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Numismatics
The study or collection of currency, including coins, tokens, paper money, and related objects.
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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.
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.
