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2. Coin folder - Wikipedia

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   Protection for coins was historically only available to affluent collectors who stored their coins in custom cabinets. [1] The first attempt at creating an album or folder like structure for coins came in 1929, when The Beistle Company began marketing coin albums. These albums were made of heavy cardstock covered in paper on both sides, with ...

3. Coin slab - Wikipedia

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   Coin slab is a type of holder for a coin. Slabbed coins are typically from one of the coin grading companies. The practice of sending coins to third-party grading companies and then "slabbing" them began in 1986. When a grading company grades the coin it is sealed in a tamper proof slab with a barcode and a hologram. To prevent counterfeiting ...

4. Coin capsule - Wikipedia

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   Two halves of a coin capsule 1884 Morgan Dollar in a coin capsule. A coin capsule or is a type of plastic capsule designed to prevent coins from becoming damaged by protecting it from outside contaminants, scratches and drops while allowing the coin to be viewed through transparent plastic.

5. Coin wrapper - Wikipedia

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   As the UK has traditionally relied on weight when counting coins, a conscious effort was made to ensure that the weight of 1p, 2p, 5p & 10p coins remained constant following the changes to their composition (from copper to copper-plated steel in 1992 for the 1p & 2p, and the 2008 change from copper-nickel to nickel-clad steel for the 5p & 10p ...

6. United States Mint coin sizes - Wikipedia

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   Seven distinct types of coin composition have been used over the past 200 years: three base coin alloys, two silver alloys, gold, and in recent years, platinum and palladium. The base metal coins were generally alloys of copper (for 2 cent coins and lower), and copper/ nickel (for 3 and 5 cent coins).

7. Coinage shapes - Wikipedia

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   In the years 1943–1947 India produced 1 pice coins for circulation with very large holes, [58] continued by Pakistan producing 1 pice coins of equal shape in the years 1948–1952. [59] Chinese cash coins had a square hole, while many modern coins have a round hole. Examples include the Japan 5 yen coin and 50 yen coin, and the Denmark 1 ...