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Make sure to examine all sides of a coin
- Published: Sep 1, 2017, 4 AM
It has been often said there are three sides to every coin – the obverse, or heads side; the reverse, or tails side; and the third side being the edge. It’s important to study all sides.
Many numismatists will meticulously examine a coin’s every nuance, looking for diagnostics that could add to, or subtract from, a coin’s value and desirability.
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