What does "Broadstruck out of collar" mean?

Russ

1964 KENNEDY HALF - BROADSTRUCK - PCGS MS-64

I really don't see much difference between it and a normal half. It does look like the "L" in liberty is nearly missing, but wouldn't that be a strike-thru? Or, is that the same thing as broadstruck?

Russ, NCNE

BillJones

To really appreciate “broad struck” you have see the coin out of a slab. All U.S. coins have struck in collars since the mid 1830s. A collar fits around the coin when it is struck. For modern dimes, quarters, half dollars and dollars, the collar provides the reeding on the edge. Cents and nickels are also struck in collars, but they have plain edges. For the St. Gaudens gold coins a segmented collar, which retracted after the coin was struck provided the edge lettering.

A broad struck coin is a piece that did not seat properly when it was placed between the dies for striking. It is usually not quite round, and part or all of the reeding is missing because the piece was not placed properly in the collar. The value of these errors varies from a few bucks for modern dimes to sometimes big bucks for older and larger coins like Morgan silver dollars.

Russ

Thanks Bill! That was an explanation that even I can understand.

Russ, NCNE

morganbarber

It means that a female mint employee was in charge at the time of coining.

jonesy

Dammit Boy!!!
Glenn

BillJones

MorganBarber,

Was that a sexist remark?

Watch out the PC police will be at your door!!!

airplanenut

It means there's a reason for the outrageous price