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D-Mint: abbreviation for coins struck at the Denver or Dahlonega Mints.
Dahlonega: the official U.S. Mint at Dahlonega, Georgia that struck gold coins from 1838 to 1861.

 


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D-Mint
Term used for the gold coinage struck at the branch Mint in Dahlonega, Georgia, from 1838 to 1861, and for the coinage struck at the branch Mint in Denver, Colorado, from 1906 to the present.
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D-Mint Term used for the gold coinage of the branch Mint in Dahlonega, Georgia.
DMPL Short for deep mirror prooflike.

A complete date-and-mint set actually includes five coins, since 1806 quarters come with both a normal date and a 6-over-5 overdate.

With just 15 different date-and-mint combinations (12 issues from the Philadelphia Mint and three from Denver), the series is one of the smallest in U.S.

-"Key date"- Slang usually indicating the rarest (and therefore most expensive)date-and-mint of a particular coin series.
- Legend - The principal inscription on a coin.
- lg.

Because the Type 1 "trime" comes in only four date-and-mint varieties, it could easily be collected in that fashion.

All C- and D-mint quarter eagles are exceedingly important if in a grade such as AU or Mint State.

657 million Morgan dollars were produced in 96 different date-and-mint combinations from 1878 to 1921. Production taking place at the main mint in Philadelphia and the branches in New Orleans, San Francisco and Carson City.

A specialist in a particular numismatic area. (i.e. A copper expert, a gold expert, a paper money expert, a D-Mint expert, etc.)
Extra Fine
Alternate form of Extremely Fine.

A full set of 65 different date-and-mint combinations can be bought for around $1000 in average circulated condition (AG-VG for earlier years and F to XF for later years) making this series achievable for many collectors.

When the design is raised above the coin's surface, it is said to be in relief.

-"Key date"- Slang usually indicating the rarest (and therefore most expensive)date-and-mint of a particular coin series.
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See also: Reverse, Revers, Mint, Coin, Proof

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