Flip Over Double Struck Error
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Coin Flip - What is a Coin Flip?
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The flip side of investing in coins
Shannon Buggs of the Houston Chronicle made an interesting observation. Soon after the attacks on London, she got a spam e-mail, "touting gold as investment protection."
Her response?
Flip Clear plastic one-pocket or two-pocket coin holders in popular use since the 1960s. Typical flips come in 2" x 2" size, but larger ones can be had for bigger coins. "I cannot sell it to you just yet. Wait until after I've flipped it.
flip rub
Discoloration, often only slight, on the highest points of a coin resulting from contact with a flip. On occasion, highly desirable coins sold in auctions have acquired minor rub from being repeatedly examined by eager bidders.
flip
This has two meanings. First, it is the term for the plastic sleeve in which coins are stored. Also, it can mean to quickly sell a recently purchased coin, usually for a short profit.
flip: a coin holder (usually 2" x 2") made of clear, soft plastic, with pockets on both sides. Some contain the dreaded PVC! ...
flip - A plastic sleeve to store a coin. Does not protect against the elements.
focal point- the area of a coin in which a collector's eye is immediately drawn.
Flip - Refers to the clear, soft plastic holder most raw coins are stored in.
Flip rub - Discoloration, often only slight, on the highest points of a coin caused by contact with a flip.
flip: A coin holder, usually plastic, that has two pouches, one to hold a coin and the other to hold identification. It is folded over, or "flipped," to close.
Flip - a flexible, transparent, plastic envelope having one pocket for a coin and one for its label
Frosted - describes a coin's surface which is textured rather than smooth or glassy
FT - abbreviation for Full Torch designation ...
flip: clear plastic coin holder, be sure to only buy archival quality flips
frosted devices: raised designs on a coin which are struck with treated dies that have frost in recessed areas ...
Flip
A 2-by-2 inch clear plastic holder into which a collectible coin is often placed.
Flip - A soft plastic or vinyl holder normally used for a single coin.
Flow Lines - Microscopic lines in the surface of a coin resulting from the outward flow of metal during striking.
flip
A plastic coin holder, usually with 2 sections - one for the coin - one for a small card containing information about the coin.
flip rub
Discoloration on the highest points of a coin resulting from contact with a flip.
flow lines ...
Flip
A clear, flexible plastic holder used to display and store coins. Also see: PVC.
To quickly sell a recently purchased item - usually for a fast profit.
Flip rub ...
Flip. Use 2 Q-tips to flip each penny over, and spread more over the tops again. Let the pennies soak. Shmush, spread, let soak. Shmush, spread, let soak.
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Take them out.
PVC flip Any of the various soft coin flips that contain PVC.
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flip
In coin collecting terms a coin holder, usually plastic, that has two pouches, one to hold a coin and the other to hold identification. It is folded over, or "flipped," to close.
Flip
A transparent bi-fold plastic coin holder, preferably made of a non-reactive material, to minimize possibility of damaging the stored coin.
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On the flip side, it means that investors who do buy platinum at higher prices pay smaller markups than would be the case if investors were still actively buying platinum coins.
The coin in its returned "flip" [See Flip] or Body Bag has a small sticker appended to it with a usually terse, rubber- stamped notation on it explaining why the coin could not be certified.
bodybag - identifies a coin that was returned by a coin grading/certification in a poly bag or flip and not certified/graded because of some problem with the coin.
As something of a postscript, I've subsequently managed to find that flip-over, double-strike Civil War token that eluded me for so many years. Like the "six-cent piece," I didn't spot it when I first bought it . honestly! ...
This one is known as a "flip-over" because the ten-cent design was stuck by the one-cent dies, reverse to obverse. It would also be described as showing two dates as both the Lincoln cent and Roosevelt dime dates are visible.
March 3 - Lil' Flip, American rapper
March 9 - Antonio Bryant, American football player
March 10 - Kristen Maloney, American gymnast
March 11 - David Anders, American actor
March 11 - Lee Evans, American football player ...
Please note: Almost every ancient coin of substantial value (say, $10 or more) comes inside a "flip" or envelope with detailed information about it, naming the Roman emperor or Greek city that issued it. Then it can be looked up on, say, vcoins.
The following year we have the first 4 soles coinage (Figure 10) being struck (in true second stage Caudillism) with a naked bust of Belzu facing 3/4 left and upon the flip side a portrayal of Hercules with upraised club in his right hand and ...
slightly rough green patina, the most interesting thing about this coin is that it appears to be a flip-over double strike. I determined this to be the case as it appears the remnants of the rev. design unde the bust on obv.
3 cent silver coin flan British term for a planchet flip A pliable clear plastic holder normally used for a single coin flow lines Microscopic lines in the surface of a coin resulting from the outward flow of metal during striking fiat ...
Slang term for a coin returned from a grading service in a plastic sleeve within a flip. The coin referred to is a no-grade example and was not graded or encapsulated.
coin, and hold it in front of you with the obverse "right side up"; you turn the coin to the back from the top and bottom (flip it north and south) the reverse image should be "right side up.
I would flip a coin: heads for Sociology, tails for Economics. But instead of actually looking to see if the coin would come up heads or tails, I'd try to notice which result I was subconsciously rooting for.
Note: This is a very interesting piece, with a flip-over overstrike as evidenced with the missing pieces of the reverse remaining on the obverse.
Even normal ancient coins show variety that would be considered errors on modern coins but sometimes this can be of an extreme nature. This is a flip over double strike and is simply ungradable by any system.
Gold double eagle. American Silver Eagles. You'd flip a coin, but which coin? You're indecisive.
Body Bag - When Third Party Grading Services believe a coin has a significant problem that they will not encapsulate the coin, the coin is returned in a plastic polyvinyl bag inside a flip. That bag is affectionately known as a Body Bag.
Very scarce with under 50 specimens known in all grades, most in VF. This is a candidate for finest known of the issue, as Harry Bass noted on the flip accompanying this coin. A splendid piece, choice for the grade and a prize for the connoisseur.
The paucity of early quarter eagles has a flip side for numismatists however, as these coins in their many variations are among the rarest in numismatics, and have both fascinated and frustrated collectors and researchers for years.
PVC Poly Vinyl Chloride. An ingredient of soft plastic "flip" coin holders which will damage coins over time. R# (R1-R8) Rarity scale. R1 most common; R8 least common. The often used Sheldon scale is: ...
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