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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 3433167, member: 66&quot;]Most early medals did not have reeded edges because they were not struck in collars.&nbsp; The high relief of most medals required multiple strikes with the planchet being re-annealed between strikes.&nbsp; Striking it in a collar would lead to two problems, getting the medal out of and back into the collar and two the high pressure would with striking in a collar tend to damage the dies and/or press. So the medals were struck without a collar and after the design was fully brought up the &quot;flashing&quot; that extended beyond the edge of the design would be removed by turning the edge down in a lathe.&nbsp; Since the edge is deliberately shaved down, there could be no reeded edge.&nbsp; Unless it was applied afterward.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a progression set of a medal that shows the steps.&nbsp; You can see how the diameter of the medal spreads with each strike, and then after strike #4 the edges is cut away.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://coins.ha.com/itm/u.s.-presidents-and-statesmen/eight-stages-of-matte-medal-production-total-8-pieces-/a/1181-3688.s" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://coins.ha.com/itm/u.s.-presidents-and-statesmen/eight-stages-of-matte-medal-production-total-8-pieces-/a/1181-3688.s" rel="nofollow">https://coins.ha.com/itm/u.s.-presidents-and-statesmen/eight-stages-of-matte-medal-production-total-8-pieces-/a/1181-3688.s</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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