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Pillar of the Community
United States
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This was found yesterday at the flea market for $5.00.How would this one grade? Comments welcomed Thanks for lookn   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Very nice! A steal at $5!
I'll leave the grading to someone else.
Edited by Scooby Due
05/31/2010 10:22 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'd grade it AU. How about a picture of the rim where the clip is?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I dunno, the edge looks pretty gnashed... possibly PMD? I thought clips are usually really clean cut. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It's legit. Look how the rim gets weak near the clip and the presence of Blakeley's effect.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Very interesting that this error actually saw circulation. It does hurt the value a bit but still worth more than the $5 you paid($10-20?). That price would probably be about right for a non-State quarter clip(incomplete planchet).
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Pillar of the Community
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j_h_s Sorry it took so long to get back with pictures of the Rim.This is about as closeup that I can get with my camera.   |
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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O.K. so I'm fairly new at the error stuff. But, my question is this. 180 degrees out from the clip it looks like the coin was mashed by a vise or pliers. Is this common on a clipped planchet? I would have thought it was home made if I saw that. WOLF
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That is what is referred to as the "Blakeley's effect". When the planchet is put into the upsetting machine which gives the coin its rim, and the planchet is incomplete and passes through, there is not enough pressure on the other side of the coin to raise the rim on the opposite side, thus the effect.
I hope I explained that right.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Good explanation Scooby Due,You're starting to sound like an old Pro.Thats a better explantion than I could have given
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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LOL - thanks. Maybe the real pros will feel like they haven't wasted ALL their time on me.
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Moderator
 United States
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Totally legit error and a steal for $5. Nice find.
Yeah, I agree an AU coin, 55 would be my guess.
swcoin.ecrater.com
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Thanks for the explaination guys. And now I know that I would buy it if I saw that. WOLF
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