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Pillar of the Community
Canada
3692 Posts |
So a few weeks ago I was searching cents to pass the time and I came across this. Seems like a clip, but I'm no expert on government mistakes! If only somebody could've taped the other piece to the cent the way they try to fix old banknotes.   I have a higer-res pic but we're only allowed 90Kb at a time. Oh, and those white lines are from my scanner, so disregard those. The rim is gone from the reverse, and it doesn't really seem pressed, or "smooshed"... The "L" in "LIBERTY" looks like a backwards "J". Edited by Libertad
08/31/2010 09:16 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
625 Posts |
Looks to have the Blakesley Effect on the rim there. I would say its a clip but I am no expert.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1450 Posts |
It looks too straight to be a clip. I don't see any weakness in the strike opposite so I would say PMD. I am not an expert by any stretch of the imagination but I have several clips and they all have an arc to them, this one doesn't seem to. Can you get a pic of the edge of the clip? That will help in the evaluation. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10284 Posts |
Straight clips can come from blanks that were punched from the edge/end of the strips of metal that they punch out blanks from. It looks right to me. It looks to be a legit mint error.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4000 Posts |
 and with the presence of Blakeley's Effect, I would vote legit, too. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
20753 Posts |
I too think it's the real thing but when it comes to anything dealing with a Cent, I usually check with https://www.coppercoins.com Chuck there usually knows everything about thoes coins. |
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Valued Member
United States
476 Posts |
I vote legit, due to presence of Blakesley Effect on the obverse under the bust, you can see the rim isn't fully formed there.
Nice one.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12437 Posts |
The Blakesely Effect is most obvious on the obverse next to Lincoln's shoulder. In the absense of the effect, a tapering of the rim next to the clip and flow of devices towards the edge are also diagnostics. It is a nice incomplete planchet, they can be tough to find in the wild. Quote:
If only somebody could've taped the other piece to the cent the way they try to fix old banknotes.
There is no other piece because the planchet is never actually clipped, curved examples occur when the punches overlap on the metal stock. A single coin can have multiple clips depending on how much the blank punching alignment was off. Incomplete planchets can also have a straight clip like the posted example. Most straight clips come from the long edge of the metal stock and an incomplete planchet from the end of the metal stock can have what is known as a ragged clip(metal rough and uneven). |
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Moderator
 United States
16677 Posts |
Yep, the real deal. Nice find.
swcoin.ecrater.com
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1450 Posts |
Yep,on second look I have to agree about the Blakeslee effect. I didn't see it on the reverse but it is obvious on the obverse. Once again,thanks for the education guys.
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
3692 Posts |
Here's that higher quality a bit more cropped so that it could fit. Whenever I look at the rim, the edges have a shine as if it's either close to the core or grinded down?   If it were graded (I'm not going to) what would the "details" say? What have these sold for in this condition? (It looks Fine to me.) |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7629 Posts |
Definitely a straight clip, and a nice one too.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4541 Posts |
nice clip |
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Valued Member
United States
186 Posts |
I agree, clip. Probably worth a few bucks.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
628 Posts |
I have never seen or even considered a planchet punched too near the edge of a sheet. Very nice! Thanks for the photos and all the input from the others. Great post!
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Posted 08/31/2010 10:02 am
