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The Coin
Collecting Dictionary
Welcome to the Coin Collecting Dictionary. Here you will find the
terms, definitions, etc. that are unique to our
beloved hobby. Simply click on the letter
below to bring you to all the terms and
definitions for that letter.
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Denomination
The
term used describe the value of a certain type
of coin/money. For example, the US
currently has the cent, nickel, dime, quarter,
half dollar and dollar in coins. Any one
of these can be referred to as a denomination.
Device
Device refers to the design elements of a coin,
which means the actual part of a coin that is
part of the design. See
Field
Die
A die
is an engraved metal stamp used for striking out
the design of a coin. The die is often hardened
so that when it strikes the metal blank an
impression will be left which is the coin.
A die is the reverse image of the finished coin.
The bottom die is called the
anvil die and the top die is called the
hammer die.
PCGS Coin Collecting News
Updated : Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:11:26 GMT
 Numismatic NewsPCGS obtains Chinese fakesNumismatic News - 5 hours agoPCGS will display the dies and numerous counterfeit Chinese coins at the Long Beach, Calif., Coin, Stamp and Collectibles Expo Sept. ...
Publ.Date : Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:52:05 GMT
San Francisco Roosevelts Excite CollectorsNumisMaster.com, WI - Aug 12, 2008The numbers we have show it is about equal in MS-67 numbers with the 1946-S and actually a surprising total of about 1000 examples graded by PCGS in MS-66, ...
Publ.Date : Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:48:08 GMT
Publ.Date : Mon, 04 Aug 2008 07:08:46 GMT
Philly Double Eagles Run Common to RareNumisMaster.com, WI - Aug 4, 2008The grading services even have separate listings for the Well Fargo coins and there PCGS reports 4848 in MS-66, 793 in MS-67, 100 in MS-68 and 10 in MS-69. ...
Publ.Date : Tue, 05 Aug 2008 04:04:02 GMT
 NumisMaster.comBowers Auction Tops $4.4 MillionNumisMaster.com, WI - Aug 13, 2008Only three others in MS-65 are of finer quality this coin, which has a total PCGS Population of 31. Two other lots sold for over $100000, including a 1795 ...
Publ.Date : Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:28:39 GMT
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