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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
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Toning
Over
time, the appearance of the surface of a coin
may change due to exposure to the atmosphere.
This occurs over many, many years. This
"toning" can sometimes be attractive and is
preferred by some collectors. In other
cases, toning can make a coin look downright
ugly. In some cases, unscrupulous folks
will apply
artificial toning to enhance the appearance.
Trade Dollar
The
Coinage Act of 1873 authorized a new
denomination, the silver Trade Dollar.
They weighed 420 grains each and were
specifically made for foreign commerce.
Although through an oversight, they had "legal
tender" status, it was later revoked on July
22nd, 1876. The Trade Dollar continued to
be
produced for trade until the
Bland-Allison Act of February 28, 1878
abolished them. They were then produced
only in Proof officially through 1883 and
then unauthorized by a few mint employees in
1884 and 1885. This coin has been highly
counterfeited, thus fakes are abundant.
Trade
Dollar Recoinage Act
Also
known as the Act of March 3, 1891. Due the
the Trade Dollar Redemption Act (Below), the
Treasury now had millions of
Trade Dollars.
This act called for them to be made into new
silver dollars
Trade
Dollar Redemption Act
The
Act of March 3, 1887, known as the Trade Dollar
Redemption Act, and also called the Act of
February 19, 1887 although March 3rd, 1887 was
the final date on the legislation. This
act allowed holders of
Trade Dollars to turn them in for
Morgan Dollars or other silver coins.
Under this Act, 7,689,036 Trade Dollars, or
about 20% of the entire amount minted, were
redeemed.
NGC News
Updated : Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:11:17 GMT
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Bowers Auction Tops $4.4 MillionNumisMaster.com, WI - Aug 13, 2008The coin was graded AU-53 by NGC. The top selling bank note of the day was an uncirculated 1928 $500 Gold Certificate graded Gem Uncirculated 65EPQ by Paper ... |
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Stack's Results Top $20 MillionNumisMaster.com, WI - Aug 4, 2008Few early American silver coins of any denomination can come close to it in beauty." An Ultra High Relief MCMVII Double Eagle graded Proof-58, also by NGC, ... |
Publ.Date : Tue, 05 Aug 2008 04:04:01 GMT
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Giant Gold Panda in Ponterio #147NumisMaster.com, WI - Aug 19, 2008These Gold Coast types are highly sought after in high grade and proofs are tough to find with nice even toning like this group displays. All three are NGC ... |
Publ.Date : Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:52:05 GMT
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Numismatic News |
Bronze 1943-S foundNumismatic News - Aug 1, 2008To honor the memory of the coin’s finder and the family that owned it for 64 years, Contursi requested that NGC include the notation on the encapsulation ... |
Publ.Date : Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:07:12 GMT
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