a very nice one! I look for them in change, but no luck here. Congrats on a nice error.

 

[coinman123]

Very nice cud!!!! A real error probably worth $15-$25 to a collector.
A cud is caused by the edge of a die that strikes coins chipping off, when that happens an area of the coin that would normally get struck by the part of the die without the design and that part of the coin would be left out, depending on how the die chipped, some cuds look like a blob while others are very flat. There are also retained and unretained cuds. When a cud is retained the part of the die that chipped off but retained in the depression that was left be the missing part of the die, it will make the same thing that you have, except there will be the design on the cud. On an unretained cud (what you have) the piece of die the broke off will come completely loose from the die resulting in what you have.

I found a very nice cud last year on a 1997 penny, here it is.
Notice the weakness on the reverse caused by not enough pressure being created being the blank and dies due to a large cavity.


Congrats on the great error!

Coinman123,

 

[sullivandigger11]

Thanks everyone for you help its greatly appreciated. Now I'm off to look through the rest of my change!