A coin set, or mint set, is a collection of uncirculated or proof coins, released by a mint. Such sets are usually released annually and often called a...
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Proof coinage (redirect from Proof coin)
Proof coinage refers to special early samples of a coin issue, historically made for checking the dies (as in demonstrating that something is true) and...
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British five pound (£5) coin is a commemorative denomination of sterling coinage. As of October 2022, the obverse of new coins feature the profile of King...
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coin Coin base weight Coin collecting Coin counter Coin counterfeiting Coin magic Coin sorter Coin standard Currency Hanukkah gelt – Chocolate coin History...
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A challenge coin is a small coin or medallion, bearing an organization's insignia or emblem and carried by the organization's members. Traditionally, they...
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collections of coins most years since 1936. With the launch of the 50 State Quarters Program in 1999, the Mint began marketing proof sets of just the five...
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billions of coins each year. The main mint is the Philadelphia Mint, which produces circulating coinage, mint sets and commemorative coins. The Denver...
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American Silver Eagle (category United States silver coins)
The American Silver Eagle is the official silver bullion coin of the United States. It was first released by the United States Mint on November 24, 1986...
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and out-of-circulation coin worth one cent, or 1⁄100 of a dollar. The Royal Canadian Mint refers to the coin as the "1-cent coin", but in practice the...
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The quarter, short for quarter dollar, is a Canadian coin worth 25 cents or one-fourth of a Canadian dollar. In addition to being used as circulating currency...
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in complete sets of a particular design or denomination, coins that were in circulation for only a brief time, or coins with errors. Coin collecting can...
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The 100 yen coin (百円硬貨, Hyaku-en kōka) is a denomination of Japanese yen. These coins were first minted in 1957 using a silver alloy, before the current...
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Canadian Silver Maple Leaf (category Coin article with no obverse image)
Leaf (French: Feuille d'érable en argent canadienne) is a silver bullion coin that is issued annually by the Government of Canada since 1988. It is produced...
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Japanese or lost was dated 1941. The 5 cent coin was last issued in 1979 and minted for uncirculated coin sets in 1988. The following current denominations...
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Canadian Gold Maple Leaf (redirect from Maple Leaf (coin))
The six-coin set was the first to include the 1⁄25 oz Maple Leaf denomination. Each coin included a double-date of 1979–2004, and the 1 oz coin featured...
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The US Mint uses this definition for the coins in the uncirculated coin set that it sells. For these coins, adjustments are made to the minting process...
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Sacagawea dollar (redirect from Wyoming state coin)
a United States dollar coin introduced in 2000, but subsequently minted only for niche circulation from 2002 onward. The coin generally failed to meet...
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Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) is an American third-party coin grading, authentication, attribution, and encapsulation service founded in 1985...
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numismatics, token coins or trade tokens are coin-like objects used instead of coins. The field of token coins is part of exonumia and token coins are token money...
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expensive coins. Most of these are auction prices. Several private sale prices over $2m are not in this list yet. "US Double Eagle gold coin sold for record...
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Key date (category Coin collecting)
date is a term used in coin collecting and it refers to a date (or date and mint mark combination) of a given coin series or coin set that is harder to obtain...
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Numismatics (redirect from Coin Hunting)
Numismatics is the study or collection of currency, including coins, tokens, paper money, medals, and related objects. Specialists, known as numismatists...
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for good luck. A common way cash coins are used in feng shui is as a set of 5 coins known as the "Five Emperor Coins" (see below), these are often used...
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cent (in circulation 1966–1992), formally the one-cent coin, was the lowest-denomination coin of the Australian dollar. It was introduced on 14 February...
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The 2 euro coin (€2) is the highest-value euro coin and has been used since the introduction of the euro (in its cash form) in 2002. The coin is made of...
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Coin grading is the process of determining the grade or condition of a coin, one of the key factors in determining its collectible value. A coin's grade...
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Circulation issue (redirect from Regular-issue coin)
circulation coin, sometimes called a business strike (US), is a coin minted and issued for commerce as opposed to those made as commemorative coins and proof...
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Coinage shapes (redirect from Coin shapes)
Although the vast majority of coins are round, coins are made in a variety of other shapes, including squares, diamonds, hexagons, heptagons, octagons...
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Uncirculated Coin Set, known as the Uncirculated Set or Mint Set in the United States, is an annual coin set sold by the United States Mint. The set is marketed...
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Percy Metcalfe (section Other coin designs)
first set featured the horse while the third in the series will pay tribute to the hound. Each set in the series is followed by a silver proof €15 coin. Along...
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