Definizione

• Band.  A wide rim; a plain molded border on a numismatic item. Bands may be flat or oblique – slanted. Bands aid in reducing wear and act as a picture frame for the design. The U.S. Franklin half dollar has such a wide band rim. If the designer widens the band to its extreme – wide enough to contain lettering as the legend – it is known as a cartwheel rim.  See border.

  excerpted with permission from

  An Encyclopedia of Coin and Medal Technology

  For Artists, Makers, Collectors and Curators

  COMPILED AND WRITTEN BY D. WAYNE JOHNSON

  Roger W. Burdette, Editor

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