J P M Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 This coin has seen 80 years of circulation so I cannot say for sure. It looks to be a minor clip on this coin. It has a taper to the rim and the strike is week on the reverse. Again, not a coin worth much more than two cents powermad5000 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powermad5000 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Well, there's straight clips and curved clips. This one looks straight but also looks a little "ragged" to me. It also looks like some of the metal was pushed around (I get that there is wear) especially on the obverse. I would lean towards damage. I also don't see even a faint Blakesley effect on what I can see of the reverse (I get that it is not a necessity with clips but something to check for). What is to note, however, is that there was a discussion shortly ago about not finding any wheat cents in circulation which I discounted and here we have another. J P M 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J P M Posted January 23 Author Share Posted January 23 On 1/23/2024 at 2:18 PM, powermad5000 said: Well, there's straight clips and curved clips. This one looks straight but also looks a little "ragged" to me. It also looks like some of the metal was pushed around (I get that there is wear) especially on the obverse. I would lean towards damage. I also don't see even a faint Blakesley effect on what I can see of the reverse (I get that it is not a necessity with clips but something to check for). What is to note, however, is that there was a discussion shortly ago about not finding any wheat cents in circulation which I discounted and here we have another. Ya if it was a clip it has gone way past its prime. The only thing that made me look was the way the rim on the obverse tapered and thinned out, but it is most likely damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleRJO Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 My guess is damage from something grabbing the coin edge. I don't see any fishtailing with detail fadeout progressing towards the edge or a rounded tapering of the rim. I also don’t see indications of the Blakesley Effect, but they are not full coin pics. Really slacking on the coin pics today JP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J P M Posted January 23 Author Share Posted January 23 On 1/23/2024 at 2:36 PM, EagleRJO said: My guess is damage from something grabbing the coin edge. I don't see any fishtailing with detail fadeout progressing towards the edge or a rounded tapering of the rim. I also don’t see indications of the Blakesley Effect, but they are not full coin pics. Really slacking on the coin pics today JP. Ya it is a quite cold rainy day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
