Weird 2005 West Virginia Quarter

Hi! My son found a weird error on a 2005 West Virginia quarter in our laundry quarters, and I since I know nothing about coins, and can't find much on this particular error on the internet, I'm hoping someone here might be able to help me.

The error is like a small tab shaped piece of metal that come out from the edge/threading, and folds over onto the back. It reaches past the lip that is around the edge on the back, and touches the edge of the picture of the new river gorge. I can't find a picture or description on a website that describes what this is. I've attached a few pictures, sorry that they're not great pictures, I just took it with my macbook. I plan on taking it to Liberty Coins in Lansing, MI, but would like to learn a little about this before going. Does anyone have any information that they can give me?

Thanks!

Melissa

 

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Not too sure...I think this is what they call a 'cud'?
IMO, i dont think it was post mint.

http://www.cointalk.com/t99706/

 

yes, that is a minor cud.

 

Thanks! I just googled cud errors, and this link has a picture very similar error in shape and size to the one we found:

http://coins.about.com/od/coinsglossary/g/cud_defined.htm

Is the error anything special?

 

Don't spend it, the WV state qtrs with cuds at 4 & 8 o'clock carry a premium. Not sure of what they're selling for now, but last year I sold one for $15...

 

The quarter above does have the cud in the 4 o'clock postion - I'm just not holding it upright :/

 

Very interesting coin!!

 

A major cud yes a nice find

 

Yes a major cud

 

It's a minor one just coins aka jazzcoins

 

It's a pretty common cud, specially on the 2005 West Virginia State quarter. The cuds are found in a variety of places on the coin, some larger than others but no matter the size, it is still a very nice error collectible.