1987 Lincoln Memorial Cent / LMC Bite Out Of Coin?

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Slamnbass Pillar of the Community United States 3644 Posts	Posted 12/19/2014 9:27 pm Ok,while I'm sure this is likely pmd-figured its a good time to ask how to distinguish a true clipped coin from the mint? Is it more of a rounded clip taken out or what? Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16849 Posts	Posted 12/19/2014 11:13 pm Genuine clips are either round-edged or straight-edged, depending on how they were made. right-angle notches like this are not possible. Modern coin blanks are plated after they are punched out, aren't they? So a genuine clip should have copper plating inside the clip too, instead of exposed zinc. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
Slamnbass Pillar of the Community United States 3644 Posts	Posted 12/19/2014 11:22 pm Yes they are-that makes great sense and easy to understand thanks-didn't think of that simple point Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 12/20/2014 02:46 am PSD. Cut off the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Halo1st Pillar of the Community United States 2775 Posts	Posted 12/20/2014 7:15 pm Filed away or made mental note of SAP's point concerning clips that occur prior to plating process on LMC's from 82 to present. Another good clue to watch for. Slamnbass, your question up top had me (a rookie) refreshing my thoughts concerning true clips. Basic (pre-strike) clips I've seen referenced in concerns to circular coinage are listed as follows, Curved clips Straight edge clips Ragged edge clips Corner clips Incomplete clips Elliptical clips Crescent clips The list could include double clips, triple clips and on and on, but unless I missed any, the basic clip anomaly and or combination of would stem from the ones mentioned above. Thought the following link (copyrighted material) was an interesting read on how our neighbors to the north produced blanks and planchets. I like the way it associates links of the different error / varieties to a specific process while creating planchets from start to finish. Thanks, Doug. Royal Canadian Mint ( RCM) http://www.coinscan.com/mintingvari...het/pvl.html Report this Post to the Staff
wheatchaser140 Pillar of the Community United States 2368 Posts	Posted 12/20/2014 8:16 pm Someone probably got bored and cut away part of the coin with a knife. PMD. Report this Post to the Staff
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1987 LMC Bite Out Of Coin?