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Found this beauty in my wheat stash!  
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I like it. John1 
( I'm no pro, it's just my humble opinion ) Searched 5+ Million Cents Since 1971
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Bedrock of the Community

United States
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Very interesting for sure.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Nice straight clip. It's a wonder that it stayed in circulation long enough to get that worn.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Great example of straight clip 
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United States
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@JimmyD I know, it's crazy to think that it managed to stay out of a collectors hands for so long. But it just serves as further proof to me that the old errors are still out there to be found!
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Valued Member
United States
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What's a Blaksley Effect?
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Valued Member
United States
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The Blakesley Effect is when theres no pressure applied opposite of the clip causing a flat spot in the rim (the weak rim area opposite of the clip).
Edit: Named after Mr. Blakesley, an American numismatist who first described it. And also, it doesn't always occur on clipped planchets but yours clearly shows it.
Edited by Ghawk 01/21/2021 4:47 pm
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Quote: What's a Blaksley Effect? To sum it up: It's rim weakness directly opposite from the actual clip on the coin
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United States
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@Ghawk so what does that mean for this coin? How do you suppose it could have the blakesly effect and be a clipped planchet and how does it only appear on some? This is something worth learning for sure. If you have any reference material bookmarked I would love to read up on it. For now off to google to research it for myself lol
Edited by Yorkish 01/21/2021 4:08 pm
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United States
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When the blank is turned into a planchet, it goes through what is called the upsetting mill. This is basically a pair of rollers that push the edge of the blank in an creates the rim. So if there is a clip, the rollers can't apply pressure right, and the opposite side of the coin is "weak" as you see here. It helps confirm this is a real clip and not after it left the mint.
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Yorkish, use the search box found at the top left of every CCF page. There is a wealth of info therein! 
ça va bien aller
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United States
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@merclover I consulted google first but the forum search bar is my next stop I promise!
@sheldius thank you for the explanation!
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United States
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Everyone calls these straight clips, but they aren't clipped on the edge. That is the edge of the stock material. So I feel it is OK to call this an incomplete planchet.
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