Is this a rim ding or a clip? (Warning - Super Crusty Coin)

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• seanq Posts: 8,751 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 23, 2010 10:29PM

  I say damage for two reasons - the clip doesn't go through to the opposite side, and if you look carefully at the inside of the clipped edge I think you can see where the denticles are pushed into the field. The token saw a lot of corrosion and wear after the damage, which smoothed out whatever evidence there was of the metal being pushed, but I'm about 99% sure that's what happened.
  
  
  Sean Reynolds

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• PerryHall Posts: 47,051 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 23, 2010 10:32PM

  Agree. Post mintage damage. Neat token but it needs a long soak in mineral oil to get rid of all that grime and crud.

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