- Demon
- Short for Coin Demon Newsletter. A 1990s lampoon of the Coin
Dealer Newsletter. Pokes fun at the absurdities of dealers and the
coin trade in general. Published by Elwood T. Bigbootie (a.k.a. Malakoff) of
Wastelands, California.
- Dog
- (1) A coin in a miserable state of preservation, (2) Black Dog Name
given to the Cayenne Sous when introduced in the English islands in the West
Indies. Pieces of base silver coin.
- Done
- As in cleaned, doctored, repaired. "This coin's been done. It isn't for
me." (Also, do as in "Can I do this Barber Quarter before I
buy it?"--said by one Bruce L. to the author, February 2, 1994.)
- Dulling
- Used by the author and others when cataloging coins, as in "minor
dulling (or dullness) on the high points, otherwise vibrant, 'alive' and
lustrous." Many of today's slab jobs involve atrociously overgraded coins in
spite of loud trumpeting by the grading services to the contrary. Whenever
actual wear is evident on the high points (typically hidden under the
toning) one gets dulling. See toning,
luster breaks,
slider,
splendiferous.
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Numismatica / 15 Sep 2003