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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 25313598, member: 101855&quot;]There those who think that all of the &quot;larged sized&quot; silver coinage with made with a closed collar. That seems to be a minority view. </p><p><br /></p><p>The thinking is that the closed collar came in when the reduced size type coins were introduced. Here is a list of the reduced sized type coins:</p><p><br /></p><p>Half dime, resummed in 1829</p><p>Dime Type changed mid 1828</p><p>Quarter Type changed 1831</p><p>Half Dollar Reeded edge introduced 1836, used on all half dollars 1837</p><p>Silver Dollar Closed collar for sure in 1840 after the Gobrecht coins. Prior to that the dollar had a quasi experimental status. The original issue 1836 Gobrecht Dollars are now called &quot;regular issues,&quot; but the combined mintage in 1836 and 1837 was only 1,600 coins, which hardly going to run the economy, even then. </p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t think that the reeded edge coins from the early 1800s were stuck with close collars that imparted the reeded edge at the same time the obverse and reverse was struck. I have an 1807 quarter with partial reeding and it was not broad struck out of the collar. The trouble is the coin is now in a slab, and you can&#039;t see the reeding. Ditto for many other certified early coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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