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Formerly nancyc
Australia
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Looks genuine to me, the Blakesley effect is visible on both sides.
life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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Pillar of the Community
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looking at the obverse the blakesley effect is at about 2 o clock? if you open it in a new tab ( the enlarged pic ) it appears to be out of round for that spot is that possible?
and I dont notice any fishtailing or am I missing it?
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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It looked a bit out of round to me too, but I dont know much about these, so I did not say anything.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Looks genuine to me & I've dealt with this sellers & was very happy with those transactions, which were error coins.
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Pillar of the Community
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neither do I thats why I'm asking, the seller seems legit so I'm not doubting him just my knowledge
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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 Thanks erkle as this is how we learn mate  Just so much to learn and so little time |
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Valued Member
Australia
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100 % Genuine. No doubt whatsoever. Just another case of scrambled info coming up with the wrong conclusion.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Looks 100% real to me too.
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Pillar of the Community
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so no one can detail why they think its real? thanks tpp for your answer.
airgem? I have asked questions here, trying to learn whats your point?
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Blakesley effect confirms that it is real. There's also some weakness very close to the clip (the II on the obverse for example) which is also typical of real clips. I think the out of roundness you're seeing is an optical illusion because of the flat spot due to the Blakesley effect.
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04/03/2012 04:17 am
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Formerly nancyc
Australia
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life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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Valued Member
Australia
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Valued Member
Australia
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We are all only trying to help.  with Markn. You seem to base your doubt on "Fishtailing". I have seen thousands of clipped coins and have never seen fishtailing on Australian coins. However, I don't doubt they exist. Sometimes experience is worth a lot more than flawed over- analysis. So, to sum up, presence of the Blakesely Effect is the No 1 indicator and weakness(however slight)around it confirms it. No other analysis is needed. There are some clips that do not have the Blakesely Effect, for example incorrect creation of the Planchet or Blank. All this info is freely available to all. |
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Australia
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Fish tailing is actually pretty common on Australian clips both decimal and pre-decimal, it's more evident on larger clips though. This is because there's more metal flow to the clipped area in larger clips and the fish-tailing is a metal flow effect. The Blakesley effect will only be seen on coins whose rims are pre-formed by an upset mill. Coin's whose edge is applied during the striking process will not display the effect. You can see both the fishtailing and strike weakness clearly on this clipped half penny of mine:  |
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The "Fishtailing" is caused by a deteriorating die and not the clip. I have examples of this date with the "Fishtailing" but no clip. it is nothing more than coincidence and has nothing to do with the clip.  |
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Posted 04/02/2012 07:05 am
