Нумизматическая ФЕНЯ или АЗБУКА НУМИЗМАТА

Altyn, Altynnik (altyn coin) — 3 kopecks Obverse (obverse) — the front side of the coin, usually featuring the national coat of arms. An exception is the portrait of the ruler on the coins of monarchical countries, including the Russian Empire: in this case, the portrait will be the obverse. Billon (billon) — a low-grade silver coin of 500 fineness, derived from the French billon Bim or Bimetallic (bimetallic coin) — a coin composed of two metals, such as brass and cupronickel or a copper-nickel alloy. There is also a trimetallic coin from France. BOMD (without Mint Mark) — Without Mint Mark GVS (city of military glory) **GKChP (state emergency committee) — coins minted in 1991 in denominations of 10 kopecks, 50 kopecks, 1 ruble, 5 rubles, and 10 rubles. The USSR coat of arms with 15 ribbons has disappeared, but the "USSR" inscription remains. The Senate building and the Spasskaya Tower of the Moscow Kremlin replace the coat of arms. *Yearling* — a regularly minted 1-ruble coin, issued annually in the USSR (usually from 1961 to 1991), not a commemorative one. *Grading* — stacking coins to assess their state of preservation, with weakening, but not in 100% of cases. *Grivennik* — 10 kopecks *Edge* — the edge of the coin, its third side along with the obverse and reverse. *Dvortsovka* — gold coins circulated at the palace: rubles, two-ruble coins, and half-ruble coins. Not for general circulation, but for gambling (card games) at the palace and possibly for bribery at court. *DGR* — ancient cities of Russia *DDD* — 25-ruble coin. 2017 "Give Kindness to Children," awarded for a charitable donation of 5,000 rubles *Donation Coins* — gift coins not intended for circulation *Two-Grivennik, Two-Griven* — 20 kopecks *Zakazukha* — custom-made defective coins, semi-legally or illegally produced at the mint for collectors, either by their order or privately for sale to collectors *Kakalik* — a coin in extremely poor condition, virtually impossible to identify due to corrosion or wear *Edge* — the convex edge of a coin *Klyasser* — a coin case or album with compartments for storing coins *Quarter* — 25 cents *Limonka* — the name of rare varieties of Russian coins (mainly 10 and 50 kopecks) issued in 2008 and 2014 by the Moscow Mint (MMD). They differ from ordinary coins in their rich yellow color, as they are completely plated with brass, including the edge, using a galvanic method. *LMD* — Leningrad Mint *MPC* — minimum selling price; traded on forums and auctions, my latest price *Mint* — place where coins are produced *Bag coin* — from a bank bag, uncirculated *Minimaster* — mint manager — initials usually indicated on the edge *MMD* — Moscow Mint *Set coin* — a coin from a bank set minted at the mint, uncirculated and most often with improved Proof minting *Denomination* — the coin's numerical designation *Novodel* — a coin minted at the mint using genuine dies later than the one indicated on the coin Their dates *Soap Remnant* — A coin with an extremely high degree of wear, in which the relief is almost completely erased, and the image details are smoothed out. *Circulation* — The number of coins issued into circulation. *Coin Sample* — One of a series of coins, intended for quality analysis and storage in a collection. *Patina* — A layer on a coin that develops over time. *Mix-Up* — A type of defect on a coin where the metal or blank for minting the coin has been mixed up. *Year-Old / Regular* — Coins of regular minting. *Poltinnik* — 50 kopecks. *Counterfeit coins, fakes* — These are modern items produced for the purpose of selling to collectors as old, rare, or antique pieces, in order to deceive collectors. *Probnik* — An experimental sample of a coin, not intended for circulation. *Pyatialtynnik, Pyatialtynny* — 15 kopecks *Variety* — stamp variant *Reverse* — the back side of the coin *Romashka, Romanov Ruble, 300 LDR, LDR, Two Tsars* — 1913 ruble (VS), 300th Anniversary of the Romanov Dynasty *SPMD* — Saint Petersburg Mint *Counterfeit coins, fakes, shams, and junk* are items illegally manufactured for the purpose of introducing them into circulation during that era by counterfeiters, to the detriment of circulation. *Half Dollar* — 50 cents / 1/2 dollar *Coinage* — the process of creating coins at the mint. Sometimes called coin printing. *Chervonets* — 10 rubles *Chepuya / scales* — small silver coins in circulation before Peter the Great's reform *ChYaP* — 10 rubles in the Chechen Republic, 10 rubles in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, 10 rubles in the Perm Krai *Puck* — a popular name for the 5-ruble coin of 1987 (70th anniversary of the October Revolution) due to its large diameter and thickness *Stamp* — a tool for minting an image on a coin *Stamp* — a coin with a "mint luster," a unique, iridescent sheen that persists after minting *Jubilee* — ...