shiny spots Areas on Matte, Roman, and Satin Proofs where the surface has been disturbed.
A shiny copper penny
Want to bring out the shine in those old coins Grandpa gave you? Think twice before cleaning them.
The shiny appearance of newly minted coins is so beautiful to behold. When a coin leaves the mint after just being struck, ...
The shiny, deep green malachite patina is as beautiful as it is rare.
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Bright Shiny Prooflike "Rare & Vintage" California Gold....
Dollar coin actually Worth a dollar.
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I have a shiny wisconsin quarter that and it is a P mint. Does anyone know how much it is worth?
Bright looking, shiny. A coin that is basically untoned.
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luster: the shiny quality of new metal. Luster decreases as wear increases.
lustrous: a coin that is bright and shiny.
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So if you get a shiny dollar coin in your change (and it's not a mob of roos) or buy one of the new collector dollars from the RAM why not give yourself a minutes entertainment by taking a closer look and see if you can spot the designers initials.
Mint Luster
Shiny "frost" on the surface of an uncirculated or mint coin.
Mint Mark
Small letter (or other symbol) indicating which mint the coin was struck at. Read more about Mint Marks here.....
Proof coins have shiny fields and frosted devices (designs) whereas reverse proof coins have frosted fields and shiny devices.
Rim
circular raised area around the edges of the coin.
Any bagmarks on the face are frosted instead of shiny--a dead giveaway. They appear identical, regardless of the date and mintmark of the underlying coin.
Fingered Dulling a coin's shiny high points by dabbing one's thumb on it in order to make it receive a higher grade from a grading service is known as fingering it.
Copper examples are clearly different from the originals but many people mistake the shiny brass for gold. Modern souvenir copies, sold for $1.00 at historical sites as at Williamsburg, VA, have no numismatic value.
The coin contained the true value (in theory, anyway) of its denomination in silver with an additional surfacing of better silver that made the new coin look like a bright and shiny half dollar.
When viewing a coin that was once bright and shiny that is now beginning to age gracefully as a darkening patina begins to form, please do not panic.
If a silver coin looks too shiny, it was abused. And you see a lot of this. At the 2002 Central States Numismatic Society show in Columbus, I showed a colleague a stack of slabbed denarii. "They look like tin!" she said.
Traditionally, metals have certain characteristic physical properties: they are usually shiny (they have "lustre"), have a high density, are ductile and malleable, usually have a high melting point, are usually hard, ...
The term "uncirculated" has no relationship to "bright" or "shiny".
There are few reasons to clean coins and most cleaning processes damage the coin by removing some of the surface metal.
The metal is far too bright and shiny to be silver, and the toning appears to be black paint. The look and feel suggest the surfaces are plated (possibly with rhodium or chrome), which suggests a base metal core.
I carefully pick the bright and shiny coin up by the edges and wrap it in a tissue. When I get home I send it off to a grading service. In a few weeks it is returned to me gradedMS-63. How can this be?
Brilliant - A coin that is bright and shiny, usually with a hard, chrome-like luster.
Broadstrike / Broadstruck - A coin struck without a firmly seated collar which results in an outwards "spread", but still includes all design details.
Hudson Chapman used to set up his exhibits at a convention, a bright shiny Smith & Wesson revolver always laid at hand-many will recall this.
When first issued and still shiny from the mint, a billon coin will look like silver, but paler. After wear the other metal comes through and the coin will look coppery.
My thinking that the gold is embedded inside the rocks as some shiny flakes, was totally wrong. The gold is actually real small particles that have settled in the bank, in the clay, and bedrock. Some pieces being larger than others.
The reverse shows a very thin shiny lighter covering, possibly intended to imitate silver, but no longer effective.
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/IV - NO, Juno standing, peacock at feet.
Prototype: Sear --. BMC (S&C) 39, page 162, plate 27.19.
An average shiny new penny from the supermarket is MS-63. A really pretty one with no easily visible marks is MS-65.
Yet the above coin has very visible hairlines and is artificially white and shiny as well. It also has a rim problem at 1:30 on the reverse. In short, it's an ugly coin.
A rubbing or polishing process whereby the surfaces of a blank or coin are made shiny. Burnishing must always be noted on a coin's description.
Buried
The mistake of purchasing a coin for more than it can easily be sold for.
whizzing
Alteration by mechanical polishing to produce a shiny surface
world coins
Coins issued by various nations, as in a collection comprised of coins thereof
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Metals have certain characteristic physical properties: they are usually shiny (they have "lustre"), have a high density For other meanings of density, see density (disambiguation) ...
If you have 100 ounces of gold sitting on your bedroom dresser in plain sight, chances are a random thief would notice the beautiful shiny metal.
Alteration by mechanical polishing to include a shiny surface.
wire edge
Any coin with a thin, sharp rim that is caused when metal flows between a die and a collar during striking.
Process of polishing or rubbing of a coin to create a shiny appearance.
burnishing lines
Lines resulting from burnishing.
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Hold a contest and maybe even award a shiny dollar coin (gold in color - they're no longer silver) as part of the winner's prize, in the spirit of JEL Wade. ...
MS/BU (Mint State/Brilliant Uncirculated) - some coins have a BU added to the uncirculated MS noting their brilliant shiny and luster. This designation does not have a numeric rating as it can be anywhere between MS-65-MS-70.
Mint Error
Defective coin produced by a mint.
Mint Luster
Shiny "frost" on the surface of an uncirculated or mint coin.
Satin Proof - This is also an experimental proof strike generally used on gold coins after 1907. The dies were treated to create coins exhibiting shiny surfaces.
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Come to the conclusion, for example, that just about anything shiny, round, and in MS-65 is a wonderful investment. Don't build a numismatic library, for books cost money and take precious time to read.
"My, Grandma!," said Little Read as she eagerly entered the store, her eyes glimmering from the light reflected off the merchandise. "What big, bright, and shiny coins you have for sale!" ...
A metal alloy occassionally used for minor coin issues consisting of a mixture of silver and a very high copper content. Sometimes billon coins are treated with a thin silver coating to give a shiny appearance.
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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.
AP (antique pewter) is base metal with pewter-colored plating. The crevices of the bead or charm are darkened to give it an antique appearance. Please note that some AP items are matte, while others are shiny.
A design put into paper at the manufacuring stage by pressing it while wet between rollers bearing the design wear Metal lost during handling and contact with other objects whizzing Alteration by mechanical polishing to produce a shiny ...
The metal occurs as nuggets or grains in rocks, underground "veins" and in alluvial deposits. It is one of the coinage metals. Gold is dense, soft, shiny and the most malleable and ductile of the known metals.
A proof is a special coin made from a die and planchet, a metal piece which has a stamp of the coin design on it. You can tell a proof coin because it has a very shiny mirror surface and very detailed image.
He would have left the mint with this receipt and returned in several days to pick up shiny new 1851 Gold, Dollars, Quarter Eagles or Half Eagles. This receipt was sent in courtesy of one of Mr. Porters relatives.
It is so easy to hammer and shape that less than one gram of gold can ge beaten into a sheet two meteres square. Unlike other metals, gold does not tarnish in the presence of air and can remain bright and shiny for ever.
Shahjahan was imprisoned where he died 8 years later in 1666 AD. Shown above is image of his coin which is in uncirculated condition and have the original shiny finish (thus making difficult to scan).
burnishing - polishing or rubbing the surface of a coin or coin blank to make it shiny. Burnishing of a minted coin is often considered detrimental and should be mentioned in any coin description.
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