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Neo13x Pillar of the Community United States 604 Posts	Posted 05/02/2016 2:33 pm Not sure if this is the right place to put this but I just wanted some opinions to confirm what I believe to be fake clips on a 1935 & 1918 cent. I found the listings on ebay from the same person. Here are some pictures with the links. What does everyone think? http://www.ebay.com/itm/1918-S-Linc...AOSwaG9XJSaP http://www.ebay.com/itm/1935-P-Linc...AOSw-tNXIOBZ Report this Post to the Staff

kanga Pillar of the Community United States 5825 Posts	Posted 05/02/2016 2:57 pm I agree. Fakes. They're missing the usual curve (although I believe there are such things as straight clips). The weakness in the rim at both sides of the clip is missing. And they just generally look wrong. Report this Post to the Staff
Tunnioc Pillar of the Community United States 3179 Posts	Posted 05/02/2016 8:47 pm PMD or PSD Rough edges, no flow to clip. Report this Post to the Staff
Maineman750 Pillar of the Community United States 3592 Posts	Posted 05/02/2016 9:23 pm Take a look at some of his other listing :) Report this Post to the Staff
mitchhailey Pillar of the Community United States 1150 Posts	Posted 05/02/2016 9:41 pm I don't see any Blakesley effect... It looks like he almost attempted to fake the effect on the '30s cent. Report this Post to the Staff
Neo13x Pillar of the Community United States 604 Posts	Posted 05/04/2016 07:56 am Thanks for the opinions. To add to this thread I will explain why I think they are fake. The rim should fade near the clip but these have a full rim all the way to the clip. I'm not able to see any metal flow toward the clip (weakness in the design, letters or numbers). I don't see any Blakesley effect, but it is possible for a true clip not to have this. More importantly on these coins there is metal on the clipped edge that is folded over on the 1934 and metal that is pushed up on the 1918. Unfortunately there are bids on these coins and it appears they will be sold to some unsuspecting numismatics. Report this Post to the Staff
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