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Unique or Otherwise Unpublished Numismatic Items
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Lucius Verus, AR Denarius (161-162 AD) 18mm ...
Unique 1915 Lincoln Cent Struck on 75/25 Cu-Ni Planchet (PCGS XF 45).
1915 Lincoln Cent Struck on 75/25 Cu-Ni Planchet PCGS XF 45 Unique. Provided by U.S. Mint error coin dealer Michael S. Byers of Byers Numismatic Corp ...
A unique area of opportunity available to collectors of error coins is in the unsearched bags of "Statehood Commemorative quarters" that the United States Mint has been selling direct to collectors since the launch of that program in 1999.
Unique Design
The Kangaroo gold coin series was first minted in 1990 and each year a new design is released, making this coin series highly anticipated and collected.
unique: Extant in only one known example. Very often misused, as in "semi-unique." ...
Unique Original Series Territorial $5
The Bismarck National Bank
Territory of Dakota ...
Unique
This is a coin of which only one is known to exist.
Upset
This is a coin struck that has the obverse and reverse are at different angles to each other.
unique
A coin of which only one specimen is known to exist, e.g. the U.S. 1870-S $3 gold piece.
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VAM
A variety of U.S. silver dollar described in the book Morgan and Peace Dollars by Van Allen and Mallis.
Unique - Only one example known
Unpublished Variety - A variety of a coin that is not listed in any major coin publication.
unique: one-of-a-kind.
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VAM: the designation given to Morgan and Peace Dollar varieties listed by Leroy Van Allen and George Mallis.
Unique Quarter Multi Struck on Copper Core
Struck on Core
There are only three U.S. coins known that are struck on a core planchet.
Unique 1785 "IMMUNE COLUMBIA" in Gold
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Start your search on 1785 IMMUNE COLUMBIA.
Unique number assigned to each die combination of Morgan and Peace dollar known to the authors of The Complete Catalog and Encyclopedia of United States Morgan and Peace Silver Dollars. Called VAM because of the authors Leroy Van Allen and A.
Uniquely for a major currency, the value of U.S. coins is not inscribed on them in numerals. Instead, the value is written in English words, presenting potential difficulties for visitors to the country who do not speak the language well.
Unique - A coin of which only one specimen is known to exist. For example, the U.S. 1870-S $3 gold piece.
Variety - A coin's design that sets it apart from the normal issue of that type.
Unique
The debate continues on whether the 1866 No Motto Half Dollar is a transitional pattern or a clandestine, mint-made fantasy piece.
1866-S
No Motto ...
Unique Coins of Aetna and Zancle. Num. Chron., 1883.
Coins discovered on the site of Naucratis. Num. Chron., 1886.
Electrum Coins and their Specific Gravity. Num. Chron., 1887.
Unique - An item of which one specimen only is known to exist.
Variety - Any coin recognizably different in dies from another of the same design, type, date and mint.
unique
In coin collecting terms extant in only one known specimen. Very often misused, as in semi-unique.
Unique
A coin of which only a single specimen is known to exist. Example: the 1849 Double Eagle has a mintage of 1.
Upsetting mill ...
Unique number (such as VAM-105) assigned to each set of Morgan and Peace dollar dies documented in The Complete Catalog and Encyclopedia of United States Morgan and Peace Silver Dollars.
A unique Washington Liverpool halfpenny in white metal survives (Baker 17A, Fuld WA.1791.P11), which is considered to be a test sample from trial dies.
A unique double sovereign of Henry VII is known where the sovereign dies were used but the flan is twice the normal thickness. It is probable that it was specially minted as a presentation piece.
Two Guineas ...
A unique year for nickels, the 1931 was minted only in San Francisco and in small quantities. It is one of those "must have" dates to a collector.
A uniquely numbered opinion of authenticity and/or grade from the ANA Certification Service.
ancients
General term for coins of the world struck circa 600 B.C. to circa 450 A.D.
A unique event occurs as a result of this flowing metal being under extremely high pressure. As the metal flows it acquires a beautiful, lustrous shine. This mint luster is a by-product of the coin striking process.
A uniquely numbered opinion of authenticity and/or grade from the ANA Certification Service. The ANA now only authenticates, having sold the name and grading service.
ancients
General term for coins of the world struck circa 600 B.C. to circa 450 A.D.
U: Uniqueness - What are you doing that other clubs are not, or, what aren't you doing that successful clubs are?
M: Membership Retention - Once they are members, how do you keep them?
The unique number assigned by the auction house to an item(s) to be sold in a particular sale. (i.e. The 1858 Seated dollar was lot 455 of the FUN 1999 sale.)
loupe ...
Often unique pieces emerge through accidents at the Mint. Mostly these are picked up before the coins leave the facility but the odd one slips through. We've labelled these extreme decimal rarities and they are very hard to come by.
Lot - A unique number assigned by an auction house to an item or items sold in a particular sale.
Loupe - A type of magnifying glass used by numismatists and jewelers.
