flat edge: variety of 1907 $20 "High Relief" gold coins that has a flat border. The edge on this coin is actually lettered!
flat luster: reduced brilliance due to dark toning, impaired surfaces, or cleaning.
Flat- and curved-base lettering
According to Dean's catalogue, the curved/flat-base lettering occurs in George V pennies as follows:
1911 ...
flat edge
Term referring to the particular specimens of High Reliefs that do not have a wire edge.
flat luster ...
flat luster
A subdued type of luster seen on coins struck from worn dies. Often these coins have a gray or otherwise dull color that makes the fields seem even more lackluster.
FLAT
That part of the rim between the denticle and the edge of the coin.
FLIP ...
Flat Clinched Staple
7. You can see above a staple from a flat clinching stapler, there's nothing further that needs to be done with this.
Flattening the Staples ...
Flat area of counterstamp is uneven and appears to show cast bubbles (?). Assumed to be a forgery.
IIIb3-2,Cc7-I,W2a
H49a, 1865-1900
Host coin ok, but counterstamp has an uneven base. Does not appear to be genuine.
FLAT
FOOT
WANG
MANG
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flat piece of metal on which a coin's image is struck (see planchet)
Bourse
Area in a coin exhibition where dealers sell their wares.
Flat Pack - The new packaging for proof sets introduced in 1955 in which the coins were placed in their own compartments in pliofilm.
Flat earth The flat Earth theory is the idea that Earth is flat, as opposed to the view of modern science that Earth is very nearly spherical (see Spherical Earth).
Flat, sharply defined incuse square, within which a lyre and, usually, initials of mint with ΛΥΚΙΩΝ (or abbreviation).
AR Drachms 45 grs.
(usually much lighter) ...
Flat Strike
Occurs when the front and reverse dies do not fully advance towards each other as a coin is being struck, causing the highest areas of relief on the coin's surface to be poorly defined, ...
Flat incuse square, usually quartered. [B. M. C., Mac., 136, 137.]
AR Tetradrachm, 210 grs.
The galloping Pegasos with hound beneath him may be compared for style with tetradrachms of Sermyle (p. 207).
A flat, smooth edge seen mainly on a small-denomination coinage.
planchet ...
Flat spot opposite head
Numerian
antoninianus
The portrait head was usually the most deeply cut part of the design. When the flan was thin and hammer force insufficient there could be a void in the reverse design where the metal went into the obverse.
The flat part of a coin's surface which surrounds the devices, date, legend and other parts of the coin's design.
Flip -
A clear, flexible plastic holder used to display and store coins. (See "PVC").
Crisp Flat Uncirculated. A banknote grading term describing a note in pristine condition.
CN
Chemistry/physics abbreviation for the metal Copper-Nickel.
Blank
A flat disk of unstruck metal destined to be made into a coin.
BN
Short for Brown; refers to copper coins.
a broad, flat bowl or dish used for drinking or for pouring libations.
Pileus
the cap of Liberty.
The top (flat) surface of 188 in the date have tiny abrasions that may have been a characteristic of the die. On no other point of the design are similar abrasions found. Gorgeous! ...
blank: flat piece of metal on which a coin's image is struck (see planchet)
BN: "Brown" generally used for copper coins that have lost the original red color of copper, and are now brown ...
Field: The flat part of a surface of a coin surrounding and between the head, legend or other designs.
Field - the flat surface of a coin upon which the coin's device are contrasted. In proof coinage, the planchet is usually highly polished leaving the field mirror-like after the striking.
Coin: Flat piece of metal issued by the government as money.
Collar: A metal piece that restrains the expanding metal of a planchet during striking.
blank The flat disk of metal before it is struck by the dies and made into a coin. See also planchet.
blended A term applied to an element of a coin (design, date, lettering, etc.) that is worn into another element or the surrounding field.
Field
The flat area of a coin's obverse or reverse, devoid of devices or inscriptions.
Field - the flat surface area of a coin between the various devices
FB - abbreviation for Full Split Bands designation
FBL - abbreviation for Full Bell Lines designation ...
Field - The flat part of a coin. In the die the field is the highest portion of the die. The portrait and devices are sunken into the die, just the opposite of the finished product.
"Double Strike - Flat Field Doubling" on the Mint mark of a 1984-S proof cent (the doubling shows on both strikes resulting in a tripled Mint mark).
"Die Deterioration Doubling" on the obverse a 1993-P Washington 25c.
field The portion of a coin where there is no design -- generally the flat part (although on some issues, the field is slightly curved).
Usually already cut into the shape of a coin - round, flat and plan, without any design. See planchet or flan. blemish - a surface flaw or appearance of imperfection on the surface of a coin.
