Reduced

Reduced flan:
13-12 mm. 6:00. 1.56 grams.
Reduced flan. Cf. LRCDO 730.
Kent (RIN 1988, p.281-294, "... bronze of Honorius" says only Honorius seems to mint these small flan pieces. Also, "Never certaily found in Britian and Northern Gaul." ...

Reduced weight.
Pentonkion. Head of Zeus.
[Hill, Sicily, Pl. XIV. 19.]
Warrior fighting. ••••• or Π ...

AR Reduced Siliqua (2.24g, 144/lb) = Value of 12 Siliquae
AR Reduced Half Siliqua (1.12g, 288/lb) = Value of 24 Siliquae
AE Maiorina or Double Centenionalis = AE1 (Bronze, 27mm) ...

The reduced size Capped Bust dime was introduced in 1828, the same year "Old Hickory," Andrew Jackson, became President.

The reduced weight was mandated by the Mint Act of February 12, 1873, an event later labeled the "Crime of ‘73″ by silver mining interests and their political allies.

Made in reduced numbers, gold dollars were produced through the eve of the Civil War. Beginning in late December, 1861, by which time the Civil War had been underway for over a half year, the public became wary of the outcome.

Cents of reduced size that replaced the large cent as of 1857.
Small date
Term referring to the size of the digits of the date on a coin. The use of this term implies that a large or medium date exists for that coin or series.

Due to the reduced income by striking low fineness coins, the idea was announced to conduct the monetary reform of the Livonia in 1422. It was decided, that 1 new artig = 12 pre-reform Lubeck schillings = 1 counting schilling.

AR Drachms of reduced wt.
or Tetrobols 34 grs.
The bronze coins resemble those of the previous period.
Circ. B.C. 88-50.

Ionia, Teos AR Reduced Rhodian Diobol. ca 320-294 BC. Griffin seated right, left forepaw raised / THI below, DIOYXES (magistrate) to left, lyre. SNG Turkey 612 var.
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Those cents of reduced size, replacing the large cent in 1857. The 1856 small cents technically are patterns, but have been so widely collected with the regular issues that their acceptance is universal.
small date ...

flat luster: reduced brilliance due to dark toning, impaired surfaces, or cleaning.
flip: a coin holder (usually 2" x 2") made of clear, soft plastic, with pockets on both sides. Some contain the dreaded PVC! ...

A redesigned and reduced size Australian pre-decimal 10/- note first issued in1933.
Tiki
New Zealand pre-decimal threepence.

Emperor Hsiao Wen reduced the Pan Liang to 4 shu.
140 BC
Emperor Wu issued a new coinage called the "San-shu" (3 shu).

There's also a very reduced number of guanche people, the original natives of the Canary Islands (a Spaniard insular region located off the northwestern African coast).

They are reduced to a couple of sentences and a few examples. They do not intend to define the word error, only the way it is used here in the guides.

small cent Those cents of reduced size, replacing the large cent in 1857. The 1856 small cents technically are patterns, but have been so widely collected with the regular issues that their acceptance is universal.

The continuing wars with Rome, however, reduced Tigranes' realm to its original size by 69 BC, reducing Armenia to the status of a buffer state between Rome and Parthia for the next several centuries.

Since almost every English monarch until the Commonwealth was in dire need of revenue, minting operations generally were very high relative to the cost of bullion; this resulted in a reduced value of coinage being returned to the person bringing in ...

following the passage of the May 27th version of the mint act Hull was greatly concerned about his ability to produce 80d in coinage at the authorized weight from an ounce of sterling and remain solvent, as the legislated mint fee had been reduced to ...

In 1856, after three years with arrows on either side of the date, the half dime was returned to its pre-1853 design, but with the new reduced weight. It remained unchanged until 1860.

coin would be reduced in size, and that it would be closer in size to that of
the U.S. one-cent coin.  Then in June of that same year, the Currency Act
of 1910 was amended which would set the weight of the new one-cent coin at 50 ...

"YOU are already too well acquainted with the _hreatenin [sic] and very alarming Circumstances to which this Province, as well as America in general, is now reduced.

The silver content could be reduced in the alloy, thus lowering the metallic worth. Or, the alloy could remain the same, but the coins could be made thinner and lighter. Or, a new metallic composition could be used.

Second, the intensity of the light passed by a 2X 'extender' is reduced by two full stops.

When Congress opted to eliminate silver from the dime and quarter beginning in 1965, it reached a compromise with the half dollar: Its silver content, while greatly reduced overall, ...

The facts were clear, doubled dies continued to get created (though at a greatly reduced rate) via the single-squeeze process within the RCM -- so there was no reason to suspect they wouldn't continue to be produced within the US Mint.

The older shillings and florins continued to circulate long after decimalisation until the size of the coins was reduced.

90 BC, when bronze coinage was reduced to the semuncial standard, the quadrans became the lowest valued coin in production. It was produced sporadically until the time of Antoninus Pius (138-161 AD).

