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A coin catalog (or coin catalogue) is a listing of coin types. Information may include pictures of the obverse and reverse (front and back), date and place of minting, distribution type, translation of inscriptions, description of images, theme, metal type, mintage, edge description, orientation of the coin, weight, diameter, thickness, design credentials, shape and prices for various grades.
It is considered the industry-standard reference book for British coins [1] and an essential guide for beginners, serious numismatists and anyone interested in British Coinage. [2] Its catalogue numbers are applied internationally and are quoted by auction houses and dealers.
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Mint marks continued on copper coinage until the second half of the seventh century, however. [4] Mint mark and privy marks on French Cochinchina 20 Cents 1879, Paris Mint. Mint names began to appear on French coins under Pepin and became mandatory under Charlemagne. [5] In 1389, Charles IV adopted a system called Secret Points.
The one rupee coin, struck at the Bombay mint, has 2 dots below the top flower and 0 dots above the bottom flower (2/0). Currency and proof issues of the 1862 dated rupee coins have a number of different obverse and reverse die varieties, which are helpful in identification of the mint. The design of the coin, however, remained largely unchanged.
The United States Mint is a bureau of the Department of the Treasury responsible for producing coinage for the United States to conduct its trade and commerce, as well as controlling the movement of bullion. [1] The U.S. Mint is one of two U.S. agencies that manufactures physical money.
The largest coin ever minted by the US Mint was the 2019 Apollo 50th anniversary 5ounce silver dollar, weighing 155.517 grams, and 76.2 mm in diameter. [ 5 ] References
Jefferson nickels have been minted since 1938 at the Philadelphia and Denver mints and from the San Francisco mint until 1970. Key dates for the series include the 1939-D, and 1950-D nickels. The 1939-D nickel with a mintage of 3,514,000 coins is the second lowest behind the 1950-D nickel.