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- Dahlonega
The branch Mint located in Dahlonega, Georgia that struck gold coins from 1838 until 1861 when it was seized by the Confederacy.
- Double Eagle
Literally two eagles, or twenty dollars. A twenty-dollar U.S. gold coin issued from 1850 through 1932.
- Date
The numerals on a coin representing the year in which it was struck. Restrikes (see Restrike) are made in years subsequent to the one that appears on them.
- Deep Cameo
Term applied to coins, usually Proofs and prooflike coins that have deeply frosted devices and lettering that contrast with the mirror fields.
- Die alignment
Term to indicate the relative position of the obverse and reverse dies.
- Designer
The individual responsible for creating a particular motif used on a numismatic series.
- Disme
The original spelling of dime. It is thought to have been have been pronounced to rhyme with ream (the s being silent). This spelling was used in Mint documents until the 1830s and was officially changed by the Coinage Act of 1837.
- DMPL
Abbreviation for Deep Mirror Prooflike. An exceptionally deep mirror-like prooflike coin with little, if any, cartwheel lustre. Also see: DPL
- Denomination
The value assigned by a government to a specific coin.
- Double-struck
A condition that results when a coin is not ejected from a die and is struck a second time (hence double-struck). Triple-struck coins and other multiple strikings also are known. Proofs are usually intentionally double-struck in order to sharpen their details; this is sometimes visible under magnification.
- Deep mirror prooflike
Any coin that has deeply reflective mirror-like fields. While a general term, it is especially applicable for Morgan dollars.
- Die
A steel rod that is engraved, punched, or hubbed with the date, lettering, devices, and other emblems used to strike a coin.
- Dore Bullion
An impure alloy of gold and silver produced at a mine before passing on to a refinery for upgrading to London Good Delivery standard.
- Delivery Date
The specified day on which gold or silver must be delivered to fulfil a contract.
- Dime
The denomination, one tenth of a dollar, issued since 1796 by the United States.
- Delta Hedging
A strategy undertaken by granters of options to protect their exposure. A delta hedge calculation takes into account changes in the spot price, the time to expiry and the difference between the strike and spot prices.
- Design
The motif of a coin or other numismatic item. Barber coins and Washington quarters are examples of designs.
- D
Mintmark used to identify coins struck at the Dahlonega, Georgia branch Mint from 1838 through 1861 or the Denver, Colorado Mint from 1906 forward.
- Double Bottom/Double Top
In technical analysis, a double bottom occurs when the price falls to the same level twice and fails to penetrate. This signals good support. A double top is the opposite, ie, when a price rises to the same level twice and fails to break above it, and therefore produces a level of good resistance.
- Die striations
Raised lines on coins that were struck with polished dies.
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