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Samples
Below are scans of the earlier dated examples and a representative page from Dalton and Hamer; all are from photographs in the Dalton and Hamer volume.

A Sample of Circulation Dollars
So we can see from this that the reeding seems to be the same for the 2003, 2006, and the second 2008 coins. The 2007 and 2008 coins also appear to match up. The third 2008 coin is different from all the others.

"A sample of a forged denarius is carefully examined and the adulterated coin is bought for more than the genuine ones."

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Sample of the Australian Nugget struck in base metal used in display cases in place of the actual gold coins. The obverse is struck with the same die as used for the Nugget while the reverse contains advertising information.
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Coca-Cola Ice Pick in box, perfect condition $35.00
Coca-Cola 1970s 16oz can "The Big Can For Lovers of Coke", opened pull tab. $9.00
Coca-Cola 1960s , 6 bottle carton coupon showing nice Coke 6 pack. Dixie Coca-Cola Bottling Co, $13.

Sample Slab
A type of slab issued by a grading company to demonstrate what a coin looks like when encapsulated. Sample slabs almost always contain very common and low value coins and may or may not bear a grade.

Our sample Otacilia Severa coin is even more a mystery. I show it here as an issue of Rome but the type IVNO CONSERVAT is frequently attributed to the early Eastern mint ('Antioch I, discussed above).

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.

Pattern: A sample coin that could be used for circulation.
Planchet: A blank piece of metal used to receive a coin stamp.
Premium Value: The price paid for a coin beyond it's face value.

Specimen - A sample currency note, often but not always with serial numbers of all zeros. The original purpose of such notes was to provide banks and other agencies with examples of newly issued money.

19 Any of these can estimate the predicted number of dies, given the size of sample and the number of dies recorded; and while the range of error is very high as the ratio of coins:dies approaches 1:1, ...

One can hardly read past the first few pages of John Anthony's book, Collecting Greek Coins without become enthused and inspired enough to at least sample this coinage.

proof silver - unlike a similar term "proof silver coins" which indicates that a silver coin is in proof condition, "proof silvers" refer to samples of pure silver. These are used to test and make comparisons during the coin assaying process.

These pieces exist because it was customary for the mint to provide samples of any proposed change in coinage such as different design, denomination, metal or weight for approval or rejection.

The same is true of coin 8 from Larissa of the facing nymph (although working from a small sample, I wonder if this is not the preferred method on facing heads?).

Narrative: During the Postage Currency experiment, samples were prepared utilizing various compositions. Mint Director Pollock sent various samples to Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P. Chase, with a description of each.

The following chart is but one sample of dozens of ways to construct a potential gold investing portfolio.

I gave each of the kids a Redbook and about 10 sample coins, including a G/VG Buffalo Nickel, Indian Cent, and Standing Liberty Quarter.

With some difficulty the astronauts lifted film and two sample boxes containing more than 22 kg (48 lb) of lunar surface material to the LM hatch using a flat cable pulley device called the Lunar Equipment Conveyor.

Some samples have been discovered as far away as Antioch in present-day Turkey, nearly 500 kilometres from Jerusalem where they were minted. Others have also been found in Jordan. These limits represent a circulation area of at least 100.

Despite the small sample sizes and the acknowledged biases, there is a remarkable correlation between the two surveys and the only significant difference is the shortage of 2C-//. specimens in my sample.

I also find it a huge conflict of interest that one of the major grading services pays PNG to be listed as its official grading service and their membership will make up almost 50 percent of the sample group.

Genesis spacecraft was the first ever attempt to collect a sample of solar wind, and the first sample return mission to return from beyond the orbit of the Moon.

On the 14th of April 2010 they even confirmed through their samples of the soil that there is indeed gold on their property. Imagine investing in a company such as this. Right now their shares cost only $0.0018.

