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"A Glossary of Coin Collecting Words and Definitions"
Locate the meaning of coin dealer and numismatic words.
COIN COLLECTOR WORDS
that start with the letter
" I "
- incuse
- - the part of a coin's design that is pressed into the surface. Opposite of
relief.
Example: the $2 1/2 and $5 Indian US gold coins
are incuse design. Rather than the design
being raised up off of the surface of the coin, it is pressed into the metal. See "reeded edge" and
"lettered edge"
- ingot
- - see "bars"
- Ike dollar
- - see Eisenhower dollar
- inscription
- - the words stamped (or written) on a coin.
- intrinsic value
- - the value of the precious metal that a coin is made of. Often called
"bullion value". Not to be confused with "face value".
- inverted date
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normally a coin error where the date is punched into a coin die backwards or
upside down. The result is that all coins minted from that coin die will
show the date mistake. Often the mint employee will try to cover up their
mistake by re-punching the same die correctly. The result may be called an
overdate error, where one numeral is stamped over another. Generations ago, US
mint employees used logo punches to
punch the numerals into a coin die. This also explains why the gap between
numerals varies on older coins. - inverted edge lettering error
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Presidential US dollar coins have edge lettering indicating the date, mint mark,
and mottos. The edge lettering is added by submitting the coins through an
edge lettering machine after the face and back of the coins are struck. When a
coin is accidentally run through the edge lettering machine twice, the
letters on the edge will appear doubled. "Inverted" edge lettering means
that the second set of edge letters are "upside down" when compared with the
first set of edge letters. Also see "overlapped
edge lettering". - investment grade
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used to indicate a high grade of coin that might make a good investment.
- iron dollar
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nickname for a US silver dollar. The "iron" dollar terminology was
primarily used in northeastern USA. This uncomplimentary phrase was used
by people who disliked carrying silver dollars due to their heavy weight.
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