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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;foundinrolls, post: 651127, member: 4350&quot;]When a coin is struck by misaligned dies, it sometimes happens that the collar does not function properly.&nbsp; The pressure of the strike forces some metal up between the collar and the die.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Usually a finned rim has to have the metal that is raised above the rim,&nbsp; raised to a degree that it is obvious.</p><p><br /></p><p>The nickel below from an old post on these forums shows that a &quot;fin&quot; is raised above what should be the rim.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.foundinrolls.com/images/cu/finned-nickel.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Some people call the extra little bit of metal that is around the edge of a misaligned die strike a &quot;fin&quot;&nbsp; but a &quot;fin&quot; really needs to be more prominent than that such as it is on this nickel.&nbsp; Some fins are really quite dramatic.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am only bringing this up as I can&#039;t tell from the images of the original coin in this thread if there really is a substantial &quot;fin&quot;&nbsp; or if it is just a very minor bit of metal flow that we see on misaligned die strikes very frequently.</p><p><br /></p><p>That&#039;s why I was hoping for a better picture.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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