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Denver Gold and Silver Coins
600 South Holly Street Suite 103
Denver, Colorado 80246
Open
Monday - Thursday from 9 am to 6 pm
Friday and Sunday from 9 am to 4 pm
Call anytime - leave a message: 303-835-8892
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U.S. Gold
Marketing name for American Arts Gold Medallions.
Uncirculated set
Set of coins issued by the U.S. Mint, consisting of
one of each coin issued for circulated. Also called
Uncirculated Mint set, or unofficially, a Mint set.
uncut sheet
Refers to the 32-note (or 32-subject) sheets of
Federal Reserve notes being sold by the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing. The 16-note and four-note
sheets being sold are cut partial sheets, although
they are often referred to as uncut sheets. Earlier
sheets of U.S. paper money came with different
numbers of notes.
uniface
Having a design on one side only.
unique
Extant in only one known specimen. Very often
misused, as in "semi-unique."
United States note
A specific type of note first authorized in 1862 and
called legal tender notes; name officially changed
to United States notes in July 1873. By law,
$346,681,016 in United States notes must be kept in
circulation. The term United States note is not a
generic term for all forms of U.S. paper money.
upsetting mill
A machine that squeezes planchets so that they have
a raised rim, in preparation for striking. |