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  • January 16, 2026
    (US karat) Term used to denote the fineness of gold, being 1⁄24 of the whole. Thus 22 carat gold is…
  • January 16, 2026
    Nickname of the British penny and 2 pence copper coins of 1797, weighing respectively 1oz/28.35g and 2oz/56.7g, with raised rims…
  • January 16, 2026
    Set of coins in mint condition, packaged by the mint.
  • January 16, 2026
    (from Portuguese caixa and Tamil kacu, a small coin) Cast circular coins in copper or bronze with a square central…
  • January 16, 2026
    Coins made by pouring molten metal into molds, rather than by striking discs of metal with dies.
  • January 16, 2026
    Descriptive of a coin with a core of one metal covered with a layer or coating of another.
  • January 16, 2026
    Mirror-image traces found on a coin struck with dies that have been damaged by having been previously struck together without…
  • January 16, 2026
    Removing slivers of silver or gold from the edge of coins, an illegal but widespread practice until the 1660s, when…
  • January 16, 2026
    Irregularly shaped silver piece sliced from a bar of silver and crudely stamped for use in Spanish America in the…
  • January 16, 2026
    Piece of metal marked with a device and issued by a government for use as money.
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