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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contact marks

Hobbies; Numismatics

Minor abrasions on uncirculated coinage from contact with other coins. Also called "bag marks".

die variety

Hobbies; Numismatics

Minor variation in a die, including repunched mintmarks, doubling, or deliberate minor changes to the die design.

base metal

Hobbies; Numismatics

Non-precious metal or alloy containing no gold or silver. Common base metals used in coinage include nickel and copper.

mis-strike

Hobbies; Numismatics

Off centre striking of a coin.

type set

Hobbies; Numismatics

One of each coin of a particular design, series or period.

centum

Hobbies; Numismatics

One one-hundredth of the basic monetary unit from Latin. The English cent, Romance languages centavos, centimos, centesimos or centimes are one hundredth of a base unit like ...