1834 - The gold content of the Eagle ($10 gold) is reduced from 247.5 grains to 23.2 grains, due to the melting of U.S. gold coins in Europe, raising the price of gold to $20.67. The "dollar" (there were no gold dollar coins until 1849) =23.

Towards the end of the 1790's, the weight standard seems to have been reduced to about 11 g, and the denomination fulus written on the coin, but further evidence of the precise date is required, ...

The Greenback Party, heavily peopled with indebted farmers, liked the idea of paper money inflation, which reduced the real value of debts, while the deflation was actually increasing the real value of debts.

The standard had now been reduced to only about 50 percent fine, increasing the profit made by the Nepalese. In addition, the weight standard seems to have been reduced from c.5.4 gram to c.5.25 grams.

Anxious Americans, demanding gold, had reduced the Federal Reserve's gold supply almost to the legal minimum, creating additional fears of an impending monetary crisis.

The Small Cent began to resemble what we find in our pockets today during 1864 when the metal composition was changed to 95 percent copper, five percent tin and zinc with a reduced weight of 3.11 grams. The diameter remained at 19 millimeters.

In 1464 the weight of the penny was reduced from 15 to 12 grains and in 1465 an indenture completely reforming the gold coinage was issued.

A silver coin might be made with 80% silver and 20% base metal, or the physical weight of the coin might be reduced, yet in both these cases the coin was still traded at its original value (as if it were pure precious metal and its original size).

Since the shell is much larger than the coin its design must be reduced to the size of the actual coin.

This problem was alleviated somewhat with the Act Of June 28, 1834, which reduced the amount of gold content in the half-eagle to .89920, to go along with.1008 silver and copper content. At the same time, a new type of U.S.

When the postage rate was reduced from five cents to three cents in the early 1850's, simultaneously the mint initiated coinage of the tiny silver three-cent piece as a public convenience.

She wears a widow's veil (which was reduced in size in order to meet Arab demands at the time) and a brooch with nine pearls. The inscription "M. THERESIA D.G. R.IMP.HU.BO.REG.

Licinius I, AD308-324, AE Follis, reduced. Bust rt./GENIO POP ROM, Genius stands left, S-F in fields, MLL in exergue, London mint, RIC 23(R1).

Good: After many years of use Liberty's portrait is reduced to just an outline with little detail left.

Today, the ivory trade in the United States has been reduced to "pre-embargo ivory" - ivory that was brought into the states before sanctions were set in place; ...

The best known types are reduced folles with Constantinopolis/Victory on prow, and Roma/Wolf and twins, but there are other varieties.

Clark said the felony charges will be reduced before the case goes to trial at City Court. The trial is tentatively scheduled for Thursday.

For example, all English and British coins, which include centuries of production, are avidly collected, both a home and abroad, but high taxes and other government hindrances has reduced the number of new collectors.

1344 The Weight of the Penny is Reduced
To reduce the temptations offered to illegal exporters of coin, the weight of the penny, which has remained almost unchanged for 200 years, is slightly reduced.
p 164 ...

The same size was maintained, but the weight was reduced from the standard 48 grains to 42 grains, due to the use of a lighter alloy.

The photo on the left is mine, the one on the left is by CNG and the small one in the center is the CNG photo reduced to the actual size of the denarius.

After World War I, Britain reduced the precious metal in its old silver coin from 92.5 percent, and after World War II, no silver coins were minted until modern times. Commemorative silver coins were the exception.

From 1922 on, the mints reduced the pressure of the single strike. George Morgan made several modifications to the design, flattening it. According to the Breen Encyclopedia, he even went to far as to hammer the electrotype flat with a board.

JANVIER REDUCING MACHINE A type of lathe used for making reduced-size copies of the galvano in the production of master dies.
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LEGEND That portion of a coin inscription which is placed in a semicircular arc next to the border of a coin.

A Proof coin that has been circulated, cleaned, or otherwise reduced to a level of preservation below PR-60.
Miss Liberty
Term applied to the various incarnations of the emblematic Liberty represented on United States coinage.

Auction in which the price is started at a high level, then progressively reduced until a buyer is found.
"Born with a silver spoon in her mouth:"
Heiress. To come from a rich family and inherit wealth. To start with all the advantages.

In order for silver coins to circulate, they were reduced in size in 1853 (as gold coins had been in 1834), which had the effect of putting the United States on a Gold Standard.

The first melting occurred in 1834 when the gold content of U.S. coins was reduced and nearly all gold coins minted from the period 1795 to 1834 were melted because their intrinsic value exceeded their face value.

From 1920 until 1946 the bullion content of British silver coins was reduced to 50% pure silver. The table below is a guide to the actual silver content of these coins before been circulated.

The extreme heat of the annealing process reduced this organic material to a cinder. Removal is usually not possible without damaging the coin.

F:D was restored to the legend in 1955 and the number of rim beads was reduced to 101. This obverse was used for all shillings from 1955 onwards.

See also: Coin, Silver, Revers, Reverse, Struck