Learning about broad struck coins

Learning about Broad struck coins. I came upon this Kennedy half and noticed the rim. Would you consider this a broad struck coin?

 

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no, it looks normal..

 

@ken454 , what makes the rim appear to be higher than the rest of my kennedy's?

 

Do you understand dies? If so, then you can figure it out. It's tooling that's locked in place, and to be aligned to do the correct job. If not correctly locked in place, then things will not look correct as intended.

 

it may have been struck with a bit more pressure...

 

heres one of my broadstruck cents, its same size as a nickel..the collar did not engage so the planchet expanded when struck..



heres same coin over top of a nickel...

 

Cool. So broadstruck will never have a raised rim because of the planchet expanding. Chances are the size is larger as well. Thanks for the explanation.

 

Still learning.

 

I agree the Kennedy shown here is just a well struck example.
Nice centered broad strike @ken454
Here's my centered broad strike.

 

Not WAM? Lol

 

I know. Wouldn't that have been awesome to have both!:>?!?

 

It sure has smooth surfaces and incredible luster. I'd been awesome if it was a WAM.

 

@Bambam8778
This is a Broadstruck Kennedy.. When it expanded outward it became almost the size of an Ike Dollar!
From my collection -

 

Nice one @paddyman98 !

 

So broad strikes can have a rim, it is just pushed out? Nice 1/2 by the way@!

 

Most coins are Type 2 Blank Planchets.
They have an upraised rim to start with before being struck. The Raised Rim is not created during the strike.

There are some Type 1, without an Upraised Rim the are Broadstruck. But those are very rare.

 

Makes sense now and I should have remembered that the rim isn't made when the coin is struck. Thanks.

 

Your 1999 LMC looks like a partial collar on the reverse. It look different from the one Ken posted, Like it has another lip/step on the edge.

 

Here's one of my broad struck cents, its same size as a nickel..the collar did not engage so the planchet expanded when struck.

I disagree!
What if the operator installing the dies, did not remove the nickel's collar, when installing the dies for the cent. Would this cause the problem of"Broad Struck" coins of different values, by the operators? The coin's dies of smaller size installed after a run of larger coins.

 

I will have to look at the coin again. Most of these have a slight tapered rim, I think I see what you are saying, but I believe it is just the lighting.