Merryl scored a line across the screen at the lowest edge of the coin and stood back.
The edge of the coin has six bands, alternately finished smooth and grained.
The 46 stars that line the outside of the obverse are so clear they serve as the edge of the coin.
The "full rim" (the line around the edge of the coin where it was raised up) must be visible.
The blanks then go through an upsetting mill that raises the rim on the edge of the coin.
He placed the edge of the coin against the corner of the fourth square and scratched.
The defect was found to be a "fin", excess metal at the edge of the coin, making it seem too thick when inserted in machines.
I couldn't read the words around the edge of the coin.
Some older US coins, and many world coins have other designs on the edge of the coin.
Engravings on the edge of the €2 coin are also subject to national choice.