Sean, I found the mint set clipped quarter

JRocco

I finally found the set I remember seeing with a clipped quarter. It is a minor clip in a 94P mint set. I knew I had it somewhere.

Smitty79

I could be wrong, but it doesnt look clipped to me. I looks like that part of the rim is just recessed.

mgoodm3

shouldn't the curve of the clip go the other direction?

JRocco

I am by no means an error expert, but I believe this is a clip. Probably a rim clip or a "nip" There also appears to be some "Blakesley effect" on the opposite edge. I may be wrong, but I do think this is a rim clip or a minor clip in general.

coppercoins

It is a clip, no question about it. This one is minor enough that it gets the designation "rim clip" by the error folks because it does not affect the design of the coin, just the rim. Whether it has any particular premium for being sealed in a set, I don't know, but somehow I doubt it. Otherwise its value is likely less than $10, probably closer to $3-$5.

Smitty - the rim is recessed because there wasn't enough metal to completely fill in the die....because the planchet was clipped.

Mgoodm3 - curved clips are inward curves because there's a bite taken out of the blank by the cutter, which was too close when it cut the next row of blanks.

JRocco

Thanks for your opinion C.D.. I don't see any premium for this coin more than just a cool find to still be in a sealed mint set. Sean had made a comment about being curious to see it. Once again, thanks for your experience and thanks for all your contributions to these boards. Members like you Chuck make these boards great.

cladking

The coin does show the Blakesly effect where the rim opposite the clip is not
fully formed. This is because the blank is rolled between a couple rollers to
force up a raised area around the edge. This extra metal will form the rim and
ease die wear caused by excessive metal movement at the edge. The clip re-
sults in insufficient force to properly raise the rim at the point opposite the clip.

These aren't very common in mint sets.

seanq

I'm back from a long weekend vacation and dug this thread up. Thanks for finding and photographing that set, John. The quarter is definitely a Mint error, and definitely unusual to find in a sealed Mint product. The value stated below for the coin outside Mint packaging is actually a little aggressive, it's probably no more than a $1-2 error with a clip that small. It's being in the set that makes it noteworthy. I just paid over $30 for a 1991 Mint set with a clipped quarter, I'm suer on eBay you could egt a similar bid.

Sean Reynolds