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hockingzig Pillar of the Community United States 1450 Posts	Posted 08/18/2008 1:11 pm The lack of damage to the surrounding design makes me think this is a mint error and not post mint damage. If I am wrong please educate me to wat you see that makes you think differently. Image: img002.jpg 54.77 KB Image: img003.jpg 56.41 KB Image: img005.jpg 56.87 KB Report this Post to the Staff

madzdad71 Valued Member United States 377 Posts	Posted 08/18/2008 1:18 pm Too small to be clipped, Judging by the coins condition, I'd say an Acid Experiment gone horribly awry. Lets see what the pro's have to say. Report this Post to the Staff
Jaobler Pillar of the Community United States 6381 Posts	Posted 08/18/2008 1:28 pm Agreed, I don't see how this could be a genuine clipped planchet. My understanding is that you can have a curved clip, caused during the punching process that generates the blank planchets before striking. The curvature of the clipped portion of the coin should match the curvature of the coin itself. Or, you can have a straight clip caused by a coin planchet being punched out from the edge of the metal strip. You can't get a curved clip where the curve is smaller than the curvature of the coin. If I'm wrong, I'm sure one of our error specialists will come by and set the record straight! Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 08/18/2008 1:30 pm Definitely not an error, just damage. Your coin has obvious signs of zinc rot and had sustained serious corrosion which has resulted in part of the coin disappearing. The zinc blanks are punched and then copper plated so with an authentic incomplete planchet, you will not see zinc. Also, the diameter of the area of interest is much too small to match the diameter of anything the US Mint produces. Even if it had been a genuine incomplete planchet, the zinc rot would make it virtually worthless(well, worth one cent anyway) since you can get a nice red MS example for a few dollars. Report this Post to the Staff
KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 08/18/2008 1:50 pm with the rest! Edited by KurtS 08/18/2008 2:33 pm Report this Post to the Staff
seattleMD Valued Member United States 405 Posts	Posted 08/18/2008 2:03 pm Most true clipped planchets(that I've seen) have the same radius as the coin itself. Your psuedo-clip has a much smaller radius - smaller than any coins I've ever seen. That would rule it out in my book. Report this Post to the Staff
Bryan1315 Bedrock of the Community United States 14454 Posts	Posted 08/18/2008 2:04 pm this is definately a man made clip and not one produced at the mint Report this Post to the Staff
hockingzig Pillar of the Community United States 1450 Posts	Posted 08/18/2008 2:06 pm Thanks for the input folks,I am always trying to understand what you guys are seeing so I understand what to look for. Thanks for your patience in explanation as well as your input. It really helps me to understand. Report this Post to the Staff
foundinrolls Pillar of the Community United States 3507 Posts	Posted 08/18/2008 2:25 pm I agree that it is a chunk of rot that broke away or corroded away. Report this Post to the Staff
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