Clipped 1878 Sitting Lib Dime Or PMD?

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Eyez Pillar of the Community United States 584 Posts	Posted 04/12/2021 12:46 pm Need some help on this one reverse shows wear and tear but the clip looks as it should rim wise, so could use some help thanx guyz Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 04/12/2021 12:57 pm Might need a pic of the edge. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Eyez Pillar of the Community United States 584 Posts	Posted 04/12/2021 2:45 pm like a strait on or side ways?(angled) Edited by Eyez 04/12/2021 2:46 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Eyez Pillar of the Community United States 584 Posts	Posted 04/12/2021 3:53 pm here ya go,,, Report this Post to the Staff
kanga Pillar of the Community United States 5825 Posts	Posted 04/12/2021 4:05 pm Most likely PMD. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 04/12/2021 4:34 pm The edge does not look legit to me. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Eyez Pillar of the Community United States 584 Posts	Posted 04/12/2021 5:22 pm yeah alot of wear on it hard to tell, just looked like the rim merged downward like on other clipped planchets. or folded in going to the clip. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34406 Posts	Posted 04/12/2021 6:48 pm Quote: a lot of wear on it hard to tell True, but I'm trying to envision how this coin could have changed so many hands, accumulating wear, scratches, and gouges and no one else put it aside with such a large clip. I would just assume that it is damage. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Greasy Fingers Pillar of the Community United States 7027 Posts	Posted 04/12/2021 7:51 pm IMO, I feel back in the day someone filed (stole) off some of the silver content on this and probably others...then spent it...Common practice and everyone kept spending it Report this Post to the Staff
Eyez Pillar of the Community United States 584 Posts	Posted 04/13/2021 10:57 am fair enough everyone, hence I asked ^^ was a tough one to tell. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 04/13/2021 11:22 am I lean toward a deliberate shaving effort. Report this Post to the Staff
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