found this klipped cent in a roll today

Cam40

how bout that camera technique shooting through a 10x loupe.

lordmarcovan

Just kidding. Nice find. And nice pics, too.

MacCoin

X
X
X

richbeat

I got the same thing Mac got, red x's. It is cool, though. I found a 1980D nickel on Tuesday with a double clip at 2 o'clock and 8 o'clock.

XpipedreamR

Always nice to find this kind of stuff on your own.

Cam40

Sometimes if you right-click on the X and choose SHOW PICTURE it might come up.
But not always I,ve found.

Bikingnut

Nice red X's.

Bubblehead

Thought it was a "dipped" cent at first.
Hmmm? can't see the pix, tho..

Dog97

You need to have your pictures somewhere else besides Yahoo.

Cam40

You need to have your pictures somewhere else besides Yahoo.

Done deal.

coppercoins

Your clipped cent is a post-mint product, not an error. A true straight clip would not look like that on the cut portion, it would be more flush, not pinched.

Cam40

Spelled clipped as klipped cause it does looks too much like `dipped`

Cam40

I was afaid someone was going to say that....oh well.
Maybe someone tryed to create one and sell it to a coin shop?
Thats why it was found in a roll by me I guess.

I remember seeing one of these at a coin shop. A clad cent Clip but the Clipped area still showed copper
and not exposed zinc like this one.

coppercoins

Let alone the tell tale sign that a true clip for 1983 would not show the zinc core since the planchets are bathed in copper after they are cut and upset. The clipped portion would show the copper bath too.

Edited: Umm, yeah...what you said.

Cam40

I see. Thanks CD.

Cam40

also I didnt notice the Blakesley(sp) affect either.....red flag there huh.

coppercoins

Two other signs to a true clip which usually, but not always, hold true...

1. the rim near the clip along with any affected lettering would be very weak because of the absence of metal.

2. an area of weakness in the rim directly opposite the clip will usually show. The upset mill will not properly raise the rim in the affected area due to the decreased diameter across that area caused by the clip. This is called the "blakesley effect".

edited: umm, yeah again.

airplanenut

Here's an example of the Blakesley Effect From my collection




Jeremy

Dog97

Bummer that it was a fake.

Cam40

ya its sorta a bummer.

looks like LM was right afterall.

....anyone wanna buy a false Clip?........

just kidding.