Closed collar

Closed collar Alternate form of close collar
C-Mint Term applied to the gold coins struck at the Charlotte, North Carolina branch Mint. This Mint only struck gold coins from its opening in late 1837 until its seizure by the Confederacy.

Closed collar - An edge device sometimes called a collar die that surrounds the lower die. The close collar imparts reeding, lettering, or a smooth, plain edge.

Closed collar
Alternate form of close collar
Cob
The name given to the series of crudely-struck silver and gold coins, particularly from the Spanish-American mints from the 1500's to the 1700's.

Closed collar
Alternate form of close collar
coin
Metal formed into a disk of standardized weight and stamped with a standard design to enable it to circulate as money authorized by a government body.

Closed collar
Alternate term for close collar
Cohen variety
A die variety for half cents, denoted as C-1, C-2a, etc. Also see: Die Variety ...

Actually open and close collars are both closed collars - as opposed to segmented collars. The close collar imparts reeding or a smooth, plain edge.

Its name notwithstanding, a closed collar that surrounded the anvil (or lower) die used in striking early U.S. coins on planchets whose edges already had been lettered or reeded.

The edge device, sometimes called a collar die, that surrounds the lower die. Actually open and close collars are both closed collars - as opposed to segmented collars. The close collar imparts reeding or a smooth, plain edge.
Closed collar ...

From that point forward half eagles were struck with beaded borders and with a closed collar. The format was continued from 1829 through the summer of 1834.

See also: Surfaces, Dollar, Mint, Mint state, Mintmark