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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Old Error Guy, post: 1970084, member: 66552&quot;]I was scanning a couple of coins over the weekend and thought it might be worthwhile to show examples of both types of elliptical clips. There seems to be confusion, even among some graders.</p><p><br /></p><p>The first is the classic &quot;football&quot; shaped coin. These planchets are produced due to an error in the cutting process and then struck like a regular coin. This 1966 quarter is one of my favorites:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]349349[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]349350[/ATTACH] </p><p>The second type, as far as I know, is only known on coins from the early 90s and would be classified as a variety of a &quot;stiff collar&quot; error. These coins would be standard off-center strikes, but they were sheared off in the striking process leaving a coin of less the full weight and somewhat oval shaped. The most common name is &quot;Elliptical Strike Clip&quot;. This 1992-D is not the best example, as it is only about 8% underweight, but I&#039;ve found good examples to be very hard to locate, even though they are not particularly expensive.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]349351[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]349352[/ATTACH] </p><p>I hope these examples might create some interest and eliminate confusion.</p><p><br /></p><p>o.e.g.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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