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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;skane, post: 36313, member: 1927&quot;]Based on this descriptiopn I don&#039;t think it&#039;s a railroad rim as the edge of the coin is normal.....</p><p>Partial collar: Often known as &quot;railroad rim&quot; errors, the edge, not the rim, is the portion of the coin affected. It occurs when the collar is pushed somewhat below the surface of the lower die, so that the upper portion of the coin is free to expand beyond the confines of the collar, while the lower portion is restrained. On coins struck from a reeded collar, partial reeding exists on the area restrained by the collar. The error gets the nickname &quot;railroad rim&quot; from its appearance - the coin, viewed edge-on, resembles the wheel from a railroad car. </p><p><br /></p><p>I thought maybe it was a filled die error, but the picture they used as an example, (ironically it was a 1994 washington quarter!). doesn&#039;t have the separation between the 2 &#039;rims&#039;.Here&#039;s the link to the page I was referring to..</p><p><a href="http://www.coinworld.com/NewCollector/Errors/Striking.asp" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinworld.com/NewCollector/Errors/Striking.asp" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinworld.com/NewCollector/Errors/Striking.asp</a></p><p>See what you think...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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