Beading
Raised dot border along the rim of a coin.
Billon
Low-grade alloy of gold or silver with a high percentage of another metal, usually copper.
Bi-metallic ...
Beading
A continuous series of small dots or denticles found either around the rim of a coin or between the legend and field.
Bill ...
Beading - The tiny dots usually found around the rim of a coin.
Billon - Silver alloy containing less than 50% silver.
Bi-metallic - A coin made of 2 different metals. For example the current UK Two Pound coin, or the 1 and 2 Euro Coins.
Beading
a form of design around the edge of a coin, once served a functional purpose to deter clipping or shaving of the metal
Billion ...
Beading
A circle of beads near the rim of a coin, placed there for decorative purposes. An example of a beaded coin is the 1793 Liberty Cap cent.
Bicentennial Coinage ...
1. Rim beading absent or weak at the edge of the missing segment. This is caused because the metal flows outwards rather than being forced up into the die by the collar.
rim: The edge around a coin, often with beading or denticles
rim beading: Beads or denticles around the rim of a coin
rolling: The act of wrapping stacks of coins in paper resulting in a transportable roll of coins ...
This hammered copper is somewhat off center so that the full beading and some of the planchet is exposed from about 8:00 to 4:00 o'clock.
Beading diameter 16 mm.
The lettering is impeccable, but the protrait style odd. The nose is pointly and the chin weak.
Under magnification is is clear the the brown on the check is encrusted on it, not in it, and the metal seems good.
denticles Ornamental device used on rims of coins, often resembling teeth, hence the name; also beading. design The appearance of numismatic item. designer A person or firm who designed a numismatic item.
Leather is decorated by leather carving, leather stamping, leather embossing, pyrography, beading, dying of leather or painting on leather.
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The cents' plain raised "lip" border, without beading or dentilation, proved unsatisfactory. Evidently it did not strike up well (especially if the blanks were even slightly narrow) and the coins wore down too fast.
No beading. Reverse: Heraldic device of Belfast, BELFAST above, ONE to left, POUND to right, devices of Edinburgh, London and Cardiff below.
Edge: PRO TANTO QUID RETRIBUAMUS (What shall we give in return for so much) ...
Bare head of George V left, new beading and broader rim
GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
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Ornamental device used on rims of coins, often resembling teeth, hence the name; also "beading."
device
The principal element, such as a portrait, shield or heraldic emblem, of the design on the obverse and reverse of a coin, token or medal.
You can see this most clearly if you examine the positioning of the beading around the heads, and the irregularities in those beads relative to the other features on the portraits.
dentils, denticles: Ornamental device used on rims of coins, often resembling teeth, hence the name; also "beading." ...
- nick name for US dimes, quarters, and half dollars designed by Charles E. Barber. They depict a "liberty head" on the front (obverse) and a eagle with shield on the reverse. beads or beading ...
Pattern dollars of this year are dominated by William Barber's Liberty Head motif with coronet, quite similar to his earlier "Sailor Head" design, as noted. The portraits vary from one to the other in terms of decorative beading on the coronet, ...
The more obvious difference to the smaller head however is the wider boarder and a second circular beading. Other differences are in the positioning of the initials B.M. which are slightly further over to the right of the neck.
 See also: Coin, Revers, Reverse, Mint, Silver
  
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