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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hobo, post: 1380233, member: 11521&quot;]Yep. The planchet is placed in the collar and the obverse and reverse dies come together (with the planchet between them) to strike the coin. Not only does the metal flow up into the obverse and reverse dies the metal also flows out to the collar. The collars for dimes, quarters and halves have reeding while the collars for cents and nickels are smooth. </p><p><br /></p><p>After being struck, dollar coins go through a second&nbsp; process to add edge lettering to the coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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