Mountain View Coins

Coin Dictionary - D

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.