A dateless nickel. curve clip error

This clip does not look straight. It curves it's 15% curved. Not alot but it's curved. This did not happen after it left the mint. It clearly shows the curve.

 

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Tell me why you don't see it curve? What's the problem you see here? Tell me why you think this happened after it left the mint? Cause I can see it it doesn't have any scraping, scratching of some other type of tool that someone did.

 

no matter what is wrong with it, it is still a really nice looking coin

 

1. It has the Blakesley Effect opposite the
clip on both sides, especially noticeable
on the reverse.

2. It has the proper 'cut and tear' marks
INSIDE the clip. This is the result of the
punch going thru the planchet strip 51%
of the way, and the rest of the blank is
'pushed' thru the strip.

3. It has metal flow at the clipped area,
especially noticeable on the obv.

As I've posted, it is a genuine curved clipped planchet
error coin. Not sure why some don't think it's genuine.

 

Looks genuine and really neat to me. Very nice Shrews.

 

Thank you. I don't know why some think it happened after it left the mint. It looks genuine to me.

 

It's easy to see a lack of any tool marks when you showed the edge in question. I'd protect this coin with an airtight.

 

Obviously one of us is wrong.
The ultimate test -- send it in to a TPG for authentication.

 

And I wasn't asking if it was fake or if it was curved or not. I was just showing the thing. Not for it to be bashed.

 

I'm in agreement with Fred. If Kanga thinks otherwise he should pay to send it in. I see the Blakesley effect.

 

That would be a big waste of money, imo

 

I have many nickel clippers,double clips,even a triple clip. The 25% nickel content doesn’t always flow like copper. The Blakesley is there & a side shot 180 from the clip will show it. Imho

 

Looks genuine to me.

 

Nice photos, especially of the clipped area. I would agree with Fred as he has seen a lot more of these errors than most. I think some don't believe it is a true clipped coin because of the shape of the cut not matching a nickel shape.

 

The curve looks irregular to me and I don't see any Blakesley Effect, but if @Fred Weinberg passes on it, that's good enough for me.

 

Please don't take offence, if we sincerely thought it were not authentic, we would not be doing you any favors by withholding that information.

 

It's real. It's neat. It's a Mint error. Put it in a airtight and enjoy it Shrews!

 

You have a 2005 wounded bison. I am so jealous!!

 

Yes i do .. it's so cool. I posted it on ct before. But no one seen or commented on it and I have a bald bison too lol No hair on his head.