UK: 1 penny 2008

Dear Fellow Collectors!

Looking through my stash of pennies I came across one design that seems odd / different from the others. Perhaps this is due to my general ignorance when it comes to British coins, but it seems to me that there is an extra bit of hair on the back of Elisabeth II's head than elsewhere… I am wondering is this just another variety that I could not find information about?

Please have a look below. I am curious to find what your experience tells you about this:

The standard / usual portrait differs in the detail of the hairline:

My very best,

Maciej 

Welcome to the modern quality controls of Royal Mint!

Hehe… Is that the case?

:)

Maciej

Yes, it's called a cud. A bit of extra alloy anywhere on a coin.

I see… So that does not make it a different variety, correct?

Is it something at all unique, that would increase the value of a coin?

No value change, although the coin is unique, it's just one of those things happening all the time, when minting coins…..

Hi.

I have been told that a cud is only a cud when it touches the rim.

I think what you have is a coin from a chipped die, it is not extra metal but part of the standard planchet that is pushed into where the piece of metal is missing from the obverse die.

It's rarity won't really be known because the die chip may have gone un-noticed for hours or just minutes at the end of the days run.

I'd keep it as a nice error .

ps. have a look at my avatar it shows a cud on a UK 10 pence that I came across.

Thanks , Merv

https://cuds-on-coins.com/

Hi,

here are 3 of the different cuds that I have all from 2014. A bad year for reverse dies.

Thanks, Merv

I greatly appreciate all the inputs. Many thanks!