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Does This Dime Have a Very Small Clip?

ShurkeShurke Posts: 782 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Not my coin, not considering purchasing it. Just came across it and am curious if I’m correct in thinking that the small irregularity in the rim is due to a very minor clip in the planchet.

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    MWallaceMWallace Posts: 4,690 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Hmmm. This is one for our resident clip expert @seanq

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    CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 34,218 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Yes. Commonly called a "rim clip" because it only affects the rim. They are cute but generally not worth too much of a premium.

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    ajaanajaan Posts: 18,024 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @CaptHenway said:
    Yes. Commonly called a "rim clip" because it only affects the rim. They are cute but generally not worth too much of a premium.

    Nice dime. Do you have full obv and rev photos?


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    ShurkeShurke Posts: 782 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @CaptHenway
    Thanks!

    @ajaan
    Full pics for you:

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    rmpsrpmsrmpsrpms Posts: 1,976 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited June 28, 2024 4:21PM

    That's actually a very cool rim clip. Interesting that it shows less clip at the center than the two corners. I think that may indicate it was a straight clip versus a curved one.

    Note there is a small amount of weakness on the obverse opposite the more obvious reverse weakness.

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    johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 34,391 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Way cool 😎

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    joeykoinsjoeykoins Posts: 18,923 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Shurke said:
    Not my coin, not considering purchasing it. Just came across it and am curious if I’m correct in thinking that the small irregularity in the rim is due to a very minor clip in the planchet.

    Looks good to me.
    ;)
    Just bought this yesterday.



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    seanqseanq Posts: 8,841 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited June 30, 2024 8:51AM

    Yes as others have already said, it is a small rim or disc clip. Most of the ones I have seen on Mercs are from Philadelphia, that your coin is from San Francisco makes it even cooler.

    Sean Reynolds

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