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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;StevenHarden, post: 4447676, member: 67639&quot;][USER=59737]@Seattlite86[/USER] </p><p>[USER=92083]@JCro57[/USER] </p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you for your replies.</p><p><br /></p><p>To [USER=59737]@Seattlite86[/USER] :</p><p>Thank you for your comments and your photos indicating areas of interest.&nbsp; I am not an expert on clips and understanding the way metals flow throughout the minting process, but I am sure someone on CT is.&nbsp; The following website link provides five diagnostics for genuine curved clips:</p><p><a href="http://www.error-ref.com/_curved_clips_/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.error-ref.com/_curved_clips_/" rel="nofollow">http://www.error-ref.com/_curved_clips_/</a></p><p>There is an extra link on the above page that shows more information at the following:</p><p><a href="http://www.error-ref.com/blanking-and-cutting-errors/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.error-ref.com/blanking-and-cutting-errors/" rel="nofollow">http://www.error-ref.com/blanking-and-cutting-errors/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>To [USER=92083]@JCro57[/USER] :</p><p>Thank you for your comments regarding #85 (the proof dime).&nbsp; I know the type of stain you are referring to and have seen many of them on other examples.&nbsp; I suppose I could add a drop of E-Z-Est to the spot to see what happens, but I fear it would damage the coin.&nbsp; This is definitely not a Lamination error and there has not been any detachment of the surface layer to expose the copper core.&nbsp; This resembles a loss of cladding that &quot;occurs before the clad strip being rolled is rolled to final coin thickness&quot; as described at the following:</p><p><a href="http://www.error-ref.com/partial-clad-layer-before-strike/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.error-ref.com/partial-clad-layer-before-strike/" rel="nofollow">http://www.error-ref.com/partial-clad-layer-before-strike/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Thank You.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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