Deep Mirror Prooflike EF Extremely Fine EF+ Extremely Fine 43 EF-AU Extremely Fine 48, looks like an AU coin, but just misses the grade F Fine 12 FB Full Bands FBL Full Bell Lines FH Full Head FIELD The open or flat ...
The copper was then run into moulds, and rolled into flat sheets of the thickness of the coin and from one to two feet wide.
The old saw that "there is no royal road to learning" falls absolutely flat in the presence of the intellectual joys offered to young and old by the incentive to research presented by a handful of old coins, ...
130mm total length, 14mm wide at base of blade, tapering blade with flat mid-rib, green patina, CHOICE condition....SOLDPhoto
C.
For example: an Olympic medal that was formed from a coining die may have a flat surface on the back and a raised feature on the front. If the medal was formed (or embossed), the surface on the back would be the reverse image of the front.
Clinch Stapler A specially stapler (picture) that presses the staples in such a way that they are flat against the surface of the material on both sides.
The word LIBERTY, BER partially obscured by the top of Kennedy's head, follows to the inside of the flat rim around slightly more than the top half of the coin. The date is at bottom, with widely spaced numerals concentric to the rim.
For the most part these exhibits were of a more temporary character, until in about 1914, when a sizable exhibit of about six-thousand coins, medals and tokens was put on view in twenty-seven flat-top cases.
Flat strike further defaced by a square piercing from the reverse side, perhaps by a nail.
CAESAR PONT MAX/bare head of Augustus right
/ROM ET AV [sic] (It should finish AVG) beneath altar of Lugdunum dedicated to Rome and Augustus.
One corner of the bottom portion of coin was relatively flat and smooth and thus taken up for microstructural studies. This part was polished to 0.
The "1" in the date has a flat top.
Reverse II - The top flower is closed. The "1" in the date has a slanted top.
Reverse IIa - Variant of Type II on a few 1862 Rupees.
They are then poured into moulds and allowed to cool, forming flat thin bars. After being assayed to confirm proper content, the bars are passed through a series of rollers to reduce them to the correct thickness for the coinage.
The identifiable features of the genuine non "H" 1882 penny are a flat shield on the reverse, NOT convex. Victoria has an apparent hooked nose, caused by a weak die strike in the area of the eyeball.
The flan is quite flat and there are a couple of light file marks on the edge in two spots.
face value The ordinary monetary worth of a coin or note at the time of issue field The flat background on a coin, medal or token fishscale - Canadian 5 cents silver;
- U.S.
Abraham Lincoln left his father's house as soon as the farm was fenced and cleared, hired himself to a man named Denton Offutt, in Sangamon County, assisted him to build a flat-boat, accompanied him to New Orleans on a trading voyage, ...
Reverse B has 7 tail feathers, a parallel top arrow feather and a flat eagle's breast. Reverse C was used on some 1878-P, 1879-S and 1880-CC issues, as well as all other coins from 1879 to 1904.
On some ancients, the design is such that one side has high relief while the other side has a flat field.
The Mercury head was fairly bold and high relief, so is almost never found worn flat. The more defined the braids and hair, however, the better the grade. The sticks and bands on the reverse bundle, however, seem to be the first parts to show wear.
If you take a bag of them into most shops they will just count them and quote you a flat value of so much per dollar; usually $5 to $6.
In "Good" condition a completely flat outline of Liberty's portrait remains. As more detail of her face and hair emerge the grade is elevated to "Fine".
The obverse is usually flat struck in the centers and the reverse has weakness in the area of the date. A few examples have full dates and are extremely rare and bring a premuim when offered.
The most common understanding of proof is that the flat background of the coins have a highly polished mirror like finish, were as the raised parts of the design have a matt finish.
About Good-3 (AG3): This coin is flat with little detail remaining and with the rims worn down into the lettering.
Good-4 (G4): A heavily worn coin with flat details but with intact rims.
But even on the finest specimens, head detail is likely to be flat on the eagle. This is not due to die wear, but rather design opposition, caused by the eagle's head being directly opposite the shoulder of Liberty on the obverse.
The raised edge surrounding the coin's flat surfaces which is used to protect the patterns against wear and to make piling easier
Repeated mint
A reissue of old, usually withdrawn coins, made with original stamps ...
The field is any flat area of the coin that hasn't been raised off of the coin during minting. The portion of the design that has been raised is called the relief.
Shield vertical lines are usually not visible, but a few partial lines may show. Leaves are normally flat, however a partial vein may be visible. Reverse: Full rims (worn but all there). All lettering clear. Stars worn but not flat.
 See also: Coin, Revers, Reverse, Struck, Silver
  
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