Business Strike
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Business strike - A coin which has been struck for circulation.
Coin - A piece of metal intended for use as a legal tender and stamped with marks or inscriptions which show that it was issued by an authority that guarantees its weight and ...
Business Strike - A coin intended for circulation (as opposed to a Proof coin specially made for collectors).
Bust - A portrait on a coin, usually including the head, neck and upper shoulders.
business strike: a coin produced for general use and circulation (not proof). Note: proof coins use a different striking process which results in a shinier surface and deeper strike.
Business Strike - A coin intended for circulation in the channels of commerce (as opposed to a proof coin specifically struck for collectors).
Bust - Device including head, neck, and some part of shoulder or chest.
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Business Strike - A coin struck for circulation.
Cameo - A coin, usually struck as a Proof, with a frosted or satiny central device surrounded by a mirrorlike field.
business strike: a coin struck for use in circulation.
Bust dollar: the United States Silver Dollars issued from 1795 to 1804.
Business Strike - A coin minted with the purpose of circulating and being used as money.
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Cameo - This term is used to describe the effect that a proof coin shows where the fields are mirrored and the portrait and lettering are frosted.
Business strike: A coin produced for general use and circulation.
CAM: Short for "Cameo," proof coins that have frosted devices and lettering that contrast with a deep relfective field.
Business Strike
A coin intended for everyday use in commerce.
Coin Collecting Terms beginning with the letter C
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business strike
A coin struck with the intent of serving in the channels of commerce, i.e. to be circulated.
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business strike - A coin that is produced for commerce and circulation. Currently business strike coins are struck by the Denver and Philadelphia Mints.
business strike
A regular issue coin meant to go into circulation.
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Business Strike
A coin given only one STRIKE from a DIE and intended for general circulation and commercial use. As opposed to PROOFS.
Bust
Device including the head neck and partial shoulder of a portrait.
BUSINESS STRIKE
A coin struck for actual use as a circulating medium of exchange, i.e. money. Differs from a proof which is specifically struck for presentation and collector purposes only.
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Business strike
A coin which was struck for use in general circulation, as opposed to a proof coin produced strictly for collector purposes.
Also see: Regular strike, Commercial strike
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Business strike - A coin which was struck for use in general circulation.
Bust - Device including head, neck, and some part of shoulder or chest.
Bust dollar - Term used for silver dollars struck from 1795 through 1803.
Business strike silver dollars of the 1794-1803 years were studied by M.H. Bolender, and die varieties were described in his book titled The United States Early Silver Dollars from 1794 to 1803.
BUSINESS STRIKE One blow from the dies. A coin struck with the intention of normal circulation or commercial use. Working die life according to Mint Bureau statistics for the Roosevelt dime are 150,000 obverse strikes and 165,000 reverse strikes.
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Business StrikeA coin given only one blow from the dies, intended for normal circulation or commercial use; same as production coin.
Business strikes were delivered on January 24, 1867. Apparently there was no further call for the denomination.
Business strike
An ordinary coin which has been struck for circulation in daily commerce. This is opposed to a proof coin, manufactured through special processes, for sale to collectors and not intended for general circulation.
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All business strikes from 1866 to 1873 are scarce to rare, particularly in mint state. Specie payments had been suspended since late in 1861, and silver coins continued to be either hoarded or shipped overseas.
The business strikes present another kind of collecting challenge. Only 544,510 coins were minted. Although every date is available in uncirculated and circulated grades, finding original red mint state pieces is difficult.
Most business strikes, at one time or another, were shipped in bags. Therefore, nearly all business strikes have some marks caused either by banging against other coins, or by some other form of mishandling after being removed from the bag.
Prooflike - A business strike coin having mirrorlike fields that give it an appearance similar to that of a proof strike.
Quarter Eagle - A U.S. $2.50 gold coin minted from 1796 through 1929.
U.S. Mint Strikes Two Varieties for
1998 & 2000 Lincoln Cent Reverse!
Scarce Business Strike Variety
Found With Proof Style Reverse
Some 1998 Specimens Found With "Phantom D"* ...
Some of the 1982 business strike dimes were struck in error without a mint mark.
1982-D
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satin luster Fine, silky luster seen on many business strike coins, especially copper and nickel issues. Almost no "cartwheel" effect is seen on coins with this type of luster. scratch A detracting line that is more severe than a hairline.
business strike: A coin struck for circulation
carbon streaking: Black streaks across a copper coin
cartwheel luster: The natural reflectivity of a brilliant finish coin in which luster will reflect down the diameter of a coin ...
Business strike, with deep mirrored planchet. EAC Early American Coppers, Inc. Collector and dealer organization. EF (EF40, EF45) Extremely Fine. Grade. F (F12, F15) Fine. Grade. FA For Auction. Internet phrase.
