Here is something I found roll searching recently. It appears to be a triple clipped error. Is it possible to confirm this? What do you all think?
one clip- common, two clips- very rare, three clips- almost unheard of. I can say with at least 99.9% certainty that this is post mint. Thank you.
It looks completely legit to me. Nice blakesly effect opposite the clipped area below "TRUST" and nice "flow" in the clipped areas. NICE find!!
Many of the fakes have the same diagnostics as genuine errors Jason. They are making clipped planchets on purpose and then striking the coins. They are going so far as to even make triple saddle strikes - 3 different planchets, all struck at the same time, each with a piece of a single coin design on them. read more here - Chinese counterfeit errors
I would say those are fake clips they just don't look right there something odd about that coin. Jazzcoins Joe
I have no idea if the OP's coins are fakes or not. I'm merely making a point that the fakes exist and that care must be taken.
Interesting...seeing an edge-on view would help too. I'll post a pic in Coppercoins.com and see what their take is. Update: so far, the take on your coin is positive amongst those who responded.
Hi Jason, I saw your response. You are right on the money, as usual For the rest of you. The coin is 100% legit. Every part of it checks out! Thanks, Bill
I like it! To echo what others said, it cannot hurt to question these and see how they bear under hard scrutiny. I have seen "garage jobs" on eBay where they worked the rims and IGWT to approximate the Blakesly effect and strike of a legit clipped coin.
I'm with you Bill, I think this coin is 100 percent legitimate as well. It has all the signs of true clips. Design flowing into the missing metal area, weakness of devices near the clip, Blakesley Effect across from one of the clips. On the side view you can see the "cut and shear" of the blanking process, where the coin is punched halfway through and the sheering force cuts it the rest of the way. Triple clips are harder to find at times, but not very expensive. High volume error dealers will sell triple clip copper memorial Lincolns for between 9 and 18 dollars. With the exception of Fred Weinberg who always seems to be able to break that price barrier, to the amazement of me every time....lol
The triple-clipped 1980-D cent is perfectly authentic. The fadeout and taper of the design rim is diagnostic, as is the Blakesley effect opposite the clip at 1:00. Also diagnostic is the cut-and-tear texture of the clipped edge. Three clips is not all that uncommon. I have one cent with five huge clips. And I have a Mexican coin with six clips.
