Definition

• Flat Rim.  The outermost element of any side of a numismatic or medallic item that is raised from the background or matrix with a perfect 90° to the edge. A flat rim is in contrast to an oblique border, or to a wire edge.

  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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