2009 D 25C DOC....pulled this from a NF String roll today...warning..lots of pics...clip? Update 10/
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I would appreciate opinions on this....is there such a thing as a "retained clip"???
Update 10/19/09
Update 10/19/09
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Post it on the CONECA Mint Error forum and see what Mike Diamond says.
The name is LEE!
Nice Find!
<< <i>I think it's called an incomplete straight clip and if so VERY AWESOME and worth quite a bit.
Nice Find! >>
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I guess my opinion is die crack/planchet flaw/post-strike damage.
What does the edge look like where the gouges cross the rim?
Cool coin and great pix!
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I guess the mint has issues just like the rest of the country nowadays..
I think it's pretty obvious that it was cut before being struck as the pressure of the striking filled or partially filled the gouge, also if you look at the close-ups the line is not straight, it's jagged from metal flow.
I have never seen one like this before!
<< <i>My assessment is a damaged planchet... it had a deep cut in it. The strike and subsequent metal flow partially filled it, left weak devices near it, and where it flowed back together on the obverse it looks like a die crack....
I have never seen one like this before! >>
I agree. The strip was severely damaged but I tend to doubt it
was caused by the shears since it's so ragged.
I'd guess it goes back to the bonding machine (rollers) when the
strip was put together.
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btt......grade in first post.