attributes: the elements of a coin that help determine grade (such as strike, marks, luster, and appeal)
bag mark: a mark or blemish on a coin that occurs from contact with other coins while in holders or bags.
attributes
The elements, like luster and strike, that make up a coin's grade.
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attributes
The elements that make up a coin's grade. The main ones are marks (hairlines for proofs), luster, strike, and eye appeal.
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attributes - The defining quality elements that define a coin's grade. Example: brilliance, toning, eye appeal, luster, etc.
Au - Elemental abbreviation for GOLD.
Attributes: The elements of a coin that help determine grade, such as strike, marks, luster, and eye appeal.
Bag mark: A mark or blemish on a coin that occurs from contact with other coins while in holders or bags.
Attributes
The elements that make up a coin's grade. The primary attributes include marks (hairlines for Proofs), luster, strike, and eye appeal.
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Attributes of Apollo that help identify him on coins are rather more varied than for most gods. Sometimes he is shown with a lyre as the god of music and poetry. Sometimes he borrows his sister Artemis' (Diana) bow and is shown hunting.
Attributes
The characteristics factoring into coin grade, such as bag marks, luster, strike quality, and "eye appeal".
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Attributes - Specific characteristics of a coin. For example: country of origin, denomination, type, inscription, date, metal composition, variety, design, mint marks.
1907) attributes it to the town of Aminaea (see Pauly, Real-Encycl. s. v.), which, on the evidence of the coin he supposes to have been situated near Sybaris. Cf. also another uncertain coin reading Pal and Mol, p. 83, infra.
Anokhin attributes this type to Cherson. The region of Cherson is the provenence of finds. The flan is usually too small for the dies.
Justin I (518-527). Images. [14 mm]
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Schulman attributes the counterstamp to Sultan Monasar bin Abdullal (Abdullah), with a strike date of 1307 AH.
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Note: RIC attributes 33-43 as Milan mint. The Milan mint was established by Gallienus in late AD 259. These issues of Decius attributed in RIC and RSC to Milan have been reattributed as the last issue of the Rome mint (c.250-251). See: R.A.G.
Beyond the attributes of this piece as a beautiful Proof rarity is its status as the first year with the motto IN GOD WE TRUST. Thus, there is further demand from numismatists desiring to put together a set of the first year of the various designs.
Displaying most attributes discerning collectors seek as they assemble the highest quality sets, it is true gem quality.
Bacchus, with his attributes, is more frequently found on colonial imperial coins; especially on those struck in Syria and Phoenicia, by most cities of which regions he was worshipped, on account of his traditionary expeditions to the East.
As with any grading system, there is often disagreement or confusion over the assignment of a "technical grade" and how attributes should be weighted. Also, some object to "particularization" and the pitfalls of such a slippery slope.
Featuring the portrait of an individual on a coin, which became legal in 44 BC, caused the coin to embody the attributes of the individual portrayed.
In some cases a seller attributes a coin according to a specific SNG or other reference catalog number, but when you refer to that reference, the coin referenced is a different variety.
Subsidiary to the type itself are attributes and adjuncts. An attribute is usually something attached to or held by the figure portrayed: thus a bust might be laureate or diademed, hold a sceptre or palm branch; ...
There are three terms which describe the physical attributes of a coin after it has been struck. One of these is die axis, and it is the easiest to render concretely.
Breen attributes the Emsworth tokens to Peter Kempson and Sons of Birmingham. The obverse with a ship at sea and laurel branches below is well struck.
The technological shock view of the Great Depression [Beaudreau (1996)] attributes the Stock Market Boom and Crash to the presence of significant excess capacity in the U.S.
Julian attributes the delay in large measure to lack of public demand for this small silver coin, either from merchants and their customers or from bullion depositors.
Apollo had many, sometimes contradictory, attributes. As a solar god, he did not directly represent the sun, but he was a protector of crops and caused fruit to ripen. He is often shown holding a bow with arrows symbolizing the sun's rays.
Roman coins (at least those starting with the later Republican era about 200 BC) are identified primarily by six attributes.
The primary consideration is the person who issued the coin.
