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Hullma2340 New Member United States 6 Posts	Posted 05/04/2026 12:20 am Just got cheap cause it looks like its damaged but I'm pretty sure its a clipped planchet but it looks to me that there is a lot going on with this besides the main clip. Looks like the start of.a secondary clip, the top arrow seems almost none existent. In the right light I'm almost positive insee a very faint reverse of the cut off date next to the "c", the holes that are now filled with grime seem to be to clean around them to be corrosion and there are some perfect circles that seem more like popped bubbles than corrosion, and the parts of the lower eagle seem way to close to the 5C. I may be grasping at straws here but I dont think so. * Edited by Staff to crop and/or rotate images. In the future, please crop and correctly orient images before uploading. * First two lines of the Upload Form Report this Post to the Staff

Marv65 Bedrock of the Community United States 10484 Posts	Posted 05/04/2026 12:41 am Your coin is so worn I don't know if you can be exactly sure if it's a clip or not. Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15389 Posts	Posted 05/04/2026 07:57 am to the CCF I can't tell if that is a clip or man made damage. Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
Hullma2340 New Member United States 6 Posts	Posted 05/04/2026 08:29 am I get it but the way it hugs the other Half Dime tells me otherwise along with strong Blakesly effect which is why the outside of the coin looks so worn bu5 you can still see the face and LIBERTY clearly and the shield good Report this Post to the Staff
Hullma2340 New Member United States 6 Posts	Posted 05/04/2026 11:30 am Quote: Your coin is so worn I don't know if you can be exactly sure if it's a clip or not. Quote: I can't tell if that is a clip or man made damage I get what you guys are saying but ifnitnwas coincidentally damaged the perfect curve of a Half Dime with out bending the coin seems unlikely to me. As for the being too worn vs blakesly the coin wouldn't be so good at the highest points in the middle being able to see liberty perfectly and the eagle shield. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 05/04/2026 12:15 pm to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73688 Posts	Posted 05/04/2026 3:33 pm How about a picture of the edge of the area in question? Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Hullma2340 New Member United States 6 Posts	Posted 05/04/2026 4:35 pm Quote: How about a picture of the edge of the area in question? Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73688 Posts	Posted 05/04/2026 4:41 pm I'm thinking PMD in my opinion. I'm also not seeing the Blakesley Effect either. I think it's a man made Clip. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Hullma2340 New Member United States 6 Posts	Posted 05/04/2026 5:03 pm The reverse at from the leaves to the 5c at the bottom looks pretty clear blakesly to me and the curve matching the other Half Dime but I appreciate everyone's input Report this Post to the Staff
Marv65 Bedrock of the Community United States 10484 Posts	Posted 05/04/2026 6:58 pm I don't see any Blakesly Effect either as there is no weakness in the ~~reeds~~ denticles. Edited by Marv65 05/04/2026 7:00 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 94786 Posts	Posted 05/10/2026 11:03 pm to CCF. I'm thinking damage - not a clip. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
Hullma2340 New Member United States 6 Posts	Posted 05/10/2026 11:35 pm You guys are probably right the thing that gets me though is what are the odds that one coin would be just coincidentally damaged to almost perfectly follow the curve of another coin of the same denomination without warping the coin. Its not like its a thick coin to begin with like a half dollar that would take a ton more force to bend it. Report this Post to the Staff
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