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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 444002, member: 66&quot;]A broadstruck coin is a coin that is struck without the collar in place.&nbsp; When a coin is struck the pressure from the die akes the metal expand outward radially from the center of the coin.&nbsp; Normally there is a collar aound the planchet to restrain this expansion, create the reeded edge if any, and to force the metal upwards and form the rim.&nbsp; If the collar is not present because it gets jammed down around the lower die the coin expands outward to a larger than normal size.&nbsp; How much larger depends on the force of the strike, the metal the planchet is made of, and how well annealed the planchet is.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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