It is tempting to call the Ultra High Relief "first among equals," but in fact, it has no equal among regular High Reliefs or lowered relief business strikes.
business strike - a coin produced for general use and circulation. Non-business strikes would be coins such as proofs, and special uncirculated coins or sets not intended to circulate.
Proof coins are graded the same as regular mint issued or business strike coins. Proof coins can receive a circulated coin grade. Typically proof coins receive a condition or grade between 60 to 70.
With an original mintage of just 400 business strikes, it is easy to see why this date was once believed to be an extreme rarity.
Special Mint Set A set of special coins-neither business strikes nor Proofs-first struck in limited quantities in 1965 and officially released in 1966-1967- to replace Proof sets, which were discontinued as part of the U.S.
A set of special coins-neither business strikes nor Proofs-first struck in limited quantities in 1965 and officially released in 1966-1967- to replace Proof sets, which were discontinued as part of the U.S. Mint's efforts to stop coin hoarding.
dollars in all years however, in 1895 the 12,000 business strikes that were made
in that year have disappeared. The only known examples of that year's
issue from the Philadelphia Mint are the 880 proof coins that were made, of ...
In the unintentional realm, usually during the mass production of business strikes, when the ejector mechanism fails, an in-collar coin continues to receive additional strikes.
business strike. For proofs the tones tend to be brilliant; white-greyish nickel color with perhaps a trace of iridescent patina; light champagne; light lilac; shades of rosy orange with /hi-lights of soft lilac-blue; golden iridescence; ...
Almost all coins struck by a mint for circulation, this is, business strikes as opposed to proof issues, that have survived in close to perfect condition have done so totally by accident, not by design. Making coins involves mass production.
There are no known business strikes of the 1895 Morgan Dollar, but there are proof versions. A business strike is a coin struck by the US Mint intended for general circulation.
Proof sets are very different because the coins are not "business strikes"; they are specially prepared and made. The dies that stamp the coins are polished to a mirror finish.
Prooflike/Deep Mirror Prooflike - The term used to describe business strike coins that have reflective fields. They look similar to proofs, however, do not exhibit the unusually strong strike of prods, nor the squared rims.
Also mint marks are now part of the plaster model, eliminating repunched Mint Marks (this process was changed in 1985/86 for proof coins and in 1990 for cents/nickels (business strikes), 1991 for the dime, quarter and half dollar (business strikes).
Deep Mirror Proof Like - Business strike, with deep mirrored planchet.
Die Crack
A mark in the coin caused by a broken or cracked die.
Modernity: Coins and business strike sets dating from the 20th century.
Finds: Coins found in the Marchfeld region, at Sinope, etc.
Medals: Medals, reckoning counters (Rechenpfennige).
The 1921 issues are difficult to tell apart from the business strikes, but the 1922's can be deciphered by the 9.
Another little known or publicized fact about the 1970 S Small Date (and is a much easier way to authenticate) is that the word LIBERTY is always weak, this is true for both business strikes and proofs. No known Large Dates have the weak LIBERTY.
Here is an interesting coin, turn up an 1839-O, and its value is $170 in Good condition. With the bulk minted in Philadelphia, it has the distinction of the only business strike Bust Half minted in New Orleans.
Only found in business strikes and rarely offered at auction. This type has the so-called "Type II" obverse, and "Type I" reverse. Breen has no citation for examples at auction, and we have not found any in recent major auctions.
Designed by: Charles E. Barber Issue dates: 1892-1915 Composition: 0.900 part silver, 0.100 part copper Diameter: 30.6 mm. Weight: 192.9 grains Edge: Reeded Business strike mintage: 135,916,889 Proof mintage: 17,313
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5 Liberty Gold Coin is an amazing Condition Census or Top Five example and is tied for the Finest Known. A fabulous orange-gold coin that is perfect in every way. Business strikes in MS-68 of any denomination are nearly impossible to locate.
Both were struck at several mints. Both are available in business strikes and proofs. This means that the collector has a lot of options. You can find one nice proof (or circulated) of each or you can pursue the entire set.
" It was a short-lived issue with the final date being 1872 for the regular business strikes and 1873 for the proofs. The easiest date to find is the first year, 1864, which in average condition is worth $10 to $12.
coin or other object composed primarily of a precious metal, with little or no value beyond that of the metal Bureau of Engraving and Printing An agency of the U.S. Treasury Department responsible for production of paper money business strike ...
Treasury Department that prints our paper money. business strike A coin struck for general circulation. buyer's fee Winning bidders in a public auction are usually charged a buyer's fee based on a certain percentage of the winning bid.
 See also: Strike, Coin, Proof, Mint, Collector
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