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New Member
Australia
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Im unsure about this one,   |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
515 Posts |
Edited by the-purple-penny
12/04/2012 01:41 am
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
1607 Posts |
Hi Ibool, I reckon it's genuine !
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
4411 Posts |
I agree it looks genuine. Fishtailing would confirm for sure but the date seems a bit week which suggest the metal wad missing when struck.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21788 Posts |
Can't see any Blakesley effect from these pictures. Sometimes, a Blakesley effect does not occur, even with genuine clipped blanks.
As I understand it, a blank is punched out from a strip from one side only. It looks as if the 'bite' was taken out not with a punch, but with a cutter that has jaws.
I stand to be corrected.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
4411 Posts |
All of my genuine clips have a similar 'bite' on the bit that is taken out. Very few of my decimal clips show blakesley as well. Most just have a little fishtailing.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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ibool,can you get nice clear photo's of both sides please ?
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
869 Posts |
Guaranteed genuine, the rounding edges of the (corner of the) clip say a lot for it.
Nice score. A pity it wasn't 1968.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
4411 Posts |
I have a clip on a 1968 1c but it isn't of the same size as this one. Its straight as well, not as interesting as the curved ones.
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Valued Member
Australia
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Looks genuine to me  |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
869 Posts |
Enworb, it seems like you have a little bit of everything! Sometimes I think I get a little jealous, other times I think...thank god my excessive addiction hasn't gone too far, but every now & then for some of my coins, they're off to the chopping block (or ebay as others know it). |
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Valued Member
Australia
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 how is it possiable for a clipped coin to ever reach the hands of the public ,any coin goes passed a lot of eyes before it reaches the shops ? ,, kel ,,
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Formerly nancyc
Australia
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These days, I reckon most of the obvious error coins are probably intercepted by staff of the Security Companies.  The Security Companies probably get their batches of coins by the hundreds of thousands, and possibly even millions, so they would be the first 'port of call' as it were for the errors to be noticed.  life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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I reckon nancy is right. That would be the place to work!
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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 Yes Enworb, I'd be quite happy to count by hand, roll and bag by hand and even take my work home with me! Not sure how the pay would end up .... I'd probably have to give them some ....  |
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Formerly nancyc
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That would be the place to work! A coin collector's dream job.  life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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Posted 12/04/2012 01:40 am
