Newbish Question

[fourwayflashers]

Hey all,

I have a coin question. I recently got a coin price guide and on some of the coins you will find the symbol ↑↑ beside it, or ↓↓. I was not able to find a legend for what those symbols mean. Does anyone have a website (with pics) they could direct me to, or let me know what it means?

Thanks,

Mike

 

[dejapooh]

Up arrows means the price has gone up since the last issue. Down arrows mean the price has dropped.

 

[fourwayflashers]

After some further investigation the symbols I mentioned above don't reference a price increase or decrease, but it is actually the position of the Die Axis.

Just in case anyone else had the question:

Die Axis - The angle at which the top and bottom coin dies oppose each other when the coin is struck. All circulating British coins are up/up.(↑↑ )

 

[Iron Patch]

After some further investigation the symbols I mentioned above don't reference a price increase or decrease, but it is actually the position of the Die Axis.

Just in case anyone else had the question:

Die Axis - The angle at which the top and bottom coin dies oppose each other when the coin is struck. All circulating British coins are up/up.(↑↑ )

That's right, and anything marked "medal" will always be up & up. Common for Canadian Colonial tokens.