While checking the Glossary for "Rotated Die Error." I also noticed a rather odd definition for the term "round" - Short for a Pan-Pac commemorative fifty-dollar coin.
While the Pan-Pac $50 gold coins do have round and octagonal varieties, I have never heard "round" used as a shorthand reference to the gold $50 coin unless the conversation was already discussing the varieties of the coin.
My experience has been that "round" is in reference to a bullion piece (most often silver) that is circular in shape vs. a rectangular ingot. I think it might be better to change the Glossary entry to something like:
Round
A nickname for a bullion piece that has a circular shape vs. the rectangular shape of ingots and bars. It is most often used in the context of reference to a 1-ounce silver piece - a "silver round."
While the Pan-Pac $50 gold coins do have round and octagonal varieties, I have never heard "round" used as a shorthand reference to the gold $50 coin unless the conversation was already discussing the varieties of the coin.
My experience has been that "round" is in reference to a bullion piece (most often silver) that is circular in shape vs. a rectangular ingot. I think it might be better to change the Glossary entry to something like:
Round
A nickname for a bullion piece that has a circular shape vs. the rectangular shape of ingots and bars. It is most often used in the context of reference to a 1-ounce silver piece - a "silver round."
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