Is this a clipped planchet?

[Radon]

I got this 1961 nickle from the coinstar this weekend. It's clear why it was rejected by the machine. I am wondering if it's a clipped planchet, or if it's post mint damage? I notice that the rim of the coin looks wide 180 degrees around the coin from the clipped area. Is that maybe evidence of it being a mint error? TIA

 

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[Mud Hut]

What does it say in the indented area?

 

[xr7ator]

I say, yes, Radon.

 

[Red-Coat]

Surely the first thing to check would be whether another nickel fits exactly into the arc clipped out of your coin? Although you haven't pictured it completely flat such that there's a 'perspective' issue, it appears to me that the arc doesn't match to the perimeter of an intact coin.

I have a number of coins on clipped flans in my collection and in all cases the match is pretty much exact, with only a small tolerance from slight 'spreading' of the unconstrained part of the flan.

 

[xr7ator]

Red-Coat is one super intelligent poster with amazing knowledge, but I'm sticking with my opinion that it is in fact a clipped planchet coin.

 

[Red-Coat]

Red-Coat is one super intelligent poster with amazing knowledge, but I'm sticking with my opinion that it is in fact a clipped planchet coin.

Ha ha... thanks for that, but I'm not refuting the possibility of it being a clip... just querying whether the arc-matching supports that view. it's difficult to tell for sure from the pictures, but can be readily established from the coin itself. Over to the OP.

 

[Radon]

To Mud Hut: I've looked at the clipped surface with a 4X loupe, and it just looks like scratches. No letters that I can make out. It's hard to show it in a cell phone picture.

Red Coat and xr7ator: I don't have another coin with me (at work now) to compare it. I had the same thought when I was at home, and the arc is a larger diameter than a nickel. I'll get another picture this evening.

Thanks for looking!

 

[invent4hir]

All, I know the second picture wasn't taken directly overhead, but for a first approximation I used it in the graphic below. The arc (yellow dashed line) is a pretty close fit.

 

[galenrog]

Based on what I can see, yes, it is. I have hundreds. Have sold hundreds more.

Time for more coffee.

 

[ARC]

I think it is from a pirate testing it with his teeth to make sure it was real.

How say thee ?

:P

 

[ARC]

The arc (yellow dashed line) is a pretty close fit.

Ehhh... wahhh... mu-wah ?

***ARC looks himself over for yellow dotted line... sees none...... then checks his Rum bottle for one***

I have been told i look good in a yellow line i will have you know.

:P

 

[xaos]

Surely the first thing to check would be whether another nickel fits exactly into the arc clipped out of your coin? Although you haven't pictured it completely flat such that there's a 'perspective' issue, it appears to me that the arc doesn't match to the perimeter of an intact coin.

Concur...that is the best way to tell...

In addition, if it was a mint stamp error...the edge would be smooth line the typical edge of the nickle...

 

[niffler]

You take nice pictures!

 

[l.cutler]

It does appear to be a clip. As far as another nickel exactly fitting, not necessarily. When the coin is struck, the metal flows slightly which could distort the shape of the clip. Also the marks inside the clip are perfectly normal. Planchet cutters can leave shear marks. When a coin is struck and pressed into the collar, these marks are normally erased. With this area not pressing against a collar, the marks are not removed.

 

[smokeythecat]

Yes, that is a clipped coin.

 

[Radon]

Here is a picture of the 61 nickel with its brother. They seem to be pretty close in radius. Thanks for all the help!

 

[Radon]

You take nice pictures!

Thanks for that! I use a cell phone camera, and I try to get as close as possible while still keeping the focus sharp. Then I open the picture in Paint and crop it close to the edges of the object.

 

[BC1969]

Mind taking a straight on pic of UNUM?
I want to see what Blakesley effect is present.
I can't tell like that.

 

[Radon]

Mind taking a straight on pic of UNUM?
I want to see what Blakesley effect is present.
I can't tell like that.

Sure, here it is.

 

[BC1969]

I don't have much experience with these.
Only what I have read and I read nonstop.
If my opinion counts, I'd say it is probably legitimate.
I learned a lot from an article about this subject written by Mike Diamond.
https://www.coinworld.com/news/prec...ine-clip-coin--collectors--clearinghouse.html