Part V: Planchet Errors:

Blanking and Cutting Errors:

Multiple clips and combination clips:

Definition: Two or more clips of the same type or of different types can appear on the same coin. Any combination of curved, straight, ragged, and elliptical clips is possible.

The percentage of missing metal, or mass, on a clipped planchet is often expressed as a measurement of weight. The measurement will normally be expressed in grams or grains.

For expanded treatment concerning clip diagnostics click here.

Below is a 2001-P Jefferson nickel with a combination curved and straight clip. Image courtesy Ynes Zavala.

Shown below is a quad-clipped dime that consists of an elliptical clip (best seen on the left) and three curved clips.

Depicted below is a 2007-D dime with an elliptical clip and a curved clip that interrupts the right side of the ellipse.

1982 Mexican 1 peso coin with six curved clips. Three overlapping curved clips are situated at opposite poles. The edge shots show a nice cut-and-tear texture.

A Malaysian 20 sen struck off-center on a double curved clipped planchet.