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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Oldhoopster, post: 2793468, member: 84179&quot;]I&#039;m on the fence about this and leaning towards fake (creative use of a grinder).&nbsp;&nbsp; The rim next to the clip does not have much of a taper and letters in UNITED on the rev are sharp, right up the clip.&nbsp; I would expect these to be flatter and less pronounced.&nbsp; Remember, when the die hits the planchet, metal flows up into the main designs and out towards the edges, filling the rest of the rim area left over from the upset mill (and the reeding for some coins) and the letters near the edges.&nbsp; Large voids from clips offer no constraint to metal flow and allow metal to spread outward, not up into the letters/rim.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, if there is a Blakelsly effect, it’s pretty weak.&nbsp; Please keep in mind that I don’t actively collect errors and some of the posts saying its genuine are from people who have a lot more experience. [USER=44615]@paddyman98[/USER], can you take another look and see if my concerns make sense?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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