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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SPP Ottawa, post: 1838809, member: 39508&quot;]I too, am skeptical as to it being authentic.</p><p><br /></p><p>The only time where you get authentic clips looking like this, without the rim elements dovetailing into the clipped area, is when a planchet with an incomplete or partial clip enters the striking chamber and the incomplete clip breaks apart during or after the coin is ejected (even cooler when you have both pieces). But, as<i> 19Lyds</i> indicates, an edge photo will speak volumes. </p><p><br /></p><p>Ironically, the second, very minor straight clip (4 o&#039;clock on the reverse) does look legit. I am not sure with clad coinage, but in the larger, harder (nickel) Canadian coins, minor straight clips have a subdued, subtle Blakesley effect.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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