The coastal periphery was home to some of the world's earliest known civilizations, each of them developing around fertile river valleys. The civilizations in Mesopotamia, the Indus Valley, and the Yangtze shared many similarities.
target toning Term used for coins with circles of color, similar to an archery target, with deeper colors on the periphery often fading to white or cream color at the center.
Thirteen stars are placed around the periphery, representing the original colonies, with the date below. The eagle on the reverse was essentially the same one that had been on quarter eagles since 1808.
On the second, the reverse contains the same three line legend but continues around the periphery with the laqabs, ism and nasab of the new Ayyubid overlord, Saif al-Din Abu Bakr.
What Longacre created for the new nickel three-cent coin was a design featuring the head of Liberty wearing a coronet and facing left, with the date and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around the periphery of its obverse.
Around the periphery, there are matte or somewhat unfinished surfaces within a number of the letters, such serving to hallmark this particular die.
Inscribed around the reverse periphery is the legend VTRAQUE VNUM (both are one). These various elements are separated by quatrefoils. The reverse of each coin bears the Spanish coat of arms.
Unlike with the obverse, the periphery is darkened in straight lines and without color (the center of the reverse has the same blue and pink undertones as the obverse).
are inscribed around the periphery. A shield is superimposed upon the eagle's breast, a banner in its beak proclaims E PLURIBUS UNUM, and it grasps symbolic items: a sheaf of arrows and an olive branch.
A coin, planchet or blank missing a portion of metal from its periphery, caused by an error during blank production; types of clips include curved (most common), ragged, straight, elliptical, bowtie, disk, and assay.
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rim: the point where the periphery meets the edge of a coin.
rim bruise: a flattened area on the rim of a coin, usually caused when the coin is dropped.
rim ding: a contact mark on the rim of a coin.
Fully struck with a beautiful light golden tone around the periphery. It is much nicer than the grade implies.
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A coin or planchet missing a piece of material from its periphery, caused by a malfunction in making the planchet. A curved shape is the most common type of clip.
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Exception include the forty-six stars, later forty-eight stars, around the periphery of Saint-Gaudens double eagles, reflecting the number of states in the Union at the time those coins were issued.
Toning on a coin, token or medal that is essentially restricted to the periphery of a coin's faces and usually white or lighter tone in the central portion in contrast. A highly desired toning arrangement with connoisseur collectors.
Die shows ring or ridge around entire periphery - a diagnostic of die degradation/sinking, in this case possibly caused prematurely by the clash. Photo shot at angle to show this best from the L of LIBERTY through IN and WE.
This is particularly true with coins that have "monster toning" (wild toning), "target toning" or "bullet toning" (colors that change from the coin's periphery in toward to the center), "rainbow toning" (multiple colors), ...
Term used for coins with circles of color, similar to an archery target, with deeper colors on the periphery often fading to white or cream color at the center.
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Occasionally, a coin may have weakness about the periphery (the outer areas).
BB1006. Macedon, Antigonus Gonatus, 277-239BC, AE20. Athena head rt./Pan erects trophy to rt. Near centered on larger than usual flan, brown patina, periphery weak including part of face obverse, otherwise clear types, about Fine-Fine SOLD ...
Toning effect that resembles an archery target - with deeper colors on the periphery often fading to white or cream color at the center.
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Target toning
Toning effect that resembles an archery target - with deeper colors on the periphery often fading to white or cream color at the center.
The single most interesting thing to do now would be to inspect any applicable dies and punches to determine whether they show curved-base lettering. Another thing to check would be the existence or absence of strain lines near the periphery of the ...
The reverse's eagle stands on a bundle of arrows, with the motto E PLURIBUS UNUM to the right. Encircling the periphery above the eagle is the legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Below is the denomination TEN DOLLARS.
 See also: Coin, Struck, Revers, Reverse, Mint
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