Clip?

Found this going thru a few thousand wheaties I got yesterday. My first clipped coin. Just felt good to find a coin with a slightly more significant error than the usual slightly off center strike or repunched mint .

 

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That’s a curved clip. I can even see the Blakesley Effect: http://www.error-ref.com/_curved_clips_/

 

Thanks

 

Is this a comment occurrence?

 

You’re welcome. Nice find.

Do you mean to ask if that effect is common? Yes, the effect is common on curved clips. It helps confirm whether a coin is a genuine, mint-induced clip.

 

These are more common for errors one can find, but errors are not always common. It’s definitely a keeper. It probably has a small premium of a couple bucks.

 

So I just noticed the edge above "we" on obverOb side, is that the curve you speak of? Apologies, like I said I'm new. Was so focused on the other end I iver looked that.

 

As for this here, this is just damage? I ask because I've seen alot of collar damage but this looked a little off .

 

Green circle is blakesley effect
Black circle is the curved clip
Please read the link I sent you. It explains everything.

 

Just damage. The raised metal tells me that it wasn’t done at the mint.

 

Did you notice the doubDoubof the eye and extra nostril?

 

The Blank Planchet itself is not clipped. It was punched to close from a previous Blank that was already punched out of the Copper strip so the area in question is actually never there.
FYI - http://www.error-ref.com/_curved_clips_/

 

Going to need some sharper photos.

 

Nice little clip. Glad you found something worth posting.

 

Thanks man, not a bad day, scored a bunch of Wheaties while at my mother's over Xmas and I've got a few post worthy buggers here.