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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JCro57, post: 3045042, member: 92083&quot;]No, I don&#039;t mean that, respectfully <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Actually, to be technical, concerning unstruck coins, the term &quot;Type 2&quot; doesn&#039;t always necessarily mean it is a planchet (meaning it has a rim a.k.a. an &quot;upset&quot; rim). There are actually Type 1 and Type 2 <b><i>blanks without rims</i></b>.</p><p><br /></p><p>A &quot;Type 1 blank&quot; differs from a &quot;Type 2 blank&quot; in that Type 1 blanks are non-annealed or &quot;unburnished&quot;.&nbsp; They look dull, and you see a series on perfectly straight, parallel lines throughout the entire surface. Here are examples of the two on some unstruck Sacagawea/Presidential Dollars; a set without a rim, and a set of type 2 planchets:</p><p><br /></p><p>First, the blanks (non-annealed on left, or Type 1; annealed, or Type 2, on right).</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]760661[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a closeup of both:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]760663[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]760664[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And now the non-annealed (unburnished) Type 2 planchet and annealed (burnished) Type 2 planchet:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]760665[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>All 4 together!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]760666[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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