Anyone could have substituted other cartwheels for their 1964-D samples. Therefore, it is not surprising that Barry Krause and other writers continue to theorize that 1964-D Peace Dollars do exist. However, the law prohibits their possession.

The following chart is a sample of the most common coins in the series and their minimum values. What is striking is how the values are affected by "condition". Those small differences in the state of preservation of your coin.

Assay - the testing of an ore sample to determine its precious metal value
Attribution - the designation of a coin's variety according to standard reference books
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But after seeing the low quality of his samples (later to be dubbed "Jefferson head" cents), and possibly being reminded of the Jarvis fiasco, Congress rejected his overtures.

Pyx
Box used to contain random samples of freshly-minted British coins, which are ritually tested for weight and purity every year at the "Trial of the Pyx".
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Normally these coins are in bronze, but these samples appear to be copper-nickel, like the 4 Annas and 8 Annas coins. I examined them carefully to see if they appear to be genuine.

" Personally, I was hoping to be able to get a copy of a report detailing all of the contents of the hoard, since there are so many anomalies within the small sample of examples I've seen.

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Proof coinage means special early samples of a coin issue, historically made for checking the dies and for archival purposes.

The above may not be "proper" Greek. They are sample dates as actually used on Roman provincial coins minted in Alexandria and other cities.

Assay
A test undertaken to find the metallic content of a coin, INGOT or ORE sample.
Assay Office
An establishment or department of government that assures the content and quality of a coins ALLOY.

Mint Director Mary Brooks passed out samples of these aluminum cents to various individuals on Capitol Hill, keeping no particular track of where they went.

I have listed the Key grades below with some sample coins of various denominations to give an idea of grading but please remember this is subjective and maybe variable in the eyes of the expert who would examine with magnification.

Then they became a special sample, kept as an example of each mintage. Today, they are considered numismatic coins - of interest to coin collectors - and are sold at fixed prices consistent with their quality and rarity.

Schjoth records (page 32): "In the 1st year of Ch'ung-ning (AD 1102) the Board of Revenue directed that the four minting departments of Chiang, Yao, Shih and Chien should hand in samples of the new currency ......

As the selection process narrowed, actual sample coins were made of the various designs.

Pattern coins have been created for a variety of reasons, including sample coins for VIPs (such as congressmen voting on coin legislation), and for testing various designs and die cuts in the mint equipment.

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These coins normally are not catalogued and individual images are not available, but images of typical samples are provided.

A piece, usually uniface and in a soft metal, struck for the purpose of having a sample of the design. Such pieces can be struck from a matrix or a die. See Experimental Pieces.
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He released the new coins, which became as a sample to other coins in Muslim world for several centuries. There are known several dirhams in Latvia, struck in the 7th century, but they are found in hoards related to the 9th century.

One thousand tola gold mohur of 12 Kgs minted by Jahangir in 1613, realistically display the wealth that was accumulated by this dynasty. Most of these gold muhars/mohurs had poetic couplets in persian and were the finest samples of craftmanship and ...

While that may add up to chump change to the untrained eye, a prestige proof coin set isn't cheap, particularly since it can commemorate the Bill of Rights, the Olympics or the Statue of Liberty. Some sample eBay values for prestige proof sets: ...

You can also build your own database by picking up copies of area newspapers and specialty magazines at local bookstores, or by collecting samples from the circulation area, and making notes of the editor's name and submission information.

The double scoop bite or "bocadillo" is found only on bars made and assayed at the Potosí mint. Both the assayer and an assistant had to work together, using a special tool, to scoop out the peanut-shaped sample of silver.

known about most of the subkingdoms, and most of what is known is derived from these subsidiary coinages.
The following is an image-map of the Parthian subkingdoms- you can click on the name of the subkingdom to learn more about it and see samples ...

No halves were produced in 1816 because a major fire at the Mint forced the suspension of all silver coinage, and no proofs are known until 1820, though rumors persist of samples produced as early as 1817.

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