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Interchangeable numismatic terms that are used to describe coins

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    IkesTIkesT Posts: 4,293 ✭✭✭✭✭

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    mr1931Smr1931S Posts: 7,015 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Barber/Liberty Head

    The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.
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    mr1931Smr1931S Posts: 7,015 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Buffalo (nickel)/ Indian Head

    The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.
    Albert Einstein (14 March 1879--18 April 1955)

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    IkesTIkesT Posts: 4,293 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Creg said:
    Certified / slabbed / graded

    +holdered

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    mr1931Smr1931S Posts: 7,015 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 19, 2026 4:21PM

    Princess/$1 & $3 gold piece (1854-1889)

    The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.
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    MrEurekaMrEureka Posts: 24,687 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Almost Good = Almost as bad as they get
    Very Good = Very Worn
    Very Fine = Kind of average
    Uncirculated = Not too obviously worn
    Choice Uncirculated = Probably actually mint state

    Andy Lustig

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    mr1931Smr1931S Posts: 7,015 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @MrEureka said:

    Almost Good = Almost as bad as they get
    Very Good = Very Worn
    Very Fine = Kind of average
    Uncirculated = Not too obviously worn
    Choice Uncirculated = Probably actually mint state

    Best post I've seen today. B)

    The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.
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    Steven59Steven59 Posts: 11,018 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Used to be "Post Strike Damage" but now it's "Post Mint Damage"

    "When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"

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    Steven59Steven59 Posts: 11,018 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Would "Blowhard" and "Know-it-All" be interchangeable? :D

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    2windy2fish2windy2fish Posts: 1,108 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @mr1931S
    Princess/$1 & $3 gold piece (1854-1889)
    No

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    mr1931Smr1931S Posts: 7,015 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @2windy2fish said:
    @mr1931S
    Princess/$1 & $3 gold piece (1854-1889)
    No

    Let's let Mr. Feld rule on this one, okay?

    The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.
    Albert Einstein (14 March 1879--18 April 1955)

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    2windy2fish2windy2fish Posts: 1,108 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @mr1931S Lets!
    But, while we are waiting i have 6 or 7 one dollar Princess in my possession i am willing to swap straight up for your 3$ Princesses…

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    PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 47,532 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nickle and Nickel ;)

    Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
    "Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
    "Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire

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    johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 32,409 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Cent - penny, what ever makes you happy

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    SuzeSuze Posts: 53 ✭✭✭

    Are terminal & black beauty the same?

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    mr1931Smr1931S Posts: 7,015 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @mr1931S said:

    @2windy2fish said:
    @mr1931S
    Princess/$1 & $3 gold piece (1854-1889)
    No

    Let's let Mr. Feld rule on this one, okay?

    Do you have a Red Book to look at?

    The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.
    Albert Einstein (14 March 1879--18 April 1955)

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    oldabeintxoldabeintx Posts: 3,113 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Bottom of the barrel of this thread.

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    jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 41,364 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Clickbait=PCGS forum thread title

    All comments reflect the opinion of the author, even when irrefutably accurate.

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    mr1931Smr1931S Posts: 7,015 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 20, 2026 1:17PM

    clickbait fishbait. Who cares?

    Mr. Feld, why not change the title of this thread to "What are some interchangeable numismatic terms that are used to describe coins?"

    The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.
    Albert Einstein (14 March 1879--18 April 1955)

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    johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 32,409 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Engraver - die cutter
    Engraving - cutting

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    PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 47,532 ✭✭✭✭✭

    pedigree---provenance

    Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
    "Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
    "Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire

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    messydeskmessydesk Posts: 20,744 ✭✭✭✭✭

    cleaned, conserved, boinked

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