2000 P 25c (Ma) Mad Collar Clash

Thanks E&V, Slide Doubling does fit with what we see here and explains why the collar clash is exaggerated.

This coin appears to show a misalignment that is a combination of a conventional misalignment and a skidding misalignment. The obverse die was slightly misaligned when it made first contact with the planchet and became increasingly misaligned toward the right as it sank down further into the planchet. This caused the collar clash serrations to be stretched out. After the obverse (hammer) die reached the lowest point of its downstroke, it lurched back in the opposite direction, smearing the design. That's called slide doubling. Naturally, the collar clash occurred when the obverse die was slightly misaligned toward the left.

Excellent info and addition to your collection.

(BTW- I think the fourth image is a different coin since it appears to show a ragged clip.)

Thanks Mike and everyone else for your help with this one. It does look like an interesting sequence of events took place here to create this effect. I picked this coin up because the collar clash was so dramatic and interesting.

P55- I use a piece of card stock with a notch cut out to hold coins while photographing angles like this. That is what you're seeing in that 4th photo. I really like this photo btw because at a glance, it looks like two edges or a 3D edge is popping out on the face of this coin.