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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hobo, post: 927591, member: 11521&quot;]Edge lettering was applied to coin blanks before striking using a Castaing Machine. The Castaing Machine was essentially two parallel bars with lettering in relief (and in reverse) that impressed the lettering into the blanks by turning a crank which caused one of the bars to move. The blank was placed between the bars (which were set slightly closer than the diameter of the blanks) and when one bar moved the blank would rotate between the bars while the edge lettering was pressed into the edge of the blank.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Sometimes the blank would slip causing the edge lettering to skip or overlap. I&#039;m not sure if an edge lettering error like you describe would command much of a premium (if any). Perhaps a CBH collector can answer that question.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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