Walking liberty half rim clip? A few other clips posted
fishteeth
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My 7 yr old son and I have been going through 500 dollar bags of 90% Silver this winter building his sets. This weekend was a 500 dollar bag of walkers. Pretty boring bag overall but when we went to put this 44 into his album realized what I thought was a rim bump at first appears to be a rim clip.
Not worth much more than silver but his second error find. His 1919 double die dime will be hard for him to beat
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The doubling on the lettering is just an artifact in the first picture
I've seen many certified like this as "Minor Clipped Planchet".
At least you/your son found something out of 1000 halves. More memories made with Dad - and something to add to his mental numismatic rolodex. Sounds like a win/win despite financial upswing!
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Looks like just some post mint damage to me. even small rim clips look different than that. Even if it is a genuine rim clip it is so small it would most likely have no premium at all.
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Here are 3 certified "Minor Clipped Planchet" coins - they do look strange before any real amount is missing to put aa % on it, but...
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Interesting but I would pass on buying a coin like those. If found in a bag for an album thats one thing.
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I really could not see anyone ever paying a premium for a clip so small but fun to find
I have found a fair amount of clipped coins in 90% bags. But my first walking lib even if a tiny clip
Here are a few others i found the past year or so. The nickels were found in change and the 63 dime in a bag of 90% Silver.
@fishteeth those rim clips are better. The dime might need a quick dip, but looks nice. Your son must be having fun going thru all those coins.
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I think there's a difference between a clip and a smash.
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Looks like a disc clip to me. A disc clip basically occurs when the clip doesn’t affect the circumference of the coin/rim.
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He is determined to complete this bag today
I would likely overlook such small rim clips, thinking PMD.....But good that you are catching them.... good for his training. Great picture of him and the stacks of halves. Cheers, RickO
@fishteeth Its great to see other YNs in the hobby! He seems to have a bright future ahead. As for the clip, I have very little experience with them but they do seem to match the ones @StrikeOutXXX posted. @ErrorsOnCoins would probably know for sure though. Good luck!
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Proper tapering of the design rim. No marks parallel to the rim (that can be seen). Yes, it’s a rim clip.
Definitely a genuine rim clip, nice find in bulk silver. Not worth much of a premium as it is a common date and a small clip, but still an exciting find for your son.
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How about some album shots so we can see the progress.
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