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Just to be sure, I have solicited the opinion of a few error experts who have seen corner clips and other sample cuts made in US coin strips/blanks. I'll share what they have to say when I hear.
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Wow! Who'd have known the initialism PMD had another meaning. I could imagine unintentional damage to the strip or blank. But testing? Why destroy a planchet and then strike it? What are the odds it's as a result of playtime at the mint?
"Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website
Edited by DBM 11/19/2020 11:55 pm
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Interesting for sure. Let us know what you find out!
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im not an expert but having knowledge of how metals flow during a stamping precess I would agree this has the look of a genuine error, although if I found this in a roll I would have chucked it, the thought of this being and error wouldnt even have entered my mind whis makes this an amazing find! good eye SPP!!
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What is the cause of this 'Blakesley Effect'? Haven't heard of that before...
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Quote: What is the cause of this 'Blakesley Effect'? Haven't heard of that before.. it is caused from not having enough material to fill the die when coin is squished into the coins design picture a coin shaped piece of Plasticine but its missing a chunk of the edge now squish it between 2 coins but all the raised features are the opposite incuse (like the die would be) as you squish it it flows through the valleys of the design untill you run out of material it will then taper off and not be able to be pushed into the design
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Mike Diamond said this about my coin (from an error forum): Quote: "This is a planchet flaw, but it's not pre-strike damage. This is a fissure that opened up in the coin metal strip during rolling. The facing beveled edges are characteristic of such fissures. As such, these errors should be underweight. The bevel presumably emerges as tensile stresses pull the metal apart."
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Interesting, mine weighs in at 2.94. It looks similar, but yet different.
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