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New Member
United Kingdom
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I hadn't looked at this coin in years and noticed it might be a clipped planchet error....or has it been dented. Looking from the side it is NOT thicker which might indicate being hit from the side. Many thanks in advance for your opinion My guess is it's a minor (very minor) clipped planchet but then again what do I know?    |
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Pillar of the Community
1110 Posts |
After first seeing the coin my first thought was damage but now I can't tell.
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Valued Member
United States
284 Posts |
I could win a "Who knows less?" contest against most challengers.My eye is drawn to the shallowness of the rim on the reverse at the missing section. The obverse rim shows a different treatment;little interior damage. It seems to me a clipped planchet would not show so much front to back discrepancy. My guess is abrasive wear back to front -- but what do I know?
Kevin
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5825 Posts |
I tend to agree that it's was a clipped planchet.
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Pillar of the Community
1110 Posts |
To damage to even see or make out a Blakesley effect.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Clip looks legit to me. Is the coin also bent?  to the CCF! |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
62064 Posts |
The reverse is upside down.  Check the weight to see if it is normal? Then you will know for sure if it is damage of a clipped planchet. ( Normal is .80 Grams) |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
5686 Posts |
Looks like a clipped planchet to me.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4596 Posts |
I have seen several like this on ebay over the last couple of years and I've never been able to make up my mind. So although 3CS are my series I haven't pulled the trigger so I haven't had them in hand. These are better photos than the usual listing and I'm saying damage. On the obverse the rim is pushed inside the natural circumference of the rim. Even if the upsetting mill raised the protorim the flat field of the die should have pushed it back out. On the reverse, the missing part looks cut. But I'll defer to any real expert's opinion. -----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
17884 Posts |
I think the clip is real.
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New Member
 United Kingdom
17 Posts |
Coin is not bent and look totally flat (i.e. no bugle near clip/defect). I am unable to weigh accurately as my scales don't go below 1 gram.
Many thanks for all the suggestions and comments....seems evenly split between clip and other damage
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Pillar of the Community
United States
9796 Posts |
It does have a look of a real clip, these older coins can be tricky to tell, especially the really small size doesn't help nor does the thinness. I too think it's a good clip. Worth a premium though? Not much if any.
I also don't know how much of the blakesley effect would even show on this little coin.
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