An oddball coin from my late father's collection ... My father (born 1926) told me that he collected this coin out of circulation as a faulty coin and I'd like to know what other people think about it. It would appear that the flan was cut out of the sheet metal too close to the edge and then struck like that. If it had just been filed flat by someone for some unknown reason then the beading wouldn't fade out like it does on both sides but is such a manufacturing fault possible and how would it have got through inspection? It has suggestion of lustre and, apart from the fault obviously, can't be far off EF. Is it saleable I wonder? Pity it's not two years older!
Could be a straight clip, but lack of Blakesley effect makes that hard to determine without on edge photos of the missing area. Post a good, in focus, close up of that area and we should be able to help.
Yes it does look like a straight clip. Is it saleable? Yes. What would it be worth? I have no idea, but I would not imagine it would be much. If it was a US coin it might get you lunch at McDonalds.
Hi Matt, Surprisingly difficult to get a good photograph, especially when descended on by a 6-year old grandson, but I've done my best! I had to Google 'Blakesley effect' - as they say, you learn something every day! I will be interested to see what you come back with!
Looks like a straight clip alright. Not a real valuable error, in the $5-10range, even though British error coins are somewhat scarce in the US. Matt
Hi Matt, Many thanks for confirming that my original supposition was pretty much correct, even though I'd never heard of terms like 'straight clip' or 'Blakesley effect'. This website even has a photo of a George V penny with a similar straight clip to mine: http://www.coinsgb.com/Error_Coins/Clipped_Planchet.html I'll have to think about whether to try to sell it - I don't normally collect errors but then I've never had one before. I have posted three threads since joining Cointalk on Thursday 16 August, so far with 100% success, so I'm very pleased
