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| # | Glossary ID | Title | Search Letter | Description | Last Update | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 14 | Circulated | C | A coin that has been in circulation and has marks and scuffs. | 2021-11-22 11:43:20 | |
| 42 | 15 | Clad | C | A coin than is made of one metal but coated in another. For example, modern 'copper' coins are usually copper covered steel. In the UK, collectors tend to say <em>copper-coated</em> or <em>plated</em>. | 2021-11-22 11:43:20 | |
| 43 | 97 | Clipping | C | The (illegal) process of snipping a part of the edge of a coin so as to obtain some precious metal. It was a serious problem on hammered coins. Milling, beading, engraving to the edge and other technical innovations helped to reduce this. | 2021-11-29 09:27:05 | |
| 44 | 16 | COA | C | Certificate of Authenticity. Some sort of written proof that the coin is genuine. | 2021-11-22 11:43:20 | |
| 45 | 17 | Coin | C | A flat piece of metal with an image or pattern on it that the government has designated as money or currency. | 2021-11-22 11:43:20 | |
| 46 | 18 | Collar | C | A collar is a piece of metal that restrains the expanding metal of a blank/planchet during the striking process. | 2021-11-22 11:43:20 | |
| 47 | 98 | Commonwealth Period | C | A period from 1649 to 1660 when the King of England was exiled and there was a brief period as a republic. The time of the English Civil war, The Protectorate and Oliver Cromwell. Coins were issued without the portrait of a monarch. | 2021-11-29 09:27:05 | |
| 48 | 99 | Condition. | C | The grade of the coin, how worn it is. Condition is a large factor in assessing the value of a coin. There are several formal grading guidelines. | 2021-11-29 09:27:05 | |
| 49 | 100 | Copper | C | Copper is a soft metallic element with the symbol Cu. It is widely used in coins, often in an alloy. Adding copper to gold makes the coin harder wearing. | 2021-11-29 09:27:05 | |
| 50 | 101 | Counterfeit | C | An exact copy of a coin or object, especially made to deceive or defraud. | 2021-11-29 09:27:05 | |
| 51 | 19 | Crown | C | The Crown is a very old coin, large in diameter, with origins dating back to Henry VIII. The English Crown first appeared in 1526. It had a value of five shillings (a quarter of a pound, after decimalisation this was 25 pence), but in 1990 was redenominated to £5. Although still legal tender, these days it is effectively a commemorative coin minted in Cupronickel, Silver or Gold. See <a href="https://coinsnotebook.com/crowns/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Crowns</a> section. | 2021-11-29 09:27:05 | |
| 52 | 102 | Crown Gold | C | A term used from about 1526 for 22 carat gold. | 2021-11-29 09:27:05 | |
| 53 | 103 | Cupro-nickel | C | (or Cupronickel). Alloy of Copper and Nickel widely used in modern coins. Cupronickel (usually 75% copper, 25% nickel) became the popular choice to replace silver from 1947. Cupronickel is shiny like silver and highly resistant to corrosion in seawater. | 2021-11-29 09:27:05 | |
| 54 | 104 | Currency | C | Basically money, a medium for exchange of goods or services. The system of money used in a country, like the pound in the UK, or dollar in USA. | 2021-11-29 09:27:05 | |
| 55 | 105 | Cut Halfpenny | C | (and Cut Farthing). A coin physically cut into halves or quarters. Many hammered pennies where marked with a cross (or voided cross) so as the coin could be cut more accurately. | 2021-11-29 09:27:05 | |
| 56 | 106 | D | D | Abbreviation for <em>Denarius</em>, the 'd' in £sd (pounds-shilling-pence), for the predecimal British penny. | 2021-11-29 09:27:05 | |
| 57 | 107 | Debasement | D | The lowering of the intrinsic value of a coin, usually by reducing the gold or silver content. Monarchs and governments do it to save money (at the peoples expense). | 2021-11-29 09:27:05 | |
| 58 | 108 | Decimalisation | D | Moving a currency onto the decimal system (units of 10). The UK decimalised in 1971 so that 1 pound = 100 pence. | 2021-11-29 09:27:05 | |
| 59 | 109 | Declaration Type | D | Coins of Charles I that carried the (abbreviated) motto '<em>Religio Protestantium Leges Angliae, Libertas Parliamenti</em>' thus declaring 'The religion of the Protestants, the laws of England, the liberty of Parliament. | 2021-11-29 09:27:05 | |
| 60 | 110 | Decus et Tutamen | D | Latin for 'An ornament and a safeguard'. From Virgil’s Aeneid | 2021-11-29 09:27:05 |