<< <i>This is the second time I see NGC do this. NGC: Rotate the coin just a bit so that the prongs don't obscure the clip! >>
Yeah it's real silly and I didn't even bother to photograph the obverse as it's fully under the prong and you can only see the clip with a loupe at an angle.
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This is what's known as a "disk clip" where only a small portion of the planchet is missing. Small enough that reeding may still be present but large enough to disrupt the rim.
This error is augmented by the fact that the US Mint "artificially frosts" the rims as well as the devices. Earlier Proof Coins which did not have frosted rims are more difficult to see and less obvious.
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<< <i>This is the second time I see NGC do this. NGC: Rotate the coin just a bit so that the prongs don't obscure the clip! >>
Yeah it's real silly and I didn't even bother to photograph the obverse as it's fully under the prong and you can only see the clip with a loupe at an angle.
<< <i>Wow.........It's also clipped at 10, 2 4 and 8. >>
<< <i>nice proof errors are super rare >>
Being Silver vs Clad is another perk.
nice score!
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Prongs should be outlawed.
<< <i>Wow.........It's also clipped at 10, 2 4 and 8. >>
This error is augmented by the fact that the US Mint "artificially frosts" the rims as well as the devices. Earlier Proof Coins which did not have frosted rims are more difficult to see and less obvious.
(Ref: Arnie Margolis/Fred Weinberg The Error Coin Encyclopedia - Page 127)
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<< <i>Interesting... I am amazed at how you find these things... do you advertise?? Cheers, RickO >>
Yes...his powers of finding the coolest errors is enviable!
See http://www.doubledimes.com for a free online reference for US twenty-cent pieces
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<< <i>Interesting... I am amazed at how you find these things... do you advertise?? Cheers, RickO >>
Yes...his powers of finding the coolest errors is enviable! >>
Thanks as I just sort of found this one by error!