Round - What is a Round?
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This rounding system would only apply to cash purchases. Credit card and electronic transfers would still be calculated to the cent.
They Knew It Was Round
The average person in Hellenic and Roman times knew that our world is round. The philosophic inquiries and dialogs that began with Thales (624-547 BCE), culiminated in the works of Aristotle (384 - 321).
There are other Indians further north, round the city of Caspatyrus and in the country of Pactyica. These are the most warlike of the Indians tribes, and it is they who go out to fetch the gold for in this region there is a sandy desert.
Value of the Australian round 50 cent pieceold coins
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Epeiros, The Molossi. Before 340 BC. Ĉ 18mm. MOLOSSWN, round shield with thunderbolt in center / Thunderbolt within laurel wreath. SNG Cop 54, BMC 3.
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Coin Reference Library - Gold Commemoratives 1915-S $50 Panama-Pacific Round
Mintage: 483
Designer: Robert Aitken
The obverse depicts a helmeted head of Minerva and an owl is on the reverse.
Rounds Any of a number of (usually) one-ounce silver ingots issued by numerous private mints on round planchets. Rounds gained popularity in the late 1970s. By the eighties and nineties jillions were being sold annually.
rounds - One ounce coin shaped pieces of silver pressed from sheets of silver metal.
satin finish - See burnished die.
round Short for a Pan-Pac commemorative fifty-dollar coin.
rub Term for slight wear, often referring just to the high points or the fields. See also friction.
Round - A disc shaped piece of precious metal bullion.
Scrip - A note issued by and redeemable at a merchant or group of merchants.
Seigniorage: profits from the difference between the cost to make a coin and its face value.
Round
Round one ounce silver bullion piece. Read more here....
Coin Collecting Terms beginning with the letter S
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Round
Round one ounce silver bullion piece.
Coin Collecting Terms beginning with the letter S
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Round 50c coins
Australia 1966 50c
We think of the Australian 50c piece as being a cupro-nickel dodecagonal shaped coin but did you know they were originally issued as a round shape?
Round - A disc shaped piece of precious metal bullion.
RPD - Re-Punched Date. Similar to RPM except the date was punched into the die a second time.
Round 25¢ - Period One
2569 Undated Round 25¢. BG-204. Rarity-6. Liberty Head. MS-63. A lovely coin, sharply struck and highly lustrous. A very scarce variety, struck circa 1852-53.
Round
Synonym for a round Pan-Pac commemorative fifty-dollar coin.
Rubbing ...
Background:
The Genius is the 'power' which is inherent in man, not only becoming manifest in his virility but signifying extensively his whole personality. The Genius is neither 'soul' nor 'life'.
"TIB round" round type on Lugdunum As (countermarkMartini Pangerl Collection 29)
"TIB Square" in square form, on Lugdunum II As, Germania Inferior (Noviomagus ?) (countermark Martini Pangerl Collection 50) ...
Make it round again
I have made a wooden dowel that is tapered, and will fit most ring sizes. Maple wood is ideal because it can take the beating, and will last a long time. But use what you have handy at the time.
Round brooche surrounded by pearls. Bust appears to be older, with heavily falling veil; ermine fur with tails; most of the time 7 pearls in diadem. Always combined with reverse type B and edge type G2 or G3; signature mostly S.F.
Rounded-coins are handled easier than square coins and they are more resistant against erosion. Coins that are not round (British 50 pence for example) usually have an odd number of sides, with the edges rounded off.
ROUND COIN
If your coin does not match any of these general forms, it is probably not a true coin, and may be an amulet or other type of artifact.
Round/Plain
(with 4 mm central hole)
"5 SENTIMO", Year Mark
Words "Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas" along the border ...
Round shield or disk (with Medusa head ?).
ΚΑΛΧ between the four spokes of a wheel [Rec. gén., No. 7].
AR Trihemiobol 16 grs.
Round garnished shield with arms (lion, fleur de lis, harp)
CHRISTO AVSPICE REGNO
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- round bead-like decorations on the surface of a coin. When it is placed on a coin for artistic reasons, it is often a circle of beads on the face of a coin, usually near the rim or edge. bicentennial, or bicentenial coins ...
The round portrait style would place this coin in the later period but it is shown here to keep the split COSI-I coins together.
The round, blank, flat metallic piece on which a coin is struck Also known as a planchet or flan.
Blast
Extraordinary luster on a coin.
Background artist Bacteriologist Bagger Bailiff Baker Balancemaker Balloonist Banker Barber Bard Bargeman Barker Bartender (also Barkeeper, Barman, Barmaid) Basinbeater Basket maker Bather Beader Beadle Beautician Beekeeper Beggar Bellfounder ...
