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Giving some meaning to those big words used in coin collecting

1630Boston1630Boston Posts: 14,111 ✭✭✭✭✭
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  • Mike59Mike59 Posts: 328 ✭✭✭

    Thanks For posting ! There a few terms id never heard of.

    MIKE B.

  • Type2Type2 Posts: 13,985 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Very Cool, every new collector should start with one of these.



    Hoard the keys.
  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @1630Boston .... Thanks for an excellent post. This should get added to the pinned resource at the top of the forum. Cheers, RickO

  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 29,330 ✭✭✭✭✭

    this is worth having on the side just in case, i like

  • divecchiadivecchia Posts: 6,688 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I learned quite a few new terms today and their meaning.

    Thanks for sharing.

    Donato

    Hobbyist & Collector (not an investor).
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  • dunkleosteus430dunkleosteus430 Posts: 476 ✭✭✭✭

    What's a "freak coin" or "pickled coin" supposed to look like?

    Young Numismatist

  • 1630Boston1630Boston Posts: 14,111 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @dunkleosteus430 said:
    What's a "freak coin" or "pickled coin" supposed to look like?

    Acid "pickled' coin
    .
    .

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  • 1630Boston1630Boston Posts: 14,111 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Freak coin =
    . Noticeable difference from original yet genuine.
    .

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  • BLUEJAYWAYBLUEJAYWAY Posts: 10,172 ✭✭✭✭✭

    A long time ago the word"fido" was used to describe error coinage. Believe F. Spadone used it in his books.

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  • Downtown1974Downtown1974 Posts: 7,007 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Great thread. Definitely one for a YN to bookmark.

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