Thin Market
Term used to describe coins that have a limited market on the buy/sell side. Many esoteric coins can be thinly traded. In other words, a "Thin Market" suggest very few interested buyers for a certain coin.
THIN FILM LIGHT INTERFERENCE
An optical phenomenon that is responsible for out perception of the colours from the thin transparent oxide film that surrounds a coin.
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Thin plate-like coins with reverse-types incuse. Inscription divided, ΛΑFI, ΛΑS or ΛΑS being placed on one side of the coin and Ν◇Μ on the other. The whole word, viz.
Thin crack through base of 1 to second 8. Another very thin crack spiders through bases of MERICA, through both pellets and tops of TEN D to UN. Lines at center of N in UNITED are vestiges of lapping line that also appears on upright of I.
Thin, shallow scratches on the surface of a coin, usually caused by improper cleaning, or mishandling. Hairlines are found on virtually all proof coins, and are considered the most important single factor in grading high quality proof coins.
Thin Market
Term used to describe less-than-great market fundamentals (supply & demand) for a given coin. For example, most PATTERN coins are quite rare -- however, not very popular items to own.
A thin piece of metal that has nearly become detached from the surface of a coin. If this breaks off, an irregular hole or planchet flaw is left.
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a thin scratch on a coin typically from improper cleaning, polishing, or damage
Hammered
Descriptive of coins struck by hand, using a hammer to impress the dies.
A thin line or scratch, generally observable in the field of a coin. Often caused by cleaning or polishing. Highly undesirable.
Half Cent
A coin produced in the United States from 1793-1857, having a face value of 1/200th dollar.
The thin, knife-like projection seen on some rims created when metal flows between the collar and the dies. Also, slang for the Wire Edge Indian Head eagle of 1907.
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The thin flan late Roman (and later medieval) silver coins were often trimmed on the edges by persons building a personal supply of the metal.
VI. Thin outspread fabric. Work usually sketchy, but not rude or barbarous. [Brit. Mus. Guide, Pl. XLVIII. 1-3.]
VII. Thin outspread fabric. Work rude, and frequently barbarous. [Brit. Mus. Guide, Pl. LIII. 1, 2; Pl. LXIV. 2.] ...
2-F. Thin planchet Rarity 6-
2-G. One thin planchet and two thick planchet specimens known.
thin. 6:00. 2.16 grams.
Some silver left on the obverse, but toned, and almost none left on the reverse.
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patina
A thin layer of naturally oxidized metal on the surface of a coin acquired with age
pattern
A coin struck as a test piece for a new design, sometimes without a date ...
Paper is a thin, flat material produced by the compression of fibres. The fibers used are usually natural and based upon cellulose.
SQUARE FOOT THIN SPADES
It appears that around 300 BC the heavy flat spades gave way to the thinner square foot spades, an extensive series bearing a variety of mint names, but with only a few distinct forms.
..my face so thin,
That in mine ear I durst not stick a rose,
Lest men should say, "Look, where three-farthings goes!" ...
Striations - Thin raised lines on the surface of a coin caused by excessive polishing of the die.
Strike - The process of stamping a design into a planchet by force of the dies to create a coin. It also refers to the degree of detail on a coin.
Hairlines - Thin, shallow scratches on the surface of a coin, usually caused by improper cleaning, or mishandling.
Half - Synonym for half-dollar.
hairline: a thin scratch on a coin typically from improper cleaning, polishing, or damage
haze: a hazy film on the surface of a coin, typically occurs over time due to chemical reactions or exposure ...
Any coin with a thin, sharp rim that is caused when metal flows between a die and a collar during striking.
world coins
Coins issued by various nations, as in a collection comprised of such coins.
lamination A thin piece of metal that has nearly become detached from the surface of a coin. If this breaks off, an irregular hole or planchet flaw is left.
Gilt is a very thin finish of gold color (not actually gold).
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Bracteate - A very thin medieval European coin with the design impressed on one side showing through to the other side.
The public complained because the 3 cent silvers were small and thin. By 1865 the US government changed the composition and design of the three cent coins. Three cent nickels were made of 75% copper and 25% nickel from 1865 to 1889.
He notes in his book Symbolic Messengers that once in 125 and again in 126, a thin crescent moon occulted the Plaeides.
The resistance to oxidation of gold has led to its widespread use as thin layers electroplated on the surface of electrical connectors to ensure a good connection.
During the medieval period, from roughly 1200 to 1300, the central European states struck a most unusual coin, a thin uniface piece in silver, today called "bracteates" (they called them pfennigs, as they did two-faced coins).
paper money Paper notes with standardized characteristics issued as money paranumismatica British term for exonumia patina A thin layer of naturally oxidized metal on the surface of a coin acquired with age pattern A test piece for a ...
But Dracula was not a tale created out of thin air; he was a real prince - Vlad Tepes of the House of Basarab, ruler of Wallachia in Romania from 1456-1462.
