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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 420628, member: 112&quot;]The rim is a very important part of the coin and yes it must be considered when grading. It is so important that if a coin has a bad enough rim ding it will even be body-bagged for damage. Less severe rim dings often drop a coin&#039;s grade a full grade, sometimes more than 1 grade.</p><p><br /></p><p>And do not confuse the rim with the edge - they are two distinctly different things. When laying flat the rim is the horizontal surface around the coin, the edge is the vertical surface.</p><p><br /></p><p>And the edge is very important too and it also must be considered when grading a coin. And the edge is a very important diagnostic often used to determine counterfeits. Sometimes it is the only way that a counterfeit may be recognized by counting the reeds.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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