Trojan points
Trojan asteroid
References
[2] John Baez' Lagrange Points page ...
Mint Facility: West Point
Metal composition of the coins is as follows:
Proof Silver Dollar; 90% silver and 10 % alloy, diameter is 1.50 inches or 26.730 grams ...
Head of Pan with goat horns & goat skin in the center of a Macedonian shield, lagobolon over shoulder; shield decorated with seven six-pointed stars within double crescents / ANTIGONOU left, BASILEWS right, Athena Alkidemos walking left, ...
4. Point of Sale
The point of sale for all Internet orders is Goleta, California.
West Point: the official U.S. Mint at West Point, New York that struck coins from 1984 until today.
whizzing: the application of a high-speed rotating brush to the surface of a coin with the intent to create an artificial luster.
West Point Mint
The West Point Mint was originally opened in 1937 as a bullion depository and was officially designated by Congress as a Mint on March 31, 1988.
High points - The areas of highest relief in a coin design. Usually the first to show evidence of wear or abrasion. May be incomplete due to a "soft" strike.
High Points
The area of deepest relief on a coin. That point which extends furthest out and is most prone to WEAR.
High Points - Areas of highest relief in a coin design. The first small parts to show evidence of wear or abrasion, and also the last areas to strike up fully.
High Points - The highest part of a coin's design where the first signs of wear and tear generally appear.
Hobo Nickel - A coin (usually U.S. Buffalo nickel) physically altered to produce a substantially different image.
HIGH POINTS
The highest points on the design of a coin. The first points to show wear.
HIGH RELIEF ...
1860 Pointed Bust MS-64 NGC (PS)
Great strike with a lovely golden tone,. The surfaces are nearly perfect with very few marks. I have seen coins graded MS66 that did not have the look and surfaces that this coin does.
focal point- the area of a coin in which a collector's eye is immediately drawn.
pick up point
An area where a feature, such as die doubling, is most evident.
piece of eight ...
point of the horse-races in the games held at the Pan-Boeotian festival (Foucart, in Bull. Corr. Hell., 1885, pp. 427 sqq.).
Pointed Knives and Ming Knives average between 15 and 16 grams or about 30 shu. Square-Foot Spades come in two denominations averaging just over 5 grams or 10 shu and about 10 grams or 20 shu.
Points to note from the quote above:
Poongsan produces blanks that are sold to Venezuela
Poongsan produces bi-metal blanks ...
A points system is used where each characteristic is scored out of 20 - the maximum score for an absolutely pristine note being 100. Grading points are as follows:
Crisp, Flat, Uncirculated (CFU)
100 ...
In point of fact, the switch from lettered to reeded edges reflected not the capabilities of steam-powered coinage, but rather its limitations.
My point is that when assembling any coin collection, an intelligent collector will attempt to strike a balance between condition, availability and price. Even if cost isn't a consideration, perfection is seldom obtainable.
In point of fact, although the Euboïc standard, either in its heavy (double) or light form, had been imported into and domesticated in Euboea and her colonies long before the invention of coined money, ...
The point of this is that quality is expensive, but is worth it. If you buy quality, when you sell your coins dealers and auction houses will beat a path to your door.
The point is: Do not confuse rarity within a popular series with rarity of some minor variety. Sellers often try to obscure this point.
One point of contention in the mint act of May 26/27, 1652 was the mint fee. The mint fee originally included in the earliest extant draft version of the act was 1s6d (18d) out of every 20s minted.
West Point
US Mint at West Point, NY. It issued coins from 1984-date. Mintmark is 'W' Get Site info
17 Entries found for us mint ...
Some pointers to remember...take notes, there will be a test!
* American Numismatics Association grades are different than world grades.
High Points of Design
Draped Bust Half Cent
Classic Half Cent
Braided Hair Half Cent ...
High Points
Areas of highest relief on a coin's surface. The high points are the most difficult areas to obtain a sharp strike, but the first to wear or receive abrasions.
High Relief ...
(Dana Point, California) - New members of the American Numismatic Association can save $36 on their initial dues in an ANA program geared to increase ANA membership, and funded by Rare Coin Wholesalers of Dana Point, California.
1785, Pointed Rays, Narrow 5, Pellets at date, coarse pointed dentils, Die break in leaves. Red Book p.
