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Numismatics
The study or collection of currency, including coins, tokens, paper money, and related objects.
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contact marks
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Minor abrasions on uncirculated coinage from contact with other coins. Also called "bag marks".
die variety
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Minor variation in a die, including repunched mintmarks, doubling, or deliberate minor changes to the die design.
base metal
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Non-precious metal or alloy containing no gold or silver. Common base metals used in coinage include nickel and copper.
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 dollar, euro, peso etc.
scruple
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One Roman scruple = 1/24 Roman uncia; the modern (nominal) estimate of the weight of the Roman scruple is 1.125 g.
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