1923 Buffalo Incomplete Planchet With "smith Rim Effect"

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stoneman227 Pillar of the Community United States 2376 Posts	Posted 08/29/2022 11:18 pm I'm trying to introduce what I use to attribute incomplete planchet coins as my self titled Smith effect . It's shows a weakness of the inside portion of the rim as the rim approaches the anomaly. This incomplete planchet Buffalo is an example. The green line in the last photo shows the spot where the rim fades away from lack of metal to fill the die during the strike. Report this Post to the Staff

jacrispies Pillar of the Community United States 3848 Posts	Posted 09/05/2022 11:37 am This could also be a delamination with the edges smoothed down through circulation. It is unfortunate how circulated this coin is, because if the Blakesley effect is present then that would confirm it was a faulty planchet pre-strike. Suffering from bust half fever. Want to learn how to attribute early half dollars by die variety? Click Here: http://goccf.com/t/434955 Shoot me a PM if you are looking to sell bust halves. Report this Post to the Staff
CarrsCoins Pillar of the Community United States 756 Posts	Posted 09/05/2022 6:11 pm i think its a delamination. I say this because you can see a bit of a raised rim inside the flawed area. I dont think its possible to get such a feature from a clip, but I could be mistaken. these modern coins all look funny to me. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 09/05/2022 6:17 pm I vote de-lam as well. Report this Post to the Staff
stoneman227 Pillar of the Community United States 2376 Posts	Posted 09/09/2022 8:15 pm I totally agree that the coin suffered a lamination, but it happened pre-strike which is why I called it a incomplete planchet even though it isn't a clip. There was a full diameter to the blank/planchet on the reverse side which would not allow for a Blakesley effect to develop. The advantage of my Smith effect in this instance is that it shows the lack of metal to fill the die at the point of the anomaly , enabling the attribution of a pre-strike error. Edited by stoneman227 09/09/2022 8:15 pm Report this Post to the Staff
robbudo Pillar of the Community United States 2757 Posts	Posted 09/09/2022 9:04 pm I'll call it a Smith Effect when you get it in CoinWorld (which you probably could). Report this Post to the Staff
smat45 Pillar of the Community United States 2333 Posts	Posted 09/09/2022 11:34 pm Sounds plausible...do you have more examples we could study? smat Report this Post to the Staff
stoneman227 Pillar of the Community United States 2376 Posts	Posted 09/10/2022 06:13 am I started a thread over on the modern side asking for help with examples for the study. Any help with examples would be appreciated! http://goccf.com/t/429513 Report this Post to the Staff
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1923 Buffalo Incomplete Planchet With "Smith Rim Effect"