Water Mark - A design put into paper at the manufacturing stage by pressing it while wet between rollers bearing the design.
Wear - Metal lost during handling and contact with other objects.
HIGH WATER MARK
An expression generally referring to the highest priced ever recorded for a particular coin.
HIGHLIGHTING ...
That year also witnessed the highwater mark for the coin's production, with nearly 20 million business-strike examples being made. Output was relatively high in 1865, as well, topping 13.6 million.
Often referred to as the "High Water Mark of the Rebellion," it was among the war's bloodiest battles, with 51,000 casualties. It also provided President Abraham Lincoln with the setting for his most famous address.
want list A tabulation of collectibles sought by a collector, often including requirements for condition and/or price water mark A design put into paper at the manufacuring stage by pressing it while wet between rollers bearing the design ...
Mintage quantities were large in the first several years of the coinage span, with the high-water mark being 1836, when 547,986 were struck.
Some techniques used today are little blue and red threads (look closely at the dollar), the number in the lower right corner changing from green to silver when viewed from different angles, and a water mark that says US # (a number for whatever ...
 See also: Coinage, Obverse, Reverse, Revers, Coin
  
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