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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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Hammer Die

 

Hammer Die is referred to as the top die.  In the production of a coin, a coin is struck by two dies.   The hammer die is the top die that is placed on top of the coin blank and struck. Years ago this was done with a hammer. See "anvil die" and "die".

 

 

 

 

PCGS Coin Collecting News

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Updated : Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:06:28 GMT

PCGS obtains Chinese fakes - Numismatic News
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PCGS obtains Chinese fakesNumismatic News - 1 hour 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 Collectors - NumisMaster.com
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
Goldline Acquires Royal Canadian Mint's Uniquely Designed 2008 ... - MarketWatch
Goldline Acquires Royal Canadian Mint's Uniquely Designed 2008 ...MarketWatch - Aug 4, 2008These coins have been independently certified by Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS), one of the premier coin grading services, to be the first ...

Publ.Date : Mon, 04 Aug 2008 07:08:46 GMT
Bowers Auction Tops $4.4 Million - NumisMaster.com
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Bowers 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
Philly Double Eagles Run Common to Rare - NumisMaster.com
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
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