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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Fred Weinberg, post: 2735358, member: 86437&quot;]Looks like a partial collar error.</p><p><br /></p><p>It occurs when the unstruck planchet is not</p><p>seated IN the collar, but ON top of the collar.</p><p><br /></p><p>The striking pressure results in the coin being struck</p><p>literally, partially in the collar, and the smaller diameter</p><p>of your coin (the reverse in this case, but not in all cases</p><p>with modern US coins) is the side that was IN the collar.</p><p><br /></p><p>The broader edge was the part of the planchet that didn&#039;t</p><p>get into the collar, and is slightly broadstruck.</p><p><br /></p><p>These are also called &quot;Railroad Rim&quot; errors, because they </p><p>look like&nbsp; the edge of a train wheel.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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