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I just bought a bag of 5000 wheat - so, I may be posting a few things over the next couple weeks. Hopefully. 
This was an interesting bag find from last night. It is a 1950S struck on a ragged clip. Alan Herbert (2007) noted that a ragged clip is a coin struck on a planchet that was punched over a ragged end of uncut metal or a defective area exhibiting a ragged edge with some rounding.
This coin appears to be a genuine ragged clip for two reasons. First, the Blakesley Effect is present on the side opposite the clip. Second, you can see weakness in the E PLUR on the reverse.
I know the coin in not in the best of shape but it is a pretty significant defect. Herbert ranks ragged clips’ rarity level at very scarce to rare.
Not a bad start to the bag.
Reference
Herbert, A. (2007). Official price guide to mint errors (7th ed.). New York, NY: House Collectables.
This was an interesting bag find from last night. It is a 1950S struck on a ragged clip. Alan Herbert (2007) noted that a ragged clip is a coin struck on a planchet that was punched over a ragged end of uncut metal or a defective area exhibiting a ragged edge with some rounding.
This coin appears to be a genuine ragged clip for two reasons. First, the Blakesley Effect is present on the side opposite the clip. Second, you can see weakness in the E PLUR on the reverse.
I know the coin in not in the best of shape but it is a pretty significant defect. Herbert ranks ragged clips’ rarity level at very scarce to rare.
Not a bad start to the bag.
Reference
Herbert, A. (2007). Official price guide to mint errors (7th ed.). New York, NY: House Collectables.
Be verwy verwy quiet... I'm hunting coins!!! 
I thought I was the only one to still use Alan Herbert's book as a reference.
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