The Bust Truncation of a 1936 Lincoln Cent. Image: Stack’s Bowers / CoinWeek.

Truncation – How Portraits Fit on Coins

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... (n.) Truncation on coins can refer to the following things: 1.) The shortened part of a more complete object, such as a bust....
1831 Capped Bust Quarter. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

AU58 : A Grade Just Shy of Mint State

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By CoinWeek Notes ..... Also known as "About Uncirculated 58", or "Borderline BU," AU58 is a specific grade on the Sheldon Scale. A properly graded...
The Omega Counterfeiter's mark. Image: NGC.

The Mystery of the Omega Counterfeiter

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By CoinWeek Notes ..... A counterfeiter known by the Greek letter omega (Ω) that he, she, or they used to mark their work. Perhaps most famous...
Sheldon Scale. Image: Adobe Stock / CoinWeek.

The Sheldon Scale – How Coins Are Graded

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... The Sheldon Scale (or Sheldon Grading Scale) is a 70-point numerical grading system for evaluating...
The Sheldon Rarity scale provides collectors with an insight into surviving coin populations. Image: Stack's Bowers / Adobe Stock / CoinWeek.

Sheldon Rarity Scale – What Does It Mean and What Does It Do?

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek .....   The Sheldon Rarity Scale is a nine-point rarity scale devised by Large Cent enthusiast William H....
Examples of Arms on numismatic objects. From left to right: New York Excelsior Copper with New York Coat of Arms; 1884 California gold charm with crude State Seal; The back of $1 Federal Reserve Note with the Great Seal of the United States. Image: Stack's Bowers/CoinWeek.

Arms – A Heraldic Motif Used on Coins and Medals

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   In heraldry, "arms" are symbols that refer to a nation, polity, family, or corporation. These symbols are used to express the...
A Prooflike 1880-CC Morgan dollar. Image: Stack’s Bowers / CoinWeek.

Prooflike – What Does This Coin Collecting Term Really Mean?

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   (adj.) "Prooflike" is a term used to describe a business-strike coin--especially Morgan and Peace Silver Dollars--in...
$10 Federal Reserve "Star Note". Image: Stack's Bowers.

Star Note – Collectible Paper Money Still in Circulation

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   (n.) A Star Note is a replacement banknote issued by the United States, so named because of the placement of a printed...
Girl Scouts Fun With Money Patch. Image: Adobe Stock / CoinWeek.

Fun With Money Patch – The ANA and Scouting

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Fun With Money is a Council Patch awarded to scouts for completing a seven of 12 coin-related educational objectives laid out...
An assortment of United States silver coins. Image: Adobe Stock.

Tenor – A Financial Term With an Evolving Meaning

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   (n.) In numismatics, the tenor is a standard weight and fineness or exchange rate of the metal in a coin. The United...
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