Head of Apollo facing slightly left, in laurel wreath; HRAKLEIDAS downward in right field / KATANAIWN, charioteer driving fast quadriga left, holding kentron in right hand, reins in both; above, Nike flying right, ...
A SLIGHT DIFFERENCE IN GRADE CAN BE WORTH THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS
It is rather difficult to grade coins without considering the monetary implications of what you are doing. Grading and money go together.
Slightly more common than the 1858-D, thus making it the most common Type Three gold dollar from the Dahlonega Mint.
Slightly worn but still attractive, there is no trace of enamel, although this type would probably have been enameled with blue and white when new (it is fairly common to find these with no enamel remaining). It opens to 139 mm wide, 99.
Slight disturbance seen on coins (usually on the obverse) that were stored in wooden cabinets used by early collectors to house their specimens. Often a soft cloth was used to wipe away dust, causing light hairlines or friction.
CAM ...
Slightly less than 12.8 million Arrows halves were made in the two years, and they served their purpose well, remaining in circulation long after falling silver prices allowed discontinuation of the identifying arrows.
Slightly crude, but legible.
CRISVIIS NOB CAES with some crude letters, bust left with spear forward and shield
/VOT V in wreath, CAESARV[M N]OSTRORVM with some crude letters
/reverse double sturck so mint mark, if ever there, is not legible
AE19.
Slight wear on a coin that was stored in a wooden cabinet.
Cameo
Coins showing frosted devices and lettering that contrast highly with the fields.
Slightly over 1,700 examples of MS64 coins have been certified
$90
1943 S ...
Slight surface wear on a coin, token or medal caused by sliding friction between it and the tray in which it is contained. See Rub.
CABINET PIECES
Coins in a collector's coin cabinet.
Slightly smaller date logotype this year than in 1854, providing it with the potential of fitting comfortably in the space allotted, but in the present instance placed slightly too high.
Slight raised lines on the surface of a coin, caused by over polishing the die.
Strike ...
A slight sketch of the development of the heavy bronze money of Italy will not therefore be out of place, and will indeed be requisite for all students of the coinage of the Italo-Hellenic states.
A slightly raised (bas-relief) design, usually on the obverse of a coin, depicting a portrait or likeness of a person such as the monarch or head of the issuing country.
Electrotype ...
If slight wear is evident with breaks in the luster the coin drops to the "About Uncirculated" grade. Additional wear, noticeable in the hair over the ear and feathers in the headdress drops the coin to the "Extremely Fine" condition.
The slight disadvantage, of course, is that a certified coin will be more expensive to purchase than an exactly equivalent but uncertified coin.
Only slightly more deceptive is this unmarked cast fake of a denarius of Nero. The 'pot' metal is silvery but not silver. Fuzzy detail and surface pock marks betray the item as a cast. Interestingly, this coin weighs 3.
I will slightly tilt the base upon which the coin is placed and have the light angled so that the reflection is directed into the lens.
wire rim
Slight flange on coins or medals caused by heavy striking pressure, often characteristic on Proof coins. The metal is squeezed up the side of the die faces by the collar die. Sometimes incorrectly called wire edge. See also rim.
Biscuit - slightly larger and nearly twice as thick as the regular 149.
Type:
7-22 AD (Interregnum - Wang Mang) Cash ...
There is a slightly different class of double struck coin known as the rotated double struck coin. This error occurs when a coin is struck and is ejected from the coining chamber but the struck coin falls back in the coining chamber.
porous: slightly pitted due to cleaning or chemical action.
PQ: abbreviation for Premium Quality.
premium quality: a coin that is above-average for the grade.
1956-P, BU, Slighted rotated reverse, $10.00
1956-P, BU, $5.75; Choice BU $7.00
1957-D, BU, $3.75 ...
a slight pause ... until 1865 (although bearing an 1864 date) ... the epitome of a stage three Caudillo who shall unfortunately have to be graded only a 2 1/2 due to the irregularities of history.
friction Slight wear on a coin's high points or in the fields.
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Look for the slightly better "Punctuated Date" that has a defect that looks like a period between the 18 and 11 of the date.
1812
1,628,059 ...
This coin is slightly overweight - expected range is 10.00g-8.50g
Diocletian, AE Follis, c.299-303, Group I, Class VII, Carthage, Officina 1
IMP DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG
Laureate head right
SALVIS AVGG ET CAESS FEL KART ...
Velleius also slightly alludes to the subject: "The Roman standards were sent back by the Parthian King to Augustus, a title conferred on him by the universal consent of the Senate and People of Rome, on the motion of Plancus.
Bahá'í Faith: slightly more than half of all adherents are in Asia
Bön: Tibet ...
Description: Slight striking weakness on edge, otherwise Extremely Fine with exceptional portrait
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Defects ...
