Is This Coin A Bitten Edge Or A Light Weight?

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intentcity3 New Member Australia 30 Posts	Posted 08/27/2008 12:54 am hi all just wondering what this fault is called, I have it on ebay at the moment as a bitten edge, but now I think it may be a light weight, its a 1932 penny any thoughts. cheers Image: 26go.jpg 36.04 KB Image: 5go.jpg 49.28 KB Image: 6go.jpg 49 KB Edited by intentcity3 08/27/2008 01:14 am Report this Post to the Staff

KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 08/27/2008 01:14 am You can often tell this error by weakness in the rim opposing the "clip". Can you see anything like that? As an example, here's a Canadian cent where you can just make out some rim weakness directly opposite the clip: Report this Post to the Staff
intentcity3 New Member Australia 30 Posts	Posted 08/27/2008 01:22 am doent seem to be I added some more pics Report this Post to the Staff
KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 08/27/2008 01:25 am I don't see anything obvious either. I'll let the Aussie error collectors chime in here. Report this Post to the Staff
markn Pillar of the Community Australia 1295 Posts	Posted 09/13/2008 5:38 pm That's a bitten edge / clipped planchet. Report this Post to the Staff
the-purple-penny Pillar of the Community Australia 515 Posts	Posted 10/04/2008 05:57 am Definately an edge bite/clip. The weakness in the rim opposing the clip is known as the "Blakesley" effect. Report this Post to the Staff
biggfredd Rest in Peace United States 9104 Posts	Posted 10/04/2008 08:09 am A circular clip occurs when the machine punching out the blanks hits a strip that didn't advance far enough, and punches into an area where the metal was removed for another blank. A ragged or straight clip happens at the end of a sheet. The Blakesley effect is from rolling the rim. When the rollers hit the clip, the coin moves into the open area, and the opposite side metal flows into the extra space, creating a bulge. Report this Post to the Staff
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