Note: Round shield
Constantine I, AE3, 318-319, Siscia, Officina 5
IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG
Laureate, helmeted, cuirassed bust right
VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP ...
Silver Round
Here's a Bust dollar silver round, a dateless replica consisting of 1 troy oz. (31.1g) of .999 fine silver, as the reverse indicates. Silver rounds of coins, as with the U.S.
Small, round devices around the edge of a coin, often seen on early U.S. coins. These were replaced by dentils.
BG Gold ...
a short round pillar.
Cista
a basket used for the housing of sacred snakes in connection with the initiation ceremony into the cult of Bacchus (Dionysus).
*OC043 rounded boat Anklet. Burkina Faso, Upper Volta. Oval shaped, bowed at ends with raised designs on each end. Large, probably for men $49 [image]
*OC044 ---Medium. Probably for Women. $39 [image] ...
coin: a round piece of metal to which designs have been applied and a value assigned.
coin collection: a carefully organized grouping of coins that have been identified, classified, and valued.
Though it is round, The Susan B. Anthony dollar may appear 11-sided, due to an 11-sided rim bordering the edge of both sides.
The Dollar is round, but appears 11-sided, due to an 11-sided rim bordering the edge of both sides. Because of their similar size and color, it is very easy to mistake for a quarter.
600-300 BC Round, base metal coins invented in China
The date is uncertain but these were probably at least roughly contemporary with the development of coinage in the West, and possibly much earlier.
1-oz Silver Rounds:
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Coins & Bullions
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The serifs are rounded out (smashed).
The secondary or original "image" is smashed flat and shelf-like.
There are no "valleys" between the original and newer "images".
The edges between the 2 images may be shiny because the metal has been sheared.
1860, Type II, Rounded Tip to Bust, No "L", Very Fine, $20.00
1863, Good+, $9.00
1863, VF details, micro-porous net, dark VG, $9.00 ...
Medals, usually round, but sometimes square or some other shape, typically are issued by an individual, company, civic authority, government, or other entity to honor a person or event, to observe an anniversary, ...
A gold wafer in round form, resembling a coin. It is not legal tender and should not be confused with genuine "coin of the realm" of a specific government.
Mint luster ...
Educational background: B.S. in astrophysics (1966, University of Rochester, New York), Ph.D. in atmospheric science (1971, State University of New York at Albany), continuing education in geology (early 1990s, Colorado School of Mines).
Medallion: a round piece of metal resembling a coin but not a "coin of the realm." A medallion may be issued by a government or private mint. The Engelhard 1-oz silver prospector is a privately-minted medallion.
On the 25 sample rounds I had struck from this die it could be seen that most of the scratches and smaller gouges were removed but the largest gouge remained.
Thirteen stars surround Miss Liberty on the Draped Bust/ heraldic eagle half dollar.
A: Outer circle of round beads. L.C.W. below shield. Crosses outlined with treble incuse lines. Thumb touches St.Georges Cross. No rock to left of lighthouse. (Freeman B)
B: Outer circle of round beads. L.C.W. below shield.
Fine: Once well rounded features are flattened in appearance. Places to study are the Indian's eyebrow, chin, and hair above the braid.
If you have no background in grading coins, you have no business in coin collecting and numismatics without employing help from the experts.
Coin Weight - A round disc, usually of brass that had an identical weight to a certain coin. Used to check the weight of the coin and verify if it's genuine or not.
P = Poor A flat round piece of silver or copper showing only traces of the design of a coin. May be bent, scratched, even mutilated. No date in the Australian Pre-Decimal series is scarce enough to warrant this grade to be collected.
[See Rounds] Broken 3 Variety of 1823 half dollar. Common. Brown Ikes 1971 to 1978 Eisenhower Proof 40%-silver dollars in brown box of issue.
Many include borders, background themes and inscriptions. Coins issued late in this era may also feature back stamps.
Pre-50th refers to the first twenty years of this great hobby and the coins from that era.
tab toning Term to describe the toning often seen on commemorative coins which were sold in cardboard holders with a round tab. Coins toned in these holders have a circle in the center and are said to have tab toning.
With clay, sand, and plaster casting, soapy or slippery surfaces, soft or missing details, and round, mushy boundaries where the devices and legends meet the coin's field (the angle should be close to 90 degrees).
Shailendra informs me that small round and square imitation Apollodotos H coins are often found in Kutch too.
The background of a coin can then be "cut away" - the lasso selecting a region around the edge of an irregularly shaped coin, and once the selection is closed, CTRL-X cuts the enclosed region out.
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