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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Oldhoopster, post: 3583020, member: 84179&quot;]I agree with [USER=44615]@paddyman98[/USER].&nbsp; The OP has been posting for awhile and has gotten accurate answers as well as error reference sites from which to learn.&nbsp; It’s disappointing that he insists that obvious PMD are mint errors.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>But, maybe we can salvage this thread into a learning opportunity for new collectors with an interest in errors and varieties.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Take the coin that the OP is insisting is a clipped planchet.&nbsp; Many times, a new collector will see the missing area.&nbsp; But to a hobbyist who has done some research, they can easily see that the edge has lines parallel to the top/bottom.&nbsp; These lines are from a grinder or some other abrasive tool.&nbsp; True curved clipped planchets have a “punch and tear” surface of the clipped edge as shown in the pic below (from <a href="http://www.error-ref.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.error-ref.com/" rel="nofollow">www.error-ref.com</a>).&nbsp; No grinding marks.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]956160[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Also notice how the rim is strong right up to the missing area.&nbsp; The rim on a true clipped planchets will always be weak/soft next to the clip.&nbsp; There are other ways to verify a curved clip as well.&nbsp; The following site has a really nice explanation of the 5 characteristics of a clipped planchet.&nbsp; After a few minutes, even a newbie should be able to tell that the coin in the previous posts is not an error</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.error-ref.com/_curved_clips" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.error-ref.com/_curved_clips" rel="nofollow">http://www.error-ref.com/_curved_clips</a></p><p><br /></p><p>BTW: <a href="http://www.error-ref.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.error-ref.com/" rel="nofollow">www.error-ref.com</a> is one of the sites that new collectors with an interest in errors should book mark.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I know that new collectors and lurkers reading this thread may be concerned that the OP has been treated rather harshly.&nbsp; He is a special case who occasionally insists that obviously damaged coins are errors.&nbsp; Many of the members on CT enjoy helping new collectors.&nbsp; Sometimes we don’t have time to provide an in depth answer like the one above, but you can be assured that if 2 or 3 opinions are saying the same thing, then that’s what you have.&nbsp; Hope this helps.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=102748]@i2i[/USER] You do have a couple laminations (the rev through the C in CENT and the 1944 with the line running from the S in TRUST through the coin), but a couple of the coins are have too much circulation damage to determine anything.&nbsp; The 1920 is scratched.&nbsp; It&#039;s easy to see the displaced metal, which is a dead giveaway that it isn&#039;t a strikethrough[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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