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COIN COLLECTING TERMS

and Their MEANINGS

"A Glossary of Coin Collecting Words and Definitions"

Puzzled over the meaning of a coin collecting phrase?  Find out its dictionary definition along with hundreds of other coin collecting terms. 

 

This dictionary contains popular coin collector phrases, terminology, and definitions used in the numismatic hobby.

 

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Welcome to the Coin Terminology and Definitions area of this site.  Please see the top and left hand navigation panes for other useful coin collector information.

 

We think you will find that coin collecting can be great fun.  On this site you will find helpful information that we think will make your hobby more enjoyable.

 

Coin collecting is sometimes called "the hobby of kings".  It has been an enjoyable past-time for hundreds, if not thousands of years.

Many collector terms you find in this dictionary are commonly used today to describe coin minting, grading, or some other hobby fact. Other words found in the glossary are seldom used in the modern world.  However, because you may run across an unusual coin collector word when reading an old coin book or journal, we've included some of the more obscure terms.

 

New hobbyists (when visiting their first coin show, club, or local dealer's shop) have probably overheard people using unusual words, or a lingo or abbreviation that may have resembled a foreign language.  Numismatists and coin dealers can use lots of uncommon terms to describe specific things in the hobby. Don't be alarmed.  Learning about coins is much - much easier than learning a foreign language, and fun too!    

 

Take a look through this glossary.  Whether you are a beginning collector or experienced numismatist you will undoubtedly find something you didn't know.  Now, .... on to why you came to this site...

 

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Note:  If you are looking of a collector abbreviation or acronym you have heard, see our separate Abbreviations and Acronyms section.

 

 

 

 Whatever your hobby goals are, whether a hobbyist, investor or coindealer, we hope that you gain the information you are looking for.  Please drop us an line, if you hear of a coin collecting term that you don't see here.  We are always looking to add the latest definitions and abbreviations.

 

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~Prez Proof Sets delayed

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