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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;19Lyds, post: 2227881, member: 15929&quot;]Neither am I but Tim C sure is!</p><p><br /></p><p>I expected much more for the diagnostics for this coin such as faded lettering near the clip but then, I have no 40% Silver Kennedy Clips to go by and just have not looked at that many.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Blakeslee effect is undeniable though and the photo&#039;s clearly show it on the reverse and I expect that with just a little bit better lighting, it would be on the obverse as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>Of course, folks need to keep in mind that the Blakeslee Effect is not present on EVERY authentic clip as I&#039;ve stuck my foot in my mouth on a Sacagawea Clip once that was rather large without any Blakeslee Effect. Mike Diamond corrected me on that one and I took some learning away from it.</p><p><br /></p><p>One thing I have learned for sure is that all the opinions in the world are meaningless until a coin lands in the hands of a Professional Attributer and even then, it can be questionable. Especially on the TPG&#039;s side of the house.</p><p><br /></p><p>I had a verified &quot;Disk Clip&quot; (by Fred Weinberg himself) that a certain &quot;unnamed&quot; TPG pretty much insulted my intelligence over as they were NOT going to attribute the coin as such.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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