Error guys, can this be considered a clipped planchet on this Barber dime?

pcgs69

Pics aren't the best, but hopefully they can give you an idea. It's pretty minor, but looks like a small planchet clip. What do you guys think? If real, would the error even carry a premium?

Thanks for any info!

Don't worry about the date... my digital camera died and when I recharged it, the date was reset.

PerryHall

Doesn't look like a clip. What does it weigh compared to other dimes with the same amount of wear?

jonathanb

Post-mint damage. Real clips show metal flow (Blakesley effect). Not possible for a real clip to have squared edges like that one, sorry.

pcgs69

<< <i>Doesn't look like a clip. What does it weigh compared to other dimes with the same amount of wear? >>



According to my scale, it weighs 2.3 grams. I didn't have another worn Barber dime, but did a worn merc and also got 2.3 grams

EXOJUNKIE

Sorry ... not a genuine clip. And not every clip exhibits a Blakesley Effect opposite the incomplete part of the planchet, so that isn't always a tell-tale sign. Proper metal flow around the clip usually is though.

pcgs69

Thanks guys, I'll go with the no clip. Price was right, so nothing's lost!

seanq

As a few others have already said, that is not a genuine Mint error. Your coin was "clipped" after it was struck. Even in very low grades you will see signs of metal flow at either side of a genuine incomplete planchet, as the metal flows into the void under striking pressure.

As a rule of thumb, at least 90% of the straight clips I see offered on classic coinage are actually damaged. The coin below is a genuine straight clip and you can see the diagnostics very clearly.




Sean Reynolds

CaptHenway

Nice picture. The way the inside of the rim on either side of the clip fades towards the void is wonderfully diagnostic.