Denticles are the little tooth-like design elements around the perimeter of the coin. These denticles are the abbreviated type.
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Question: Why do Some Coins Have Denticles?
denticles The tooth-like devices around the rim seen on many coins. Originally these are somewhat irregular, later much more uniform - the result of better preparatory and striking machinery.
dentils Short for denticles.
denticles: the tooth-like outer borders on some coins.
Denver: the official U.S. Mint at Denver, Colorado that struck coins from 1906 until today.
design: the art and lettering that appear on coins.
Denticles - The tooth-like ornamental projections which make up the inner rim on some coins. They were discontinued on most U.S. coins in the early twentieth century.
Dentils - Another term for denticles.
Denticles:
Dots or beads arranged around the edge of many coins, including most Commonwealth coins struck in Australia.
Denticles - the toothlike projections seen on the borders of older U. S. coins
Device - a raised design element on a coin, such as a portrait or lettering ...
Denticles
Small tooth like raised points on the inside edge of coins.
Denticles - Tooth like raise features just inside the rim of some coins (also known as dentils).
Design - The devices, lettering, etc. appearing on a coin and their arrangement with respect to each other.
denticles - Located around the furthest edge of a coin, they are small tooth-like raised areas of metal. Denticles are particularly seen on older coins and often found the obverse and reverse of the coin.
denticles (dentils)
Tooth-like raised features near the rim of a coin.
design
The arrangement of devices, lettering, etc. on a coin.
Denticles
A continuous string of beads (beading) or dots located immediately inside the rim on the face of a coin.
Device ...
denticles: Ornamental device used on rims of coins, often resembling teeth, hence the name; also "beading." ...
Denticles - Design objects used to create a border on a coin, usually round or wedge shaped. They go all around the edge of a coin next to the rim.
Device - That part of the design which is not a portrait or lettering.
DENTICLES
Tooth-like projections running inside the rim of a coin. Used to discourage counterfeiters.
DESIGN ...
Denticles
The tooth-like projections which make up the inner rim on some coins. They were discontinued on most U.S. coins in the early twentieth century.
Dentils ...
156 rim denticles on reverse.
The die for this coin was prepared by the Royal Mint and one uniface trial piece was struck. The trial piece and the die are still in the possession of the Royal Mint.
dentils, denticles: Ornamental device used on rims of coins, often resembling teeth, hence the name; also "beading." ...
Dentils (aka Denticles) - the small serrated edge around the rim (tooth-like design around the circumference of the rim). Sometimes small dots can be used, but often, just a gear-like design.
denticles: Tooth like shapes around the edge of a coin
devices: The closed, unexposed areas of the design
die: A cylindrical punch with an inverted impression of a coin's design used to strike the coin ...
denticles or dentils - The toothlike raised design around the rims of some coins. They are part of the die design.
designer - The artist who creates a coin's principal devices.
dime but thicker denomination The face value of a coin denticles Tooth like raised features just inside the rim of some coins (also known as dentils) design The devices, lettering, etc.
inside the denticles and separated by the eagle's wings, found running from the
8 o'clock to the 4 o'clock positions, is the name of the issuing country of the
coin, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, with a single star appearing before and after ...
They were minted with an obverse depicting King George V, 147 rim denticles, and an I mintmark below the portrait.
In the area behind the head the crack touches two denticles, it does not have much thickness but is wide in the form of a triangle. The crack become rather thin and moves down behind the bust.
Most 1794 dollars are very lightly struck at the lower left obverse and the corresponding part of the reverse, sometimes to the point at which all stars and denticles are flat. The present piece differs.
The denticles (toothlike border segments) on the obverse and reverse are sometimes indistinct, even on Proofs. Forming a set of MS-65 business strikes from 1865 onward will require years of patience, for some dates are truly elusive.
Most specimens have denticles that are blurry and indistinct. Like most Dahlonega coins the fields have marks from circulation, but on this issue you are able to locate specimens that have clean problem-free surfaces. Seawater UNCS are known.
The Variety-2 differs from the Variety-1 in that it contains a straight-shafted san-serif "H," more delicate and slightly longer rim denticles and extensive variation in the lettering to denticle orientation throughout the entire legend.
A half inch scratch on the reverse of a Morgan dollar between the denticles and the lettering will usually cause the coin to be downgraded a point or two. That same scratch across the cheek of Ms. Liberty will probably render the coin ungradable.
Bowers did not count denticles or compare the positions of the serifs against the flowers or stars -- though these would be appropriate methods with other coins.
Some detail in shield outline and arrows. Most denticles are visible, but may not be strong. Reverse: One or more stars may show details depending on strike. Denticles are medium to strong, again dependent on strike as well as wear.
(This accounts for the fact that diameters of coins before this date, including Bust dollars, can vary slightly.) With coins struck without a restraining collar, the denticles extend all the way to the edge of the coin.
70% RED. Full strike and close to full red on the obverse. It is an early die state with the digits in the denticles very bold and sharp. This is the finest known example of this variety.
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The toothlike devices encircling the rim of some coins. Also known as denticles.
Design
The basic theme of a coin.
Also the dots or teeth (denticles) of the border changed between types. The New Effigy coin has a much more pronounced set of dots (second circle on the images). They are larger and extend inward farther.
Rather than using individual device punches to make up the die, Scot created a complete reverse hub that included the wreath, all lettering, and denticles around the border.
end to it: (16) full strike versus average strike, with examples including full head, hair, nose, lips, horn, tail, bands, diamonds, claw(s), wreath, date, mintmark, skirt lines, bell lines, steps, toes, shield, rivets, rims, stars, clasp, denticles, ...
Above the eagle is a ribbon with the motto E PLURIBUS UNUM, and all are surrounded by UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and 2 1/2 D. While the coin was designed with denticles surrounding both sides, ...
 See also: Coin, Struck, Mint, Obverse, Reverse
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