Hobbies

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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cast coins

Hobbies; Numismatics

Coins produced by pouring metal into a mold. Used for the first Ancient Roman bronze "As" coins and Chinese "cash" coins, but rarely used today. Modern counterfeit coins are often ...

proof

Hobbies; Numismatics

Coins specially struck for collectors using polished dies and planchets. The resulting coins usually have a mirror field and raised areas are frosted in appearance.

bronze

Hobbies; Numismatics

Copper based alloy with tin.

brass

Hobbies; Numismatics

Copper based alloy with zinc.

intrinsic value

Hobbies; Numismatics

Current market value of a coin based on its metallic content. For a coin struck on precious metals, this is the same as its bullion value.

bullion value

Hobbies; Numismatics

Current market value of the raw precious metal content of a coin. For example, the bullion value for Canadian silver coins, 1920 to 1966, is 12 times the face value when silver is ...