What Is an Eisenhower Dollar Brown Pack?
By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....
(n.)
Slang.
"Brown Pack" is the name given to the packaging of Proof silver-clad Eisenhower dollars manufactured...
Estate Sale – Another Abused Numismatic Marketing Term
(n.)
An estate sale is an auction or other kind of sale in which a deceased person’s belongings are offered to the public, presumably by...
Good – A Grade in the Sheldon Coin Grading Scale
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Abbreviated G, or G-04 and G-06, Good is the fourth ascending grade in the Sheldon...
Oleaginous Ink – A U.S. Paper Money Anti-Counterfeiting Tool
(n.)
Oleaginous ink is a type of greasy, destructible ink invented in the 1820s by Joseph Dixon (1799-1869) for the purpose of thwarting counterfeiters. When...
Open Three – A Coin Die Variety From 1873
The term "Open Three" or "Open 3" describes a typographical style of the Arabic numeral “3” found on later dies produced in 1873. Earlier...
SWIMS Serial Number – Ambigrams on U.S. Paper Money
(n.)
A SWIMS serial number is a type of so-called "fancy" serial number found on United States paper money that appears identical if read upside...
Picayune – Old-Fashioned Slang for the Half Dime
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(n.)
Pronounced “pick-ah-YOON”.
Picayune is a regional word for the half dime that was more commonly used...
Aureate – Golden Toning on Coins
(adj.)
Aureate is a term denoting a golden hue. It is occasionally used in auction catalogs to describe the color of a toned coin.
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Hippocampus – Strange Mythical Creature on a U.S. Coin
(n.) Also Hippocampos or Hippocamp.
The hippocampus is a mythical creature of ancient Eurasian cultures depicted as being part horse and part fish or dolphin,...
PQ – What Does It Mean to Coin and Paper Money Collectors?
By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....
PQ is an acronym for “Premium Quality”, meaning a coin that is strong for the...