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"A Glossary of Coin Collecting Words and Definitions"

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COIN COLLECTOR WORDS

- coin production term used to refer to a reverse design that is used to make the x dies that strike the coins. Sometimes a punch that is used to stamp the design into the coin die.
hairline scratches: - very light lines or faint scratches on the surface of a coin. Sometimes caused by light cleaning or polishing. Usually detrimental to a coins desirability and value.
hairlines: - very light lines or scratches on the surface of a coin. Sometimes caused by faint cleaning or light polishing.
hamburger coin: - another name for a clad coin. Clad coins were first minted in the USA in 1965. Clad coins have a center-layer that is a different colored material than top and bottom layers. Thus originates the idea that the center core is like the meat in a hamburger. Hamburger coins are also called sandwich coins.
hammer die: - top die. The hammer die is the top die that is placed on top of the coin blank and struck. Years ago this was done with a hammer. See "anvil die" and "die".
hammered coins: - coins minted by hammering the dies together. A coin blank was inserted between two coin dies and struck with a hammer-like tool. This minting method (hammering coins) was in use for centuries. During the 1700's the coin press replaced hammering and became the preferred method for minting coins.
head: - the obverse or front of most coins. Usually with a portrait of someone but not always.











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