What would the value of a error like this be? I do not collect errors but Found this beauty in a wheat lot yesterday.
I don't think it is a true clip from the Mint. I don't see any evidence of the Blakesley Effect on the opposite rim. I think it is PMD. Chris
I don't see a problem with this one. It's not uncommon for the Blakesley effect to be absent on large clips. As far as value goes, probably a few bucks.
This picture convinces me that it is not a clipped planchet. The clip is not an exact arc and the rim/lettering near the edge is too sharp.
If it were a genuine clip, it would be worth $5 to $10. Clips on pennies are common. However, yours is not a genuine clip. It is PMD. Thus, the already low value circulated wheat cent is now worth about 1 cent.
I don't think the clip is large enough to negate the Blakesley Effect. I still think it is PMD. Chris
The D in GOD, and the field between the D and the rim looks like it was deburred. There is a taper there.
Blakesley effect info - interesting. http://dniewcollectors.blogspot.com/2012/04/blakesley-effect-on-clip-error-coins.html
Almost every single clip will show the effect. The only ones which won't are very, very minor clips (the tiniest clips will show as a disturbance of the rim, but even the reeding may still be present - I wouldn't expect the Blakesly effect for a clip of this size). A clip as large as the one in the OP absolutely must show the Blakesly effect. Without it, I don't think there is an error expert anywhere that would proclaim it geniune.
This is incorrect. It's actually larger clips that tend to not show the Blakeley effect. From error-ref.com- "The Blakesley effect is not always present, especially when the deficit is very large. In the latter case, effective striking pressure is high enough to cause coin metal to completely fill the rim gutter of the die. Effective striking pressure is increased because the entire tonnage of the strike is concentrated on a piece of metal whose area is substantially smaller than a normal planchet." http://www.error-ref.com/blanking-and-cutting-errors/
Can you show some examples of genuine clips without the blakesley effect? I've never heard of this. The only pictures shown in your link still display it.