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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 2065912, member: 66&quot;]The rims aren&#039;t &quot;cut back&quot; at all.&nbsp; Encasements are made using an aluminum blank with a hole in it and the cent is placed in it and loaded into a press.&nbsp; The dies in the press also have a hole in them so they don&#039;t flatten the coin, but the hole is often a little smaller than the diameter of the coin.&nbsp; When the piece is struck the hole in the aluminum tries to collapse toward the center, and the edge of the coin is forced outward.&nbsp; This forces the two pieces together and &quot;locks&quot; them tight.&nbsp; But it does flatten the rim of the coin.&nbsp; Sometimes the design on the die comes all the way tothe edge of the hole and you will see part of the design impressed onto the rim of the coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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