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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Pete Apple, post: 8533929, member: 103982&quot;]This may be a tiny clip. There is even the slightest hint of a Blakesley Effect.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Clip Diagnostics</b></p><p><br /></p><p>·&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <b>Blakesley Effect (often absent in the case of large clips).</b></p><p><br /></p><p>·&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <b>Metal Flow: Design elements bordering a clip often show metal flow.</b></p><p><br /></p><p>·&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <b>Fadeout and taper of the design rim.</b></p><p><br /></p><p>·&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <b>Reversal of cut-and-tear edge texture. Clad coins — a reversal in the asymmetrical exposure of the copper core. (Curved clips only).</b></p><p><br /></p><p>·&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <b>Taken alone, none of these four diagnostics is foolproof as all are variable in their expression and presence. (Only 1 may be present). If none show then = post-strike damage or a strike clip.</b></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.coinworld.com/news/precious-metals/how-to-identify-a-genuine-clip-coin--collectors--clearinghouse.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.coinworld.com/news/precious-metals/how-to-identify-a-genuine-clip-coin--collectors--clearinghouse.html" rel="nofollow"><b>https://www.coinworld.com/news/precious-metals/how-to-identify-a-genuine-clip-coin--collectors--clearinghouse.html</b></a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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