Is Your Plain Edge Dollar a Fake?
In general, experts agree that if the weight of your dollar is 7.95 grams or higher, you're probably safe. Many of the normal Presidential Dollars are weighing in at between 8.0 and 7.
Selected term: Plain Edge
Explanation: The edge or outer border of a coin which is smooth and without any decoration
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Plain Edge Errors Found In Denver Mint Rolls
PCGS certifies lettered-edge planchet
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Plain Edge on Buchanan $1
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A James Buchanan Presidential dollar has been found with a plain edge. So far, it is the only one reported. John Porter, a retired Navy veteran living in ...
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plain edge: an edge of a coin that has no marking, reedings, or lettering of any kind.
planchet: the blank piece of metal upon which a coin is struck.
plain edge A flat, smooth edge seen mainly on a small-denomination coinage. See also lettered edge, reeded edge.
Plain Edge
No lettering around the edge of a coin. See also: REEDED EDGE and LETTERED EDGE.
Planchet
The blank metal disc with upset rims struck by DIES to create a coin.
Plain edge - the edge of a coin which is smooth and lacking any decoration
Planchet - a blank disc that will be stamped between dies to produce a coin
Press - a compression machine in which dies come together to stamp a coin ...
Plain Edge Proof - Some proof coins were only struck with a plain edge to differentiate them from the usual circulated striking with a milled edge, others were only struck with plain edges, like the 1937 George VI (1937-52) gold coins.
plain edge
A design characteristic of all U.S. small cents and nickels, half cents, and large cents minted after 1795, two-cent and three-cent pieces, and the silver 20-cent coin.
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Plain Edge Proof - Proofs of George III, William IV and Victoria often have plain edges to differentiate them from circulating coins.
Planchet - The flan or blank that is used to strike coins.
PLAIN EDGE
A smooth edge without reeding. Typical of most patterns.
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Plain edge coins have smooth edges. An example of this is the United States cent and nickel. In modern times plain edge coins are usually reserved for the lowest value denominations. In ancient times most coins had plain edges.
Plain edge. Island separated from mainland. Semi-curved bow. Sharp star. Different character Gong (3rd character after the leftmost star on the obverse) - the stroke forming the left "leg" is reversed.
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Plain Edge - a coin with no lettering, reeding, or inscription on the edge.
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Plain edge and lettered edge varieties are known in 1797. Lettered edge examples are very rare and seldom seen above Fine condition. One of the most prominent varieties in the series is from 1797 and shows a numeral 1 directly above the 1 in the date.
Plain edge proofs were produced for sets in 1831 at the start of the reign of William IV.
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1397 1874 pattern eagle. P-1520 gilt, J-1375. Rarity-6+. Bickford's International proposal. Proof-63. Copper, gilt. Plain edge.
P.E. - plain edge (not a reeded edge)
Pedigree - The lineage or provenance of a coin's ownership where known
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Today's pennies and nickels have a plain edge, not a reeded edge. See "lettered edge" and "incused edge". The 2007 presidential dollar coins have a lettered edge.
There are also a few 1794 tokens with the usual obverse and reverse but with a plain edge rather than the standard lettered edge. Both the standard issue and the plain edge varieties are found in thick and thin planchet versions.
There were 1500 specimen uncirculated silver coins issued that featured a milled edge, 750 proof pieces with a plain edge and 10 gold with the plain edge. The silver proof was originally available at $13.
It struck a single piece with a plain edge and about two dozen others with E PLURIBUS UNUM on the edge.
round plain edge cent which is circulated form 1997 through 2002. Once
again the composition of the coin was changed to bronze plated zinc. In
1998, the 'W' mintmark for Winnipeg made its first appearance on the penny (all ...
The most commonly encountered issue is the plain edge 1836-dated restrike with name on base and starry reverse.
Judd considered all the plain edge pieces to be counterfeits.
Credit for the design and engraving of the Silver-Center Cent normally goes to Henry Voigt, the first Chief Coiner of the U.S.
It applies the edge device (reeded edge, plain edge) and prevents the metal of the coin being struck from flowing outside of the confines of the die.
1795 "HALFPENNY", "LIBERTY & SECURITY" SERIES, "Kempson's half pence", Bust facing right, Plain edge, Breen 1262, Baker 31 footnote, Atkins 176c, D & H Middx.
Class one: Lettered Edge.
Class two: New reverse, plain edge.
Class three: New reverse, lettered edge.
Face: Anne Willing Bingham.
Diameter: 39 to 40 millimeters.
Composition: Silver (.8924) and Copper (.1076).
Weight: 26.96 grams.
* Notes:
1795 Half Cents were struck in 4 Varieties:
-Lettered Edge, with Pole
-Lettered Edge, with Punctuated Date
-Plain Edge, Punctuated Date
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Bulgaria, 10 Leva (Proof), 2000
Powerlifter, 2000 Summer Olympics Series
Plain Edge
23.3300g, .9250 Silver, .6938 ASW, 38.5mm
Mintage: 20,000
KM 251
Ex David Gotkin, CICF Show, April 2005 ...
* 1795 Cent, Plain Edge S-78, PCGS MS-63 BN, ex. Pittman
* 1795 Half Dime, LM-3, PCGS MS-63
* 1796 Quarter Dollar, PCGS AU-58, with colorful toning described by Willis as "mind blowing" and "amazing." ...
Gothic type, bust of Victoria crowned left, plain edge proof
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Pattern silver Sixpence by Blondeau (and Simon), 1651. Commonwealth of England. ESC-1498, plain edge. Struck in a screw press.
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1 Sho-gang
Year 16-1 (1927)
Code Pn3
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Denomination: 1 Sho-gang 16-1 (1927)
Diam. 24.0 mm; Th. 1.4 mm; Wt. 5.34 gms.
Metal: Proof Bronze; Plain edge
int: Probably minted by Taylor & Challen Co., London ...
If your coin has a collar (unlike most 1804 coins), it's probably genuine, or if it has a plain edge, it's a bona fide Class II silver dollar. Coins in the 1830s were minted with restraining collars, so you can tell an 1804 coin from an 1834 issue.
Close collar
An edge device sometimes called a collar die that surrounds the lower die. The close collar imparts reeding (see Reeded edge) or a smooth, plain edge.
Closed collar
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Most coins today have a plain edge or "reeded" edge. Having something inscribed or a design on the edge of a coin was prevalent when coins were made of precious metal.
Both lettered and plain edge specimens are known, as are a number of mules with other British tokens made for collectors. The U.S. Mint purchased quantities of Talbot, Allum & Lee cents in 1795 and 1797 for overstriking (cut down) into half cents.
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.
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found on coins struck with segmented collars; the lettering is raised during the minting process, and when the coin is ejected from the dies, the collar "falls" apart, preventing the lettering from being sheared away. This is opposed to PLAIN EDGE or ...
The edges can often be different from the circulation coins, at a minimum they have sharper edges, but occasionally the proof strikings can have a different edge type such as a plain edge where the currency coins have a milled edge.
 See also: Plain, Mint, Coin, Reverse, Revers
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