Nickel (1956-1985) Clipped Planchet Mint Error Choose Your Date - Clipped Planchet United States Five Cent Error Coinage

This listing is for Nickel (1956-1985) Clipped Planchet Mint Error Choose Your Date. Clipped planchets are made in the first stage of the minting process In this stage, large sheets of metal are fed into a blanking press, which punches circular blanks that will be struck with coin designs. When the metal sheet is misaligned, or the blanking press feeds incorrectly, blanks may be punched with parts of the edge missing. This listing features one straight clip which is the #3 Straight clips happen when the blanking press punches a planchet from the edge or end of the metal strip, resulting in a coin with a straight, smooth edge. The other three nickels within the listing are all curved clippings in varying degrees,  Curved clips occur when the blanking press, which cuts round blanks from a metal strip, overlaps a previously punched hole. This results in a crescent-shaped or curved missing section, which can vary in size. Some coins exhibit a small portion clipped, while others may be missing a significant chunk. This "choose your own" listing allows you to fill specific holes in your error date set. Great Find!!!

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Nickel (1956-1985) Clipped Planchet Mint Error Choose Your Date - Clipped Planchet United States Five Cent Error Coinage