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Hobbies

Regularly undertaken activities for pastime and leisure such as collection of themed items and objects, engaging in creative and artistic pursuits, playing sports, etc.

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token

Hobbies; Numismatics

Privately issued piece that has redeemable value for goods or services, but is not an official government coin. An example would be subway tokens.

annealing

Hobbies; Numismatics

Process of heating and cooling metal in order to relieve stresses. This is often done with coin blanks to make the metal less brittle before striking.

fineness

Hobbies; Numismatics

Purity of precious metal content expressed in terms of one thousand parts. 90% is expressed as .900 fine. The purest gold bullion coin is .99999 fine.

spot price

Hobbies; Numismatics

Quoted market value of one troy ounce of a precious metal in bullion form.

beading

Hobbies; Numismatics

Raised dot border along the rim of a coin.

rim

Hobbies; Numismatics

Raised portion of the design along the edge that protects the coin from wear. It also makes the coins stackable and easy to roll by machine.

milled edge

Hobbies; Numismatics

Raised rim around the outer surface of a coin.

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