VOCABULARY TERMS: ALL ABOUT DIES

Die Terms Since coins and medals are formed of metal, the metalworking field has a large number of terms with Die in their name. There are 61 such terms. Numismatists use these terms and have added terms of their own in describing and conversing on coins and medals. There are 37 such numismatic terms. Both categories are necessary and included in the Encyclopedia of Coin and Medal Technology.

To find the full entry of any term – like the one on Jack Die in last week’s E-Sylum – see the Newman Portal under Dictionary.

Metalworking Terms
Back Die, Bar Die, Blank Die, Blanking Die, Broken Die, Canceled Die, Cast Die, Clashed Dies, Coining Dies, Collar Dies, Combination Die, Corroded Die, Copy Die, Cracked Die, Die Adjustment, Die Alignment, Die Blank, Die Block, Die Camber, Die Cavity, Die Clearance, Die Draw, Die Erosion, Die Forging, Die Life, Die Mold, Die Number, Die Set, Die Shoe, Die Wear, Die Vault, Diebreak, Die-cast, Diechip, Diecutting, Dieshell, Dieshift, Diesinking, Diestock, Diework, EDM Die, Embossing Dies, Forming Die, Gauge Die, Insert Die, Intaglio Die, Jack Die, Machined Die, Master Die, Open Face Die, Progressive Dies, Proof Die, Rusted Die, Shattered Die, Starting Dies, Stock Die, Striking Die, Sunken Die, Tool and Die Work, Transfer Die, Working Die, Year Die

Numismatic Terms
Blundered Die, Broken Die, Cameo Die, Chipped Die, Common Die, Die Adjustment Strike, Die Bulge, Die Retention, Die Clash, Die Flaw, Die Forged, Die Line, Die-linked, Die Retooling, Die Scratch, Die Stamped, Die State, Die Trial, Die Variety, Diecrack, Filled Die, Hinged Die, Mated Dies, Misaligned Die, Nonsense Die, Obsolete Die, Polished Die, Proper Die, Service Pin Die, Refurbished Die, Retouched Die, Rim Diebreak, Rocker Die, Roller Die, Rotated Die, Tipped Die, Worn Die

Looking for the meaning of a numismatic word, or the description of a term?  Try the Newman Numismatic Portal's Numismatic Dictionary at: https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/dictionary

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