@Rick Stachowski Hey Rick, it's not that often that we get to see such a large clip, and this appears to be an exception to the Blakesley Effect. Would you mind taking a photo of the (3rd) edge of the clip? This will make an interesting study! Chris
I'm sorry, but IMO it doesn't look like a real clip for the following reasons: * No Blakesley effect. I understand that this occasionally absent. But with a clip this large I don't see how it would be able to go through the upset mill and form a full rim opposite the clip. * Strong letters and devices at the edge of the clip. Metal needs pressure to flow into the letters and devices. I would expect the metal to flow into the large, missing area (lower pressure) instead of flowing into the letters and completely filling them (higher pressure needed). Just my opinion and welcome comments as to why my 2 concerns may be incorrect. I am looking forward to seeing Rick's pics when he has the coin in hand
Looks good to me. I see a bit of metal flow at the A of States, and a soft, but there, Blakesley Effect opposite the clip area. As mentioned above, sometimes the metal flow, and the Blakeseley effect isn't as strong as in other clips. The 3rd authentication point is the 'cut/tear' marks of the clip itself. Rick can take a look at the inside of the clip, and tell us if he sees it - and the copper core will be 'off' in relation to the copper core of the reeding - the result of the punch going thru the planchet strip.
The Punch needs to go down thru 51% of the planchet, then the rest of the metal it hits it's pushed down, and out. - The inside copper band (on clad coins) will be 'off' from the normal reeded edge copper band, because of this 'punch/pushed' or 'punch/tear' effect. It's one of the easiest ways to confirm an incomplete planchet, along with the Blakesley Effect and metal flow.
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This one shows it. The other one you had in this orientation did, too, but it was more cut off at the sides. This picture, with the longer sides, shows the core in the clip pushed down more clearly. Were this coin just cut, those cores would align.
I didn't know why the copper was in a different place through the clip, compared to the rest of the coin. But Fred explained it well. I thought this was just cut PMD, but now I see it is a large error.
