1975 1 Cent Ragged Clip Split Planchet?

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robmck1967 Pillar of the Community Canada 870 Posts	Posted 11/29/2015 5:59 pm As I was going through the split planchets that I had recently purchased, I came across this one. So my question is - did this planchet have a ragged clip before it split? That's what I think. but another possibility could be that it split into that shape off a normal planchet? Or maybe this was never split but just struck on a very thin ragged clip planchet? Cool coin though! What a mess it is! Lol Report this Post to the Staff

MichioKaku Valued Member United States 374 Posts	Posted 11/29/2015 6:20 pm Let's wait for the professionals like Jbuck... Report this Post to the Staff
Hounddog Bill Pillar of the Community Canada 1221 Posts	Posted 11/29/2015 6:21 pm That is very cool, I really like small piece of full rim remaining on the obverse. Great find and congrats. Cheers, Bill Report this Post to the Staff
Hounddog Bill Pillar of the Community Canada 1221 Posts	Posted 11/29/2015 6:33 pm I'm going to guess that the planchet split while going through the upset machine and the split will follow the lines of the impurities or flaw. In reality there should be another coin out there that if added to yours would equal the weight of one. Your coin looks as if it could be less then half the weight of a normal coin. Whats the weight? Cheers, Bill Report this Post to the Staff
john100 Pillar of the Community Canada 5324 Posts	Posted 11/29/2015 6:38 pm The rolled over edge give me some concerns. Report this Post to the Staff
Altaira Pillar of the Community Canada 2517 Posts	Posted 11/29/2015 6:40 pm I think it originally had the ragged clip, then it split before strike. Given that the rim is strong near one side of the clip I don't think it split into that shape. If it was split after strike the obverse would have a full strike, and also the striations here have a "split before strike"-look to it. If I'm not mistaken, there's some Blakesley effect going on on the obverse. It might be just an illusion from the folded over part though. Report this Post to the Staff
SPP-Ottawa Moderator Canada 10456 Posts	Posted 11/29/2015 7:24 pm Quote: did this planchet have a ragged clip before it split? The flaw existed in the bronze strips, even before the planchet was cut out. Ragged planchets are from flawed metal (perhaps even gas bubbles) in the rolling strips. There is a Blakesley effect from the flaw in the planchet, even with a split planchet. This means the planchet was split either during, or after, the upset mill. Quote: The rolled over edge give me some concerns. That is post-mint damage, perhaps from a counting or rolling machine. Quote: Let's wait for the professionals like Jbuck... "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert Oppenheimer Content of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_US My eBay store Report this Post to the Staff
robmck1967 Pillar of the Community Canada 870 Posts	Posted 11/29/2015 8:26 pm Quote: don't be upset SPP. It's just one of our American friends not familiar with our local expert. Cool! A double error. And yes, there is a Blakesley effect. Hound dog bill...I don't have a scale so weight is not available. Thanks for the replies. Edited by robmck1967 11/29/2015 8:29 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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