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Pillar of the Community
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The Blakesley Effect does look a bit hammered.
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Wow. I thought this was a sure thing. looked like blakesly effect directly opposite. I will get better pics back up and repost. I was in hurry and figured it was a slam dunk so when the pics weren't the best (and I was at work and not on my mac to clean up the photos) I just posted them.
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Clips usually aren't worth much, so why try to fake it. The coins circulated, it's got PMD on the clip, so I'm going to say from the photos it's a real clip. |
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Blow the pic of the reverse up and you'll see hammer marks quite clearly where the Blakesly effect should be. At least that's what it looks like to me.
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I think the same way Albertharris did - why try and fake a clip. its worth 5$ at the most.
That being said, I am obviously deferring to all experts on this and am uploading 5 new pics. check top of post. I added them there.
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Edited by CoinCbass
01/11/2014 07:44 am
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With the new pics I am on the fence now. The edge looks all wrong but the O in ONE looks weaker closer to the clip so..  John1  |
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People fake these all the time. Go on ebay and look. Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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But why bother (rhetorical question)? It's not worth the effort. And this was found from a garage sale lot - so if it was faked it was done years ago I would think. I guess the jury is still out.
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Bump.
Should it stay or should it go? Thanks.
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The first image of the second set of images: Is this the area in question for a incomplete planchet, or that area where the Blakesley affect? If it is the Blakesley affect, it is a fake. Just the rim area should be affected, not the whole planchet.
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Pillar of the Community
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Should be the area of the clip. Will confirm at home, but I think that is the clip area
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Pillar of the Community
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it is of the clip area. if there is this much question about it at this point, I will probably throw it back unless we get a for sure ID. Thanks.
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Don't throw it back. Though damaged, it's genuine error - and a much more interesting one than has previously been suggested.
I propose that this is a double clip, with a close overlap.
Firstly, the shape and rounding of the design rim around the clip(s) is correct. The obverse also has the correct metal flow towards the clip(s) as does the reverse though it may be a little disfigured.
The Blakesley effect is hard to fake. Usually a faked Blakesley effect will show strong grinding marks - this example does not.
Now to why I think it's a double clip, and why others thought it looked strange. Notice how in the middle of the abnormally long "clip" it comes to a point. This is the tell-tale sign that it is two overlapped clips. It would be too large for a normal clip, and too abnormal for a small straight clip. If confirmed, it would be a very rare error. Overlapped clips don't occur very often, and when they do they go for strong prices (for clips).
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I am going to send this coin to my dad to look at as well in person. he has some good knowledge of ocins and errors.
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