This is a lovely wedding portrait of Cleopatra Thea, a Ptolemy (pictured with Tyche attributes), and Alexander Balas, ruler of Seleucia. This is much later - circa 152 BC - than the others. The composition of jugate busts is always appealing to me.
Exceptional eye appeal may include attributes such as vibrant, colorful toning; intense luster; or, in the case of Proof coins, especially strong cameo contrast.
I have just described how marks, die breaks, evidence of die clashes, laminations, adjustment marks, and other attributes of dies and planchets can affect the appearance of a coin and are characteristic of a piece at the moment of striking.
designation: specific attributes of a coin or series
designer: the person who creates the design of a coin. He/she may also be the engraver.
device: any of the design elements on a coin.
This is a picture of a real die clash.
Its main attributes are that it is both backwards and upside down, as well as the fact that it is in reverse relief....all of the areas that you would think as raised on a coin are sunken in here.
" We grade, authenticate, verify and list attributes for errors and varieties such 5, 5+, and 6 steps for Jefferson nickels, DM (deep mirror), DMPL (deep mirror proof like) for Morgan Dollars, ...
As the collector begins his foray into off-center coinage he quickly learns a couple of new descriptive attributes used in listing off-centers. The first is a measure of the degree or amount of off-center the error is.
Under these new eBay listing changes, certified coins authenticated, graded, and encapsulated by one of the approved grading services must be identified by the appropriate grading attributes for each listing within the Sell Your Item form, ...
A Sabine goddess who seems to be represented with the attributes of more than one goddess, including Isis, Minerva, and Diana, much to the bemusement of modern scholars.
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The reverse of the medal shows a wonderfully detailed wreath of oak leaves. The inscription attributes the medal as an award given to the painter Caroline Bardua for her achievements in the arts and sciences.
Other charts show the Imperial mintmarks, the attributes of the Personifications, the geographical and dynastic divisions of the Greek world, ancient alphabets and much more. How much more?
The attractiveness and desirability of coins displaying such attributes is very much in the eye of the beholder.
Gods and goddesses often adorned Roman coin reverses and each had his or her own unique attributes.
Poseidon held his trident
Apollo had a lyre.
AU-50: 50% of the original surface should show at least.
AU-55: Most of the original surface shows. (I mean the flowlines, die lines and other surface attributes, NOT mint red.) Essentially full diamonds.
AU-58: A Mint State coin with a trace of wear.
Gold jewellery has strong "investment" attributes in all countries, and in markets such as India and Middle East is sold by weight at the prevailing daily rate with a supplementary "making charge" which varies according to the complexity of the ...
Caligula AE sestertius. C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT, laureate head left / AGRIPPINA DRVSILLA IVLIA, the sisters of Caligula standing, bearing the attributes of various goddesses, SC in ex. Cohen 4.
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First, take a look at the ANA dealer directory which lets you search by zip code, region or on dealer specific attributes.
Statue of Nike left on cippus, she holds wreath & palm VIC AVG/3 military standards COHOR PRAE PHIL, BMC attributes to reign of Augustus but RPC believes this pseudo-autonmous issue of copper is later.. BMC-23, RPC-1651. F-VF. $45 [image] ...
I have witnessed, on several occasions, the display by him of attributes apparently of the most opposite character.
Financial gain is what initially attracts many people to coin collecting, but it seldom sustains their interest. I've known many great collectors, and can't think of one who attributes his or her involvement to blind luck or undeserved good fortune.
Coin grading gives you a pretty good idea of what the condition of the coin is and allowing you to come close to figuring out a value of the coin. All the coins have different attributes to look for when coin grading, ...
The EDS specimen found by Crawford showed ALL the attributes of the 1994 doubled die cent! ...
This website attempts to clear up any confusion by offering information on gold, by explaining the advantages of bullion gold coin investments over numismatic coins, and by discussing the attributes that make gold bullion coins the best gold ...
Sear GI 3041v: Pick 2311 VF/good F
The Great God of Odessos was a Skythian or Thracian deity who was adopted by the Greek inhabitants of this frontier town. He is shown with the attributes of Sarapis.
You should develop a degree of focus so that you build a collection rather than an accumulation. You can narrow your collection to a specific series of coins or you can focus on coins with certain shared attributes in countless ways.
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