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What is incuse lettering on a coin?

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∙ 15y ago

Updated: 12/12/2022

Most lettering on a coin is raised. Incuse lettering, usually on the edge, is either stamped, hammered or impressed into the coin.

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What is the value of a 1 dollar Sacajawea coin with no date?

A dollar. Starting in 2009, the date was moved from the front of the coin to the edge, similar to the incuse lettering on the edges of Presidential dollars.

Does the version of the 1935 British Crown coin that does NOT have incuse or raised lettering also have silver content of 50 percent?

All varieties of the 1935 British Crown have a 50% silver content.

Why do Pound coins have writing on the side?

The most common incuse lettering around the edge of a British Pound coin is "DECUS ET TUTAMEN", meaning "An ornament and a safeguard". It refers to safeguarding the coin from having "precious" metal shaved from the edge.

What is the value of a Washington Presidential Golden Dollar coin with edge lettering?

If the coin is a regular-issue one with the proper edge lettering it has no extra value. Feel free to spend it. A comparatively small number were struck without edge lettering and are worth a significant premium.

Relief of a coin?

The relief of a coin refers to how high the devices (figures and lettering) stand above the field (flat part of the coin surface).

Does the mint stamp the side of the dollar gold coin regardless if the coin is face up or face down?

Yes. The coins are fed randomly into a machine that presses the incuse lettering into the edge. Over time, about half the coins will have lettering oriented towards the obverse, and half to the reverse. Neither orientation is a rarity.Of course, the coin is not really gold - it's a manganese-nickel-copper alloy that just looks like gold. (I'm surprised ... and fussed ... at how many people still believe that the coins actually contain real gold. Yeah, sure, the government does a lot of stupid things but putting a couple of hundred bucks worth of gold in a one-dollar coin ain't one of 'em!)

What isType A and B sacagawea dollar?

On the newer Sacagaweas, there is edge lettering. The alignment of this lettering determines which type it is. When you lay the coin face up on a table ... Type A will have the edge lettering right-side-up. Type B will have the lettering upside-down. There is an even chance of it being either type -- all depends which side was up when the coin was inserted into the edging machine -- kinda like the 50/50 chance of flipping the coin heads side up or tails side up. Dan

What is the difference between position A and position B coin grading?

Position A edge lettering reads upside-down when the coin is placed heads up on a table. Position B edge lettering reads right-side-up when the coin is placed heads up on a table. Since the coins are struck and then go into the edge lettering machine in random orientation, if you check a large sample of dollars you will find that the split between A and B is roughly 50/50.

What do the dates on the John Adams coin mean?

The dates that appear below the portrait on all Presidential dollars are the year(s) that the person served as president. The date of mintage and the mint mark appear on the edge of the coin in small incuse (recessed) letters.

John Adams 1 coin?

If the coin you are referring to is gold coloured and has edge lettering, it is a presidential dollar, is made out of brass and worth no more than the $1 face value.

Does a 1 Pound coin with the Queens head on both sides exist?

There is no British One Pound coin designed with the Queen's head on both sides. It is most likely a trick coin available from magic shops. In the extremely unlikely event that a "double header" coin was minted, one side would have a raised image as usual, the other side would have the image indented or incuse.

What does ipb mean on british 2 coin?

Oh, dude, IPB stands for "Incuse by Pistrucci" on the British £2 coin. It refers to the designer Benedetto Pistrucci, who created the iconic St. George and the Dragon design featured on the coin. So, like, next time you see IPB on a £2 coin, you'll know it's just the artist's signature, no big deal.

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