Thank you CN...I've looked up a few grading points, and compared the one on eBay to mine, and they are really, really similar...my coin has been in a plastic envelope/sleeve since 1980 and there are no obvious marks, wear, scratches, etc...to be honest, when I was going through my small coin collection; I was actually about to throw it away the other day, then thought I should do some research...gosh I'm glad I didn't, and equally glad I stumbled onto this website. Thank you again for your words of wisdom. Very much appreciated. Cheryl
You're welcome. Stick around. You can learn a lot, mostly about coins and money but other things in life as well. We CTers also have a warped sense of humor so just enjoy.
Chris .. question. Her triple clip half has what looks like a full rim, except where the clips are. how did this get through the upsetting mill if clipped at blanking? Plus the reeding looks good and not squished out like I "think" it would where if it was clipped and feed into the minting press it would squish out a bit along the collar. Was the clip during the blanking stage, or right after the minting step by the minting press ? i'm asking because I really don't know and I'm confused at what i'm looking at and can't figure out "how". Thanks
Clawcoins Yes, except for where the clips are, the rest of the coin has the rim, just like what a proper coin would have.
With large curved clips a Blakesly effect is not all ways present. The two smaller clips are opposite enough to each other that they probably would not show either.
I think P&G gave you your answer. However, you can see the Blakesley Effect on the rim near the "0" of the date. Chris
When a coin blank is punched from the sheet, it is slightly larger than the finished coin. The reason is that this extra metal is needed near the rim to form a full rim when the coin is struck. The blank, after being punched out, goes through a machine called an upsetting mill. This upsetting mill has rollers in it that will squeeze the edges making the blank smaller and pushing up a ridge of metal around the edge of the blank that will form the rim of the coin when struck. When the blank is clipped, the rollers in the upsetting mill have no resistance on the opposite side from the clip to be able to push up the ridge of metal to properly form the rim of the coin on the opposite side from the clip. The resulting weak rim and weak details near the rim on the opposite side of the coin from the clip, is called the Blakesley effect, named after the person who first explained this effect..
I did not look last night at the photos, but if you look at the reverse. The Blakesley Effect is also present on the reverse between ER of America and DO of Dollar.
Homer! got it! Thank you. I am assuming having this effect is a "good" thing?? LOL So fascinating to learn all this stuff.