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Valued Member
Canada
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hey guys found this while CRH wonder does this Kind of error happen at the mint a lot and is it rare?    p.s the year is 1989 |
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Rest in Peace
United States
9104 Posts |
Looks like PMD, but clips are fairly common as errors go. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12437 Posts |
post-mint damage, not an error
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Valued Member
 Canada
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4132 Posts |
Do I see a blakesley effect opposite the missing area? If so, it may be a legitimate clip (a error with a few bucks) in addition to damage (maybe caused by a rolling machine because of the clip).
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1161 Posts |
Can you post a better pic of the flattened area? Much appreciated.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
2427 Posts |
Good eye there captainfwiffo! Everyone was focusing on the so called clipped end of the coin.
Lets see if we can get some better pictures.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1733 Posts |
I see what he's getting at, but the damage at the opposite end is where the pliers held the coin, that is not a Blakesley effect in my opinion.
I did see it, I did dismiss it. No clip leaves a coin bowed in the middle. Pliers do while the coin is being chopped at the other end.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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That is one reason why I was asking to see the flattened end in a better pic. From the pics provided I can not see if it may be a straight clip or if there is any metal displaced from the edge and the damage on the opposite end is from whatever was used to crush/squeeze the coin. It looks more like the opposite rim from the flattened area has been chewed up by something instead of Blakesley effect.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The rim almost opposite from the cut has a crimped tool mark, not the Blakesley Effect. The crimp is also seen on the obverse rim and there is another crimp at the C in CANADA along with tool marks extending across the top sails of Bluenose. The rim on the left side has been flattened and effaced with some noticeable striations on the left corner of the cut under 10.
My best guess is that the coin was tightly gripped with pliers/vice grips and held down on a belt sander or bench grinder.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Thank you for the input Biokemist6. The rims on opposite ends just did not look correct. My eyes are getting old and the pics were a bit small for me.
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