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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 137991, member: 66&quot;]When the blank is punched from the strip the shearing of the metal causesthe lower layer of coppernickel to be &quot;smeared&quot; upwards and in some cases can cover and hide the copper center.&nbsp; (As the punch desends through the strip it smears the top layer down on the edges of the hole left in the strip, and it smears the bottom layer upwards on the edges of the blank.&nbsp; This is important to know because it can be used to authenticate &quot;clipped&quot; clad planchets.&nbsp; On a genuine &quot;clipped&quot; clad planchet the swearing is reversed inside the clip as compared to edge of the coin.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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