Baby Boomer Pocket Change » obverse coin http://babyboomerpocketchange.rayhorner.com A Baby Boomers' Coin Journey Thu, 30 Dec 2010 04:06:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 What Is The Obverse Of A Coin http://babyboomerpocketchange.rayhorner.com/what-is-the-obverse-of-a-coin/ http://babyboomerpocketchange.rayhorner.com/what-is-the-obverse-of-a-coin/#comments Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:29:14 +0000 admin http://babyboomerpocketchange.rayhorner.com/?p=28 Now, as you know, every area of expertise has it’s own language. Well that also holds true in coin collection. When I first heard this term it sounded no different that hearing a carpenter talk about using a “2 by 4″.

But if you are new like me and hanging around this site reading posts or viewing some of the videos you will need to learn a few terms. Hence, I will post them and you can learn them with me.As time goes by you will be excited, like I am getting, when you hear the term mentioned by a dealer or on a video and you recognize it.

The obverse of a coin is the front, main, top, or “heads” side of a coin, usually bearing a portrait. The opposite of the reverse side.

Ok, so here is a video talking about a valuable Lincoln penny’s obverse side.


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