http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-3-Cent...829&pid=100033&prg=1011&rk=1&sd=121012459594& I found this listing, and I just want to know if such an error was even possible back then. It wouldn't have circulated at full value would it? I don't have plans to bid on this coin(don't even have an acount) but I just found it interesting
People do need to realize that the Blakesley effect being present is a very good indicator that a clip is real, but that the lack of the Blakesley effect does NOT mean a clip is fake. It is a reason for suspicion, but there are plenty of genuine clips out there that do not show the effect. Is this a genuine clip? I have my doubts, but I won't condemn it just because it doesn't show a Blakesley effect. And yes straight clips were possible even back then.
A close look at this one shows roughness to the clip that should not have been present on the planchet before or after striking.
Here is my old clip. Bought this years ago at a flea market from a seller who lamented the fact that someone had mutilated the coin with cutters. You can see the Blakesley effect here, and for those who don't know, it is a weakness 180 degrees away from the clip caused by metal flow toward the empty area of the clip.
