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Territorial Gold
Those coins and bars privately struck during the various gold rushes. These include coins
not struck in territories. (Georgia and North Carolina were states when Templeton Reid and
the Bechtlers struck their coins, but the term is applied to these issues. California also was a
state when most issuers struck their coins.)
Three Cent Nickel
The 75% copper and 25% nickel three-cent coins with Liberty Head motif struck from 1865 to
1889. The design by James Longacre was copied from the Liberty Head motif by Christian
Gobrecht.
Toning
The term for the color seen on many coins. There are infinite shades, hues, and pattern
variations seen, the result of how, where, and how long a coin is stored. Every coin begins to
tone as it leaves the die, as all United States coins contain reactive metals in varying degrees.
Trade Dollar
A U.S. silver coin, issued from 1873 until 1885, slightly heavier than the regular silver dollar
and specifically intended to facilitate trade in the Far East-hence its name. Trade dollars were
made with this marginally higher silver content than standard silver dollars in an effort to gain
acceptance for them in commerce throughout the world.
Troy Weight
A method of weighing gold and silver and the coins made from those metals. There are 480
grains (or 20 pennyweights) in a troy ounce. There are twelve troy ounces in a troy pound.
Two-cent Piece
Term commonly used for the Shield two-cent coin struck from 1864 until 1873. This James
Longacre designed coin was the first to feature a shield as a stand-alone motif.
Type Three Gold Dollar
The Small Indian Head design struck from 1856 until the series ended in 1889. San Francisco
did not receive the Type Three dies in time to strike the new design in 1856, those coins from
that Mint being the Type Two style.
Type Two Gold Dollar
The Large Indian Head design gold dollar struck from mid-1854 until 1855 in Philadelphia,
Charlotte, Dahlonega, and New Orleans while San Francisco did not receive the new dies
before the end of 1856 and struck Type Two coins during that year.
Territorial Gold
Those coins and bars privately struck during the various gold rushes. These include coins
not struck in territories. (Georgia and North Carolina were states when Templeton Reid and
the Bechtlers struck their coins, but the term is applied to these issues. California also was a
state when most issuers struck their coins.)
Three Cent Nickel
The 75% copper and 25% nickel three-cent coins with Liberty Head motif struck from 1865 to
1889. The design by James Longacre was copied from the Liberty Head motif by Christian
Gobrecht.
Toning
The term for the color seen on many coins. There are infinite shades, hues, and pattern
variations seen, the result of how, where, and how long a coin is stored. Every coin begins to
tone as it leaves the die, as all United States coins contain reactive metals in varying degrees.
Trade Dollar
A U.S. silver coin, issued from 1873 until 1885, slightly heavier than the regular silver dollar
and specifically intended to facilitate trade in the Far East-hence its name. Trade dollars were
made with this marginally higher silver content than standard silver dollars in an effort to gain
acceptance for them in commerce throughout the world.
Troy Weight
A method of weighing gold and silver and the coins made from those metals. There are 480
grains (or 20 pennyweights) in a troy ounce. There are twelve troy ounces in a troy pound.
Two-cent Piece
Term commonly used for the Shield two-cent coin struck from 1864 until 1873. This James
Longacre designed coin was the first to feature a shield as a stand-alone motif.
Type Three Gold Dollar
The Small Indian Head design struck from 1856 until the series ended in 1889. San Francisco
did not receive the Type Three dies in time to strike the new design in 1856, those coins from
that Mint being the Type Two style.
Type Two Gold Dollar
The Large Indian Head design gold dollar struck from mid-1854 until 1855 in Philadelphia,
Charlotte, Dahlonega, and New Orleans while San Francisco did not receive the new dies
before the end of 1856 and struck Type Two coins during that year.
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