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the side of a coin or medal bearing the principal stamp or design so like on coins such as state quarters it is the side with the face on it. The face that does not change through out the whole 50 state quarters.
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What does obv on a walking half dollar mean?
OBV is the abbreviation of "Obverse" or the front of any coin. For Walking Liberty halves, this likely is calling attention to obverse mintmarks on the 1916 & 1917 issues.
When was Obverse Books created?
Obverse Books was created in 2008.
Is obverse a heads or tails?
Obverse is the head of the coin. See the related link.
How do you use obverse in a sentence?
The obverse side of a coin - is the side with The Queen's head on it.
What half dollar has a person on the front?
All US half dollars intended for circulation have a person on the obverse. Prior to 1948 it had a personification of Liberty on the obverse. From 1948-1963 it had Benjamin Franklin on the obverse. From 1964-present it features John F. Kennedy on the obverse.
How much is a Susan B. Anthony silver dollar worth if the image is upside down?
It depends what you mean when you say "the image is upside down":-- If you mean that the front (or obverse) of the coin is upside down relative to the back (or reverse) of the coin when rotated around a vertical axis, this is called coin orientation (as versus medal orientation, in which both the obverse and reverse are oriented the same way) and is how the coin is (and indeed, how all US coins are) supposed to be minted.-- If you mean that the portrait on the obverse is upside down relative to the wording and date on the obverse, then you are describing an error that should not be possible given how the coin dies are produced.-- If you mean that there are two images of the portrait on the obverse, one upside down relative to the other, this would be a double struck error, and would have value to an error collector (especially as such error usually have the second striking more or less aligned with the first).-- If you mean that there is a shadow of an inverse (that is, mirror image) of the portrait on the reverse of the coin, this is called a brockage error and has value to a collector of coin errors.
What is an obverse quarter?
"Obverse" refers to the front of the coin (usually the side with the portrait), as versus the "reverse", or back, of the coin.
What is an Arizona quarter worth which is not struck on the head?
If you mean the obverse is missing? It's likely been altered, but take to a coin dealer to be sure.
What does FG mean on the back of 1964 Kennedy halve?
FG are the initials of Frank Gasparro, he disigned the reverse of the coin. Gilroy Roberts did the obverse.
What building is pictured on the obverse of the Silver Jubilee Coin?
If you refer to British coins, the reigning Monarch is on the obverse. Silver Jubilee of who or what?
What is considered the front of a nickel?
the obverse
What does obverse mean in coin collecting terms?
It means the front side the "heads" of the coin. The reverse is the opposite end often called the "tails" of a coin.
