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How is a Broadstruck coin made?

A broadstruck coin is formed when the collar is not surrounding the planchet during the strike.

The collar should completely surrounds the reverse die to help hold the planchet in place during striking. This helps the detail form on the coin and helps form the edge of the coin. On coins with reeded edges, the reeding design is in the collar. When the metal is forced against the collar, the reeded edge is formed.

The collar floats on springs independent of the die. Thus the collar can be down or at an angle when the planchet is struck. If the collar was attached to the coinage press in a fixed position, it could result in serious damage if the die struck the planchet incorrectly.

If the collar is not in the proper position when the planchet is struck, it allows the metal to be distorted outward. If the collar is jam on one side but not the other, you will get a partial collar strike. On reeded coins, the reeding will not show completely around the coin.

If any part of the design is missing on the coin, it is not a broadstruck, it is an off center struck coin.

This is a broadstruck cent.
This coin is the size of a quarter.

Below are some examples of Broadstruck coins.
This is a broadstruck Jefferson Nickle.

This nickle was struck on center with no collar. It is almost the size of a quarter
It was sent to us as struck on wrong metal.
It is the correct weight and same specific gravity as a nickel.

This is a Broadstruck Roosevelt Dime.

1984 P Broadstruck Roosevelt dime: Notice that only the left side of the coin was struck without a collar. This would be a partial collar Broadstruck coin.

The collar places the reeded edge on this coin. The side that was struck without a collar will not have a reeded edge.

Broadstruck Washington Quarter on a Type 1 planchet.

Broadstruck Washington Quarter on a Type 1 planchet with a straight clip.

This is a very special Broadstruck Lincoln cent. Notice the curled strip. What are the odds of the curled strip staying of the coin.

Broadstruck	Clips
Die Clash	Die Cap
Double Denomination	Double Struck
Flip Over	Multi Struck
Mated Pair	Off Center Struck
Wrong Planchet

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