Dirhams are big, relatively thin coins. Their weight and fineness were changing during the time, but the average weight is approximately 3 grams. The coins are very nice and specific.
corner, there is a blue rubber stamping that is a circle with a thin circle just
within the thicker outer boarder. Inside the circle it reads "U.S. MINT" above
the word "San Francisco," and "California" below. In the upper right hand ...
Firstly, it needs to be understood that the market for certified and graded Australian coins is still thin, which means that the prices for a lot of the coins do not update very often at all, simply because there's no sales history.
Coins run on blanks that are too thin will not fill the images in the dies. We have certain coin sizes that we offer in two thicknesses just for this reason.
Thin and incomplete blanks will fall through the screens. Rejected blanks and remaining parts of the metal strips are returned to the furnaces to be remelted into bars.
(Emergency money for the city of Arnstadt 10 pfennig): Depicted on the obverse are two men, one corpulent and jolly, the other very thin with tightened belt / On the Reverse is an eagle with open claws and wings spread which serves as the coat of ...
During Roosevelt's campaign for his fourth term in 1944, he was pale, thin and old. His doctors knew that he was suffering from heart disease, hypertension and cardiac failure. His advisers persuaded him to accept the U.S.
A thin disc of gold showing figure of Huvishka on both sides and looped at the top was excavated at Vajrasana, Bodh Gaya, India2.
Thrusting outward are hair-thin stems bearing three or four tiny round berries wholly unlike laurel.
A simpler method of reproducing a coin that is particularly useful when the coin is thin and rather fragile, is by making a rubbing. For this thin paper such as typing copy paper should be used.
It was a very thin, 2-sided denar of Swabia and the Upper Rhine struck during the 12th and 13th centuries. Because this coin was so thin, the design on one side tended to obliterate that on the other.
The color results from "thin film refraction" or "thin film interference," the refracting of different wavelengths of light waves through the film.
The clipped planchet error occurs during the stamping process, where thin sheets of metal are fed into a stamping machine that punches out rows of coin blanks.
* Coins too thick or thin, or improperly weighted
* Upside-down print such as "One Cent" or "In God We Trust" on the reverse
* Planchette or blank-printed coins ...
A peculiar ugliness in portraiture, stiffness in anatomy, and tall, thin lettering distinguish the work of this artist." Perhaps it was not entirely Paquet's fault that his work was a disappointment to some.
Further, platinum, gold, silver, and palladium are excellent conductors of heat and electricity (Silver is the best), and they are so malleable that they can be made in solid sheets thin enough for light to pass through.
The actual gold is a very, very thin layer on top of the coin, making it worth less than pure gold coins. You might want to read How to Tell if Gold Is Real.
There is no shortage of paper money collectors but since there are so many different collecting specialties demand for certain issues can be rather thin. In some areas demand can be highly selective.
This photo, incidentally, illustrates well one of the diagnostics of all authentic 1804 dollars, a thin obverse die crack that runs from the top of star 3 to the top of the "T" in "LIBERTY.
It featured a small, thin, left-facing bust of an Indian princess wearing a headdress of plume-like feathers. The bust is surrounded by stars. On the reverse is, again, the wreath within which reads, 'One Dollar' with the date below it.
Definition: Hairlines are thin, incuse (sunken in), tiny little scratches on the surface or devices of a coin, usually caused by slider marks or cleaning.
1864 J-356b, Copper-Nickel, Thin Planchet MS-65 NGC (PS)
A gem example of this enigmatic pattern. It is just like the regular Copper-Nickel issue, but on a thin planchet. This is a R7 pattern and is quite unusual.
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Most medieval coins were small and thin. The coins are so thin that often only one side was struck well. The artwork did not glorify life on Earth. But there is no denying that the coins of the Middle Ages carry their own history.
Alternating thick and thin rim denticles, 106 of each.
Reverse D
Used only at the Bombay mint for part of the 1942 issue and all of the 1943 issue, this reverse features much taller denticles than reverse C. Dots before and after HALF PENNY.
Thin, light raised lines on the surface of a coin, caused by excessive polishing of the die.
Striking
This refers to the process by which a coin is minted. It could also refer to the sharpness of design details.
During Tudor times especially, coins were very thin and people would remove a part of the coins silver from the edge and then pass the coin on for it's full face value.
The Explosive Mix of Loan Assets Created Out of Thin Air
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The third article, BISTRO, exposed the banking scam of circumventing the Basel Accords' capital / asset ratios. This is only one side of the coin. ...
However, the border was too thin to protect the coin from wear properly, so the reverse was abandoned and the coins melted.
It is believed that three Philadelphia Mint coins escaped melting.
"Actually, it could be argued that the market is making a huge mistake in focusing upon the high end coins for which the true collector market is exceedingly thin, ...
 See also: Coin, Struck, Reverse, Revers, Mint
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