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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2906664, member: 24314&quot;][USER=76739]@usmc60[/USER] Happy birthday Marine!</p><p><br /></p><p>Great news, I&#039;m going to agree with you in the large sense.&nbsp; That&#039;s because I just went to my change jar and pulled out a handful of dimes and quarters - all having edge reeding.&nbsp; You know what?&quot;&nbsp; It was hard to find even one coin that did not have some degree of RIM BURR<span style="color: rgb(179, 0, 0)"><b>S. </b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Using a microscope, I found two WORN coins with less than sharp reeds.&nbsp; LOL, no burrs!</span></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: rgb(179, 0, 0)"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">You see, by your strict definition, any coin that is pushed from the collar where metal from an edge groove moves past the edge of the groove <span style="color: rgb(179, 0, 0)">can be called a burr</span>.&nbsp; They are found in different sizes.&nbsp; When circulation begins these can be smashed over to the top of the rim.&nbsp; I spend them.&nbsp; Actually, not until the jar is full and I roll them up for the bank.&nbsp; I&#039;ll try to put some of these &quot;gems&quot; into circulation this week so keep your eyes open and Good Luck!&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(179, 0, 0)"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(179, 0, 0)"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">PS&nbsp; I don&#039;t believe for one second that Mr. Neff called a CUD (rim break) a burr!&nbsp; There is a big difference between a &quot;rim fin,&quot; a &quot;rim break,&quot; and a &quot;burr.&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; </span> </span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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