One fact touching our currency has hitherto been seriously overlooked. I mean the recognition of the Almighty God in some form on our coins.
Second is the high overdate with top of 2 lightly touching the bust and underdigit left of center.
And be it further enacted, That in addition to the authority vested in the President of the United States by a resolution of the last session, touching the engaging of artists and the procuring of apparatus for the said mint, ...
Since the paper is at least somewhat absorbent even touching notes with your bare hands may leave slight residue on them.
wings spread and almost touching the denticles at the 10 o'clock and 2 o'clock
positions. The eagles head is facing to the left (as one is facing the
coin), and held in the eagle's talons to the left is an olive branch, and to the ...
There is a touching coin on Wildwinds that has Britannia with her forehead lowered onto her hand. The British version, of course, portrays Britannia looking out over the waves holding the trident of Neptune: the personification becomes the god.
Note the top leaf is just touching the second feather; also the two leaves on the left point toward the two uprights in the letter M. Also note in the bundle of arrows, the arrow furthest to the right points to the tip of the wing.
This is about as cool a piece of direct shaving as has come under our eye, touching upon the short-weight gold swindle. Why should the community suffer this to go on longer? Why not refuse every dollar of Baldwin's coin? . . .
This works only using the shortest focal length of the lens so when the lens is focused on the nearest setting, the subject may be almost touching the front element of the lens.
1) Avoid destroying the protective luster on a coin by dipping in trying to achieve a certain look or color;2) Avoid talking over unprotected coins (saliva is acidic); touching the coin's surfaces with fingers or hand (skin is also acidic); and 3) ...
Hold the coin by its edges; touching the surface can cause small scratches. If you want to protect the coin's surface, don't rub it. Just run the water over it for about a minute. The higher your water pressure, the better.
Unable to produce an heir, Charles II willed his monarchy to a grandson of the French King Louis XIV, touching off several years of war within Europe.
The slash in "1/4" is long, the top almost touching a flower.
Reverse II - The top flower has petals at its base that are short and less curved. The slash in "1/4" is short, the top being well clear of the flower above it.
This is a cord-like object that attaches to the camera, which allows the operator to release the shutter without touching the camera. This is important to reduce vibration during the photograph.
Type 1: On this regular business strike variety (Ty-1) the letters AM of AMERICA are close together and almost touching; the designer's initials, FG, at the right side of the base of the Memorial Building are spaced well away from the building.
Two Dollars (Red Seal), U.S. Note, 1963-A, CU, light discoloration on lower edge, not touching design. $ 6.00
Five Dollars
Five Dollars, U.S. Note, (Red Seal) 1953-C, Fr. # 1535, CU Unc. $55.00 ...
If all is well the coin will start fizzling and bubbling within a few seconds. Make sure the alligator clip is touching the bare metal on the coin. You may have to remove a little of the corrosion to get to the bare metal.
Cupronickel coin of king Pantaleon c. 170 BCE.
Obv: Bust of Dionysos with a wreath of leaves.
Rev: Panther with a small bell around the neck, touching a vine with the left leg. Greek legend: BASILEOS PANTALEONTOS "King Pantaleon".
Stories of rare dollar finds circulated widely, touching off a veritable Morgan mania.
Old gold bars often come without packaging, which means when you hold them you are touching the gold.
How to Detect: The AM in AMERICA on the reverse is clearly separated in the Wide variety. In the normal variety for these dates, the letters AM are very close or touching.
Within the Type 1 coinage, there are also two important varieties in the gold dollars of 1849: Some have an "open" wreath with ample space between the top of the wreath and the number "1," while others have a "closed" wreath nearly touching the ...
There is a pattern of rays in a semicircle touching each wing. In 1877, Chief Engraver William Barber replaced the denomination TWENTY D. with TWENTY DollarS (Type 3).
Laureate head right / QEUDIANOC CTPA AN-EQHKE CMVPNA-IOIC, PELOY across upper field, Hippodamia, veiled, standing right, touching finger to mouth & holding hand of Pelops, nude, standing facing, head left, holding scepter, both in slow biga right.
Touch pieces were hung around the neck of the sick by the king at the ceremony of `touching for the King's Evil'; the coin, having been touched by the king, was supposed to heal the patient. This practice was discontinued by Queen Anne.
coinage is mainly a commemoration of his wife (whose head is thus one of the earliest female portraits, if not the first, borne by coins), and of his son who died before him. The head of Philistis has a charm of individuality inexpressibly touching ...
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA encircles inside a dentilled rim, and within that is another circle of olive branches (to the left) and palm branches (to the right), touching at the top and tied at the bottom with a bow. No mintmark is shown on the coin.
 See also: Coin, Reverse, Revers, Numismatic, Silver
  
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