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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SuperDave, post: 2434685, member: 1892&quot;]It&#039;s <b>physically impossible</b>. The rim is formed, the diameter is at or less than normal, it therefore <b>had</b> to be in a collar. The fact that you don&#039;t know this stuff (<i>yet</i>, you&#039;ll learn) doesn&#039;t mean that any reasonably experienced numismatist doesn&#039;t. This level of knowledge - a complete familiarity with the die production and minting process - is <i>expected</i> of a coin collector.</p><p><br /></p><p>I lived in Atlantic City for twenty years. Quarters with the rims worn off by slot machines before reaching a low AU level of surface wear are still common there, <b>years</b> after the casinos quit accepting coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>By the way, the sample coin you compared the reedless Quarter to is pretty worn itself. Or a poor strike; that can have an effect on reed development too. These things will come in time. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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