This is not unique to cast fakes. The same problem can exist for some die-struck fakes, when in transferring the image of the original coin to a false die the features of a crack are captured.
Rare coins are unique items each carrying specific value. No two rare coins are absolutely identical. Each is treated as an individual piece.
There are some unique and rare specimens among 20 published Bosporus coins minted in the period from 229 to 278 AD.
Coin #4. Denarius of Sauromates III. The type of obverse is not known on coins of this King. Coinage on reverse is unique.
[Country Name]P[unique number for the banknote edition]
So, we have something like: Yugoslavia P-117.
A banknote from former Yugoslavia which is identified as Yugoslavia P-105 ...
"Grading by our unique, combined 20 year experience system."
(Now that's a very clever hedge because a unique system by definition is not necessarily the grading criteria accepted by any other person buying coins on this planet.
Breen, Walter, A Unique Liberty Seated Dollar: 1851-O, The Comprehensive U.S. Silver Dollar Encyclopedia, Highfill Press, Broken Arrow, OK, 1992.
This curious and unique arrangement between the Dalai Lama of Tibet and the Manchu emperors of China continued, with some changes, to the opening years of the twentieth century. The seventh Dalai Lama died in AD1757.
Unique
The five thousand years of Indian history is very obviously reflected in diverse coinage ranging from very complex silver punch-marked coins of 6th century BC to the heaviest gold coins ever minted in the world, ...
ANACS certificate
A uniquely numbered opinion of authenticity and/or grade from the ANA Certification Service. The ANA now only authenticates, having sold the name and grading service.
Teddy's Coin Slang for J-1776, the unique gold striking of the 1907 Indian Head double eagle. This was the first design submitted by Augustus Saint-Gaudens at the personal request of then President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt.
L'unique délivrance eut lieu le 22 décembre.
History :
Proclamé empereur sous le nom de Napoléon III, Louis Napoléon fit son entrée solennelle à Paris le 2 décembre 1852. Il épouse Eugénie Marie de Montijo, aristocrate espagnole en janvier 1853.
R8 = 1-3 known (estimated), "Unique or Nearly Unique"
R7 = 4-12 known, "Extremely Rare"
R6 = 13-30 known, "Very Rare"
R5 = 31-75 known, "Rare"
R4 = 76-200 known, "Very Scarce"
R3 = 201-500 known, "Scarce"
R2 = 501-1250 known, "Uncommon" ...
After remarking that a hitherto unique gold coin of Pescennius Niger with the inscription CONCORDIA had been found, and that all the rest bearing latin legends were silver and of the greatest rarity, and consequently of the highest price, ...
mint luster - a frosty, satiny, unique shine found on uncirculated and high grade coins. Mint luster gradually disappears as a coin receives wear and sometimes when toning or tarnishing takes place.
You can feel a strong sense of "belonging to the club" of serious collectors when you know you have something unique. Other serious collectors will definitely be interested and laud your acumen.
Coins were issued in gold, silver, bronze and a unique series where a tiny spot of gold was applied to a bronze carrier coin (I truly regret not having one of these to show on this page!). In c.
The two most commonly used in numismatics are Sheldon's scale (ranging from R1 for common pieces to R8 for those that are unique or nearly so) and the Universal Rarity Scale developed by Q.
This issue of Valens possesses some unique features. The reverse legend and type is known on an extremely rare bronze issue at Constantinople (RIC IX 40), but its mintmark is an unremarkable CONSA, unlike the unusual COMTM of the present specimen.
The crowning was very controversial as he occupied the same immediate territory as the Empress (a unique situation that had never happened before) causing conflict, insult, ...
Traveling opens up your eyes, and my experience is far from unique. I've lived and worked for extended periods of time in the U.K.
No other substance embodies the unique characteristics of gold. Its luster and beauty are unsurpassed. It combines easy workability, excellent conductivity and virtual indestructibility.
Also shown were other treasures, including the unique pattern 1849 $20 and two varieties, each unique, of the famous 1877 gold $50 patterns.
In all cases the scratches will be unique to each coin before resurfacing. With each successive resurfacing, new die polish lines will appear and the die polish lines that have not been completely polished out previously will also appear.
The United States Mint will also mint and issue unique silver bullion quarter-dollar coins that are exact duplicates of each of the America the Beautiful Quarters. The bullion coins will be made of .
die variety, die marriage: A die variety or die marriage represents the pairing of an obverse die and reverse die that can be identified by distinctive differences unique to each die that were present when the dies were produced.
It's shape is also unique, with the hole in the center (sometimes referred to as a "washer" shape). The obverse varieties are recognized by the crown design on the obverse designated Round Crown (RC), High Crown (HC) and Flat Crown (FC).
Many, if not most, examples of paper money are technically unique because most have a specific serial number that is given to only a single note in each series.
There are a lot of ways to use coins as a unique gift for the history fan in your life. If someone likes German (or Polish, or Russian, or French) history, a coin from the early days of that country could make an excellent present.
 See also: Coin, Mint, Silver, Collector, Revers
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