im new to forum. I see what i think are a lot of cliped coins on ebay wich i believe are done by seller or someone after mint. i dont see alot of struck through coins. found 1 in circulation and was wondering if it would be easy to fake. is there a process that can produce same effect?
Hi, Pete. Welcome to CT. I order to answer your question properly, we must ask you, are you asking in order to learn how to protect yourself from fakes or are you asking to learn how to produce fakes?
Welcome to the neighborhood, Pete! A true clip is fairly easy to identify by the "Blakesley Effect" and this would be pretty hard for someone to reproduce. http://dniewcollectors.blogspot.com/2012/04/blakesley-effect-on-clip-error-coins.html A strikethrough is not really rare, but it is not too common either because it is a one-time occurrence that would not ordinarily be duplicated. Probably the easiest way to determine if the strikethrough was Post-Mint Damage would be to examine it under high magnification. If you see a "crater effect" along the edges where something has pushed the metal out of the depression onto the edge, it was likely done after the coin left the Mint. You see, when the die comes into contact with the planchet while there is a foreign object between them, the metal cannot be pushed upward from the depression. Rather, it will flow into the fields or other devices of the coin. I tend to believe that a clip (depending on the severity) will have a greater value associated with it than would a strikethrough, but that is just my opinion. You never know what goes on in the minds of bidiots these days. Chris
not intrested in faking coins.i didnt buy the coin im speaking of. found it in circulation. Im about %99 its real especialy after reading cmp9ball post. cliped coins have very little value to me personaly just from my experience searching on ebay many hours... they are all over the place some sellers have a ton of them this is strange to me i would never purchase .. i will try to give a picture of my coin but im not realy good with computer . .
In addition to the previously mentioned Blakesley Effect, the clip should have the same radius as the coin itself.
There are many types of clips. Some will and some will not have a radius at all. Some also will not display the Blakesley effect. A more conclusive diagnosis would be metal flow in the design elements that are near the clip. Also look for a rim that fades as it nears the clip.
Im not intrested in clips seems like many like these coins. one more question if anyone can give answer.and no rick im not faking it.. i have a modern penny that has dots of the shiny zinc showing some places its heavy and is larger area in some places its not,its just one dot by itself. it looks like someone put it through a sewing machine or some high tech machine but there is no indent at all the size is larger than a pin mark. how is this possible.
im going to try to give you guys pictures of coins my brother should be able to help me. these were found searching through boxes couple years ago yes i was bored i stoped got tired of getting dirty looks from tellers and copper got crushed.
