Dime Clip?

Saw this on fee-bay and wondered how there could be this big a clip with no Blakesley effect as far as I could see.

 

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That effect is often missing on clips.

 

FWIW, I've seen many large clips (30% or better) that didn't show the Blakesley Effect. I'm guessing that the imbalance normally associated with smaller clips has been equalized.

Chris

 

Ditto, it's always a good marker but not always there.

 

Why does it look like the dime was circulated? I would think the mint mark would be sharp. The ear on Roosevelt also looks like it has seen a few change drawers in its time. I would pay $.05 for a half dime. I also don't think that would have even collared missing so much metal. Much less get all the devices hammered into the coin. I am pretty sure I could make that clip with a 3/8" punch.

Where is the reverse pic? Buy the coin not the slab.

 

On e-bay somewhere, I wasn't interested, but saw the large clip with no Blakesley and thought people here might like to see it.

 

Kind of looks like tool marks on the collar around "LIBER"...

 

The blakesley effect is very prominent over 95% of the rim. the only place rim looks normal is next to the clip on each side. right above left serif of the Y it starts to stretch then it comes back a little past the MM. Every true clip displays this effect. Look more closely you'll see it.

 

I don't see how the coin could make it past the upset mill.

 

I don't either.

 

As I stated yesterday It obviously went through the upset mill. How else could the Blakeley effect be present. I don't understand how y'all don't see it.

 

How could the upset mill run the coin. There is not enough of the edge of the coin to keep it running straight in the machine.

 

I guess it got stuck in there. and an employee didn't notice the giant clip and passed it on through. not. the next coin pushed it through would be my guess.

 

The larger the clip, the less of a blakesly

 

It looks like it was held in a vice so they could use a punch on it. The lower tip of the coin by the clip looks like it is slightly bent. The clad on the reverse looks like it broke away (kind of like when you cut a board and wood breaks away before you finish a cut).

I would want to see the edge of the clip to determine if the die pushed the metal outward causing a tapered effect.

and.. looking over it.. it's a little distorted- the top tip of clip on the reverse almost looks burnt.

 

Seems odd that the radius of a clip would have no resemblance to the radius of the coin clipped....

 

Things can distort during striking. Send the coin to PCGS for a cross (at any grade). That way they cannot weasel out if they are unsure.

 

Too many things wrong with this coin.

 

The blank that was cut would not have a rim.

 

That does not represent a sufficient difference in diameter to explain the large gap in my pic - note NGC's description:

https://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/586/