The market for slightly better dates Saints is pretty interesting right now. Due to a number of factors, dates that formerly had a Market Premium Factor of 10-20% can be purchased for little or no premium over a common date.
As with coins, slight, sometimes hardly noticeable, differences in the condition of paper money can result in great differences in value.
If you have the slightest interest in ancient coins, The Celator is the best buy you can make. You will find 100 to 150 dealer advertisements in each issue. The magazine runs three or more features and three or more regular columns each month.
Both coins have slight corrosion, often euphemistically called porosity or granularity, the bottom coin slightly more than the top, though in neither case is it distracting for a VF coin.
If your ring is slightly "out of round" don't worry, we'll fix that when we're done soldering.
Fine Tuning ...
Minor problem: slight difference in image size - On some screens the left image (coin obverse) will look slightly larger that the right image (coin reverse). This is a minor problem that many individuals may not even notice.
Cabinet friction
Slight friction seen on coins (usually the obverse) that were stored in wooden cabinets used by early collectors. To compound the problem, a soft cloth was often used to wipe dust away, causing light hairlines.
A coin with very slight traces of wear, such that it almost passes for a specimen that has never been circulated.
SP
Shorthand for specimen.
protorim: The slightly raised rim formed on a blank to create a planchet, designed to to help in the formation of the rim on a coin and to facilitate general striking.
While you will pay slight premiums for the priviledge of owning rare, low mintage, Kilo Kookaburra Coins, we definitely feel it's worth it. Years from now, which will be more valuable to a collector...
There are only the slightest traces of wear visible on the highest points of the coin, frequently, they are little more than luster breaks.
Extra Fine - only a slight amount of wear shows and that is on the Indian's hair ribbon
There are many grades above the XF condition as well, but these are the average grades.
Coin doctors would take a slightly prooflike specimen, give it a high mirror gloss in the fields by polishing it heavily, then apply some sort of acid etch to the raised devices.
It might be interesting to finish this essay with a slight digression on the particularly excessive issues in some of the countries.
cabinet friction Slight surface wear on a coin, token or medal caused by friction between it and the tray or envelope in which it is contained.
That Osbeck commented accurately on this fellow countryman is apparent from only a slight acquaintance with Braad's Indian and eastern papers.
When inspected closely it will have a slight amount of wear or friction. Same as "About Uncirculated". Sometimes abbreviated as "AU", or "A Unc". alteration - intentional tampering of a coin usually to make it appear more valuable.
centered slightly high crowding top of mane and tip of snout slightly, most of foreleg clear, rev. centered, light tone, bold clear lion, Very Fine....SOLDPhoto
C. Lion forepart rt., head reverted to left/Star ornament in incuse, SNG Cop 944ff.
The Flowing Hair dollar is slightly larger and heavier than later U.S. cartwheels like the Morgan and Peace dollars. Its authorized fineness differs, too, but its actual fineness doesn't, because of some curious doings at the Mint.
(AU-50) About Uncirculated - Slight traces of wear on high points; may have contact marks and little eye appeal.
It's slightly arbitrary, but to give a few examples...
Mention 1780 to most coin dealers, and they will instantly call the silver Maria Theresa thaler to mind, ...
In terms of area, Europe is the world's second smallest continent, with an area of 10,400,000 km² (4,000,000 square miles), making it slightly larger than Australia.
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Fair - 2 Slightly less wear than Poor. Rims are blending with
the fields. Many of the design elements are completely worn
away.
Almost Good - 3 Less wear than Fair, rims may be full in spots.
On the 1922-D and the 1922-S, one can find any number of slight positional
variations with the mintmarks. The mintmark can be found on the coin's
reverse below the 'O' of the word ONE. On the 1923, there is a variety ...
The burning of Washington was intended chiefly for all insult and had but slight military significance; ...
The common 1970-S Large Date Variety shown above is characterized by a slightly bolder date (as compared to the Small Date variety) and a "Low 7" in the date.
Do not buy earlier versions as the number system is slightly different, and the prices would be misleading. About 4500 coins are listed, and each is priced in one grade only in English pounds.
There is a very definite advantage in obtaining coins from these dealers as all their coins are guaranteed to be genuine and a reputable concern will unhesitatingly take back any piece should there be the slightest doubt cast upon its authenticity.
This practice was caused by producing planchets or coinage blanks slightly heavier than the standard weight, and then employing a gallery full of women to weigh each piece individually and file away any unneeded metal.
The farthing was small (only 10 millimeters in diameter) and very light (it weighed slightly more than 0.4 gram). The types and designs were identical to the pennyCin a sense, the halfpenny and farthing were simply miniatures of the penny.
 See also: Coin, Revers, Reverse, Mint, Struck
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