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is this lincoln clip authentic?

skydivdavskydivdav Posts: 190
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hi all. does this look like the real thing? 1951 Lincoln
Modern bashing is sooooooo old.
-Bochiman



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  • seanqseanq Posts: 8,651 ✭✭✭✭✭
    image

    Doesn't look like a clip to me. The metal looks like it was scraped up along the edge. You don't show the rim on either face, but I'd wager they are fully formed up to the edge.


    Sean Reynolds
    Incomplete planchets wanted, especially Lincoln Cents & type coins.

    "Keep in mind that most of what passes as numismatic information is no more than tested opinion at best, and marketing blather at worst. However, I try to choose my words carefully, since I know that you guys are always watching." - Joe O'Connor
  • gripgrip Posts: 9,962 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I dont see a scan/picture.?
  • cdan12cdan12 Posts: 364
    red X
  • ldhairldhair Posts: 7,232 ✭✭✭✭✭
    grip' you don't see a scan again?
    I don't' eitherimage
    Larry

  • seanqseanq Posts: 8,651 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Well it was there when I replied, honest! image


    Sean Reynolds
    Incomplete planchets wanted, especially Lincoln Cents & type coins.

    "Keep in mind that most of what passes as numismatic information is no more than tested opinion at best, and marketing blather at worst. However, I try to choose my words carefully, since I know that you guys are always watching." - Joe O'Connor
  • gripgrip Posts: 9,962 ✭✭✭✭✭
    image.Nothing newimage
    ............
    Al
  • ShamikaShamika Posts: 18,781 ✭✭✭✭
    Clip? What clip? I don't see anything.
    Buyer and seller of vintage coin boards!
  • Dog97Dog97 Posts: 7,874 ✭✭✭
    What seanq was going with the rim was if it showed the Blakesley effect, which is a weakness in the rim or design elements 180 degrees across from the clip. Most genuine incomplete planchets show this effect due to the lack of metal not making the rim form @ 180 in the upset mill, which cause the coin to be weakly struck 180 degrees across from the clip. If it were a clad cent it would be easy to authenticate as the blanks are plated after being punched out so if you see a clipped clad cent with the zinc core showing it's FAKE.
    Change that we can believe in is that change which is 90% silver.

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