 5¢. 1919. Off-center strike on straight clipped planchet. About Uncirculated. Struck about 10% off-center toward the 1:00 position with a 5% straight clip at the 8:00 position. Well detailed and close to Mint State, this glossy, lustrous specimen exhibits some light deposits at the edges of the devices. There are also some light scratches at the upper right obverse. SEGS AU50.
Combination off-center/clip errors are scarce overall, but do happen with some frequency. It is possible that the misformed, clipped planchet somehow causes a malfunction in the coining press' feed mechanism, making double errors like this possible.
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