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ndgoflo Pillar of the Community United States 626 Posts	Posted 12/04/2005 01:34 am Hi all, I just received a bunch of coins today in a trade from Germany. In the bunch there were some 5 Reichsmark from 1936 F (Stuttgart mint). While checking them out I noticed that the edge inscriptions are opposite of each other. If you have both coins obverse up, the edge inscription will be upright on one and upside down on the other. I don't have a whole lot of German coins of that era to compare with and I don't see any note of it in my Krause. My question becomes, is this a collected variety? Were the collar dies (with the inscription) set in the presses at random, or did a die setter accidentally place the collar upside down? Any help at all is greatly appreciated. Report this Post to the Staff

kuhli Valued Member United States 230 Posts	Posted 12/07/2005 9:55 pm The edge lettering is added to the planchet before or after being struck with the dies in the press. Because they're are two separate processes, it is literally a "flip of the coin" as to whether the final product will be "obverse up" or "reverse up". ("obverse up"/"reverse up" is if you put the coin flat on a table, with the edge writing upright, which side of the coin is up). This is also quite common on British £1 coins which all carry some form of legend on the edge (up through 2003, that is) Report this Post to the Staff
ndgoflo Pillar of the Community United States 626 Posts	Posted 12/08/2005 12:56 am Thanks for the reply. I had never even thought of the possibility of the edge lettering being impressed during the process of upsetting the edge. I had just assumed that the lettering was in the collar die. I guess since it is probably a 50/50 shot at having it one way or the other, neither carry a premium over the other and it is not looked upon as a variety, correct? Thanks again!! Report this Post to the Staff
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