Focal points for Shield nickels: Center of coin, obverse/reverse. Exposed fields. All grades, circulated and uncirculated should be viewed in relationship to the focal areas.
At one point the money changers were so ubiquitous, and apparently rowdy in conducting their business, ...
At one point, Director Snowden suggested that Longacre fashion a head of Christopher Columbus for the cent.
At one point in the war, a U.S. $10 gold piece was worth over $35 in paper money.
At the point in time that these coins were made, the dies sent to the individual branch mints would be punched with the proper mint mark letter for that branch.
It was pointed out that I had omitted the coins of Tomis which were valued at 4 1/2 assaria (marked DD at the left is clearly a 4.
It was pointed out that the original design and the final actual coin of the Ohio quarter differed; the inscription "Birthplace of Aviation Pioneers" read simply "Birthplace of Aviation" on the original submitted design.
"Stony Point, 16th July 1779, 2 o'clock a.m.
Dear General,
The fort garrison with Col. Johnston and our officers and men behaved like men who are determined to be free.
A five-pointed or six-pointed design element used on many U.S. coins.
State quarter ...
At this point it would be convenient to retrace our steps some two centuries to 1498 when Vasco da Gama sighted the shores of India on 17 May of that year.
At this point various wholesale markup factors, which are influenced by rarity, condition, popularity, even metal content, are entered into the spreadsheet program.
At this point I maintain that hardened dies can be impacted with hand tools leaving behind impressions! ...
At this point, Dimitri Donskoi (of the Don River), as Grand Prince, merged the throne of Vladimir into that of the Great Principality of Moscow. He achieved this through his glory at the battle of Kulikovo and his placating of the Mongol Khan.
At this point, the change in Roman bronze coins become more rapid, and one usually sees the Æ1 through 4 notations. You may see a Æ2's referred to as a centenionalis, and a Æ3's as a half-centenionalis.
He also pointed out, "The additional problems with paper currencies are it jams our fareboxes, and it is easy to steal.
To this point we have something like F11L.2A for the 1911 florin. The F is the denomination, 11 is the year, L signifies the Royal Mint in London, ...
Walsh24 points out that the damaru and the loop in the form are not usually found on Newar coins.
The high points on Liberty are the cheek, the hair above the eye and the hair above the ear. Brown and Dunn say that the highest hair is above the center of the eye, below the letter B.
A case in point is the 1877 Indian Head cent, where 'only' 852,000 were struck. Now, compared to U.S. cent mintages of the early 1800's, a mintage of 852,000 is a pretty healthy number.
From that point on, Saint-Gaudens' career skyrocketed. At any given time, he had more work than he could handle: private portraiture, architectural work, and nearly annual deadlines for public sculpture commissions.
The whole point of this labor was to humiliate Herakles by having him perform a menial task. Eurystheus assigned Herakles to clean the stables of King Augeias of Elis.
From this point on, the popularity of Yuan Shikai would plummet. His agreement to the lions share of the Japanese demands was extremely unpopular although most likely wise.
Delivery Point
A location designated by an exchange at which delivery may be made in fulfillment of contract terms.
Depository or Warehouse Receipt ...
O Eight-pointed star with dots in points
O al-Junubiyat al-Arabiyat SOUTH ARABIA
R Crossed daggers, date below
R 5 FILS (in Western and Arabic) date ...
PUP Pick up point. The area on a coin by which a given variety can be identified.
R
REEDING, REEDED EDGE The vertical ribs or lines on the outside edge of a coin.
Star
A five-pointed or six-pointed design element used on many U.S. coins.
From the standpoint of value received for the price paid, American gold coins from the Dahlonega Mint offer many fantastic opportunities for the alert buyer.
Mint master : Point sous le buste et R en début de légende du revers = Jean Robert (1552-1554)
Reference number in specialised litterature : C.1271 - L.821 (2e type) - Dy.983 (2e type) - Sb.4572 (41 ex.) ...
issued as money paranumismatica British term for exonumia patina A thin layer of naturally oxidized metal on the surface of a coin acquired with age pattern A test piece for a new design, sometimes without a date pick up point An area ...
Holds a pileus (pointed cap of liberty) and a scepter
Moneta
money, the mint ...
 See also: Coin, Mint, Revers, Reverse, Silver
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