“Ruptured Duck”, World War II Discharge Pin. Image: Smithsonian Institution.

Ruptured Duck – An Unusual Name for an Important World War II Artifact

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   (n.) Slang. The "Ruptured Duck" is the colloquial name given to the Honorable Service Lapel Button, a gilt-brass button issued to military...

The Brasher Doubloon Film From a Numismatist’s Perspective

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The Brasher Doubloon is a 1947 film based on Raymond Chandler’s 1942 novel The High...
Lucky 777 $1 Federal Reserve Note Collectible. Image: BEP.

Lucky 777 Note

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(n.) The Lucky 777 Note is a product sold by the United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) that capitalizes on Asian traditions of...
Series 2006A $100 Bill. Image: Adobe Stock.

C-Note – Another Name for the $100 Bill

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   (n.) Slang. A C-note is one of a handful of colloquial terms for the one-hundred-dollar bill, “C” being the Roman numeral for “100”...
Radar Note on a Series 1996 $100 Federal Reserve Note.

Radar Note – A Fancy Number Federal Reserve Note

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   (n.) Concerning currency and paper money from the United States, a radar note is a Federal Reserve Note with a palindromic serial...
1797 Capped Bust Eagle. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

Transposed Arrows – A Heraldic Term and a Strange Bias on Coins

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   (n.) In heraldry, the term transposed arrows means that an eagle is clutching arrows in its...
Three Choice Proofs, graded PR63 by PCGS and CACG. Image: David Lawrence Rare Coins / CoinWeek.

Choice Proof – A Coin That’s Not Quite Gem

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   (adj.) Choice Proof is a term used to describe an unimpaired Proof coin that is not...
Mullet. Stars on an American flag. Image: Adobe Stock.

Mullet – A Heraldic Star on Coins

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   (n.) In heraldry, a mullet refers to a star with straight rays, such as the star...
2024 Army Silver Medal. Medal Turn is illustrsted. Image: CoinWeek / U.S. Mint.

Medal Alignment – One Way to Orient Obverse and Reverse

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   (n.) To say that a numismatic object--specifically a round object made of metal with designs engraved...
The 2000 Library of Congress bimetallic commemorative coin was the first bimetallic coinage struck by the United States Mint since silver plugs were used on some coins in the 1790s. Image: United States Mint / CoinWeek.

Kernel – Inner Disc of a Bimetallic Coin

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   (n.) In numismatic terms, the kernel is the central or inner disc of a bimetallic coin....
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