1844 quarter with a knife rim?

fastfreddie

Is this true, I have not heard of it before. Interesting.
1844

CaptHenway

Looks like the reeded edge was tapped down smooth. Post-Mint damage.
TD

Moldnut

Cool die state, too bad someone had to mess around with it.

rhedden

Coin was rolled and probably has no reeding on the edge. I got stuck with an 1877 half dollar like this in a group lot won on eBay.

LindeDad

Looks like the start of a ring. I have a ring made from a Walking Liberty Half.

USMoneylover

<< <i>Cool die state, too bad someone had to mess around with it. >>



My thoughts exactly.

coindeuce

Not the first one I've seen. I had one in very similar condition last year in a multiple piece lot that came on consignment from a forum member. It was sold as a single at a show in Syracuse. The current seller is located in NY, so it may very well be the coin that I handled, which had been worked (tooled) on the edge. As I recall, the edge was slightly radiused from peening the reeds flat.

rawmorgan

From what I understand "knife rim" is another name for "wire rim" mostly made famous by the 1907 High Relief.

That looks like more than just a little extruding metal. I vote PMD.

If it is a wire rim, then that's one hell of a strike and one worn out collar.

ebaybuyer

looks like breen didnt know as much about the minting process as he did about molesting children.