Nouncoins
Verbcoins
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From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. A coin is a piece of hard material, usually metal or a metallic material, usually in the shape of a disc, and most often issued by a government. Coins are used as a form of money in transactions of various kinds, from the everyday circulation coins to the storage of vast numbers of bullion coins. In the present day, coins and banknotes make up the cash forms of all modern money systems. Coins made for circulation (general monetized use) are usually used for lower-valued units, and banknotes for the higher values; also, in most money systems, the highest value coin made for circulation is worth less than the lowest-value note. The face value of circulation coins is usually higher than the gross value of the metal used in making them, but this is not generally the case with historical circulation coins made of precious metals. Exceptions to the rule of coin face-value being higher than content value, also occur for some "bullion coins" made of silver or gold (and, rarely, other metals, such as platinum or palladium), intended for collectors or investors in precious metals. For examples of modern gold collector/investor coins, the United States mints the American Gold Eagle, Canada mints the Canadian Gold Maple Leaf, and South Africa mints the Krugerrand. The American Gold Eagle has a face value of US$50, and the Canadian Gold Maple Leaf coins also have nominal (purely symbolic) face values (e.g., C$50 for 1 oz.); but the Krugerrand does not. Historically, a great number of coinage metals (including alloys) and other materials have been used practically, impractically artistically, and experimentally in the production of coins for circulation, collection, and metal investment, where bullion coins often serve as more convenient stores of assured metal quantity and purity than other bullion. Coins have long been linked to the concept of money, as reflected by the fact that in other languages the words "coin" and "currency" are synonymous. Fictional currencies may also bear the name coin (as such, an item may be said to be worth 123 coin or 123 coins). From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License What is the minimum number of coins that could have been in the trunk? Q. Five pirates raid the ship of a wealthy bureaucrat and steal his trunk of gold pieces. By the time they get the trunk aboard, dusk has fallen, so they agree to split the gold the next morning. But the pirates are all very greedy. During the night one of the pirates decides to take some of the gold pieces for himself. He sneaks to the trunk and divides the gold pieces into five equal piles, with one gold piece left over. He puts the gold piece in his pile, hides it, puts the other four piles back in the trunk, and sneaks back to bed.One by one, the remaining pirates do the same. They sneak to the trunk, divide the coins into five piles, with always one coin left over. Each pirate puts the gold coin in his own pile, hides it, and puts the… [cont.] Asked by Jeffrey Z - Mon Oct 2 00:09:33 2006 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. Problem already solved: Answered by Joe C - Mon Oct 2 00:14:50 2006 How can I find out how much my coins are worth? Q. I've got a small collection of silver coins from various countries, all from the 20th century. I've no idea if they're worth anything or not, but it would be good to find out. I tried searching on Google for coin prices, but I just got the same few sites over and over, which were pretty useless. Is there a catalogue or something out there with guideline prices for coins? Asked by Alex 42 - Wed Aug 9 14:57:18 2006 - - 8 Answers - 0 Comments A. Hi. I am a coin dealer in the Midwestern US. Here's the correct answer. The value guide you are searching for is called the Standard Catalog of World Coins. It comes out annually, and lists coins from around the world A-Z, from 1901 to the present. (There are also volumes that cover 1801-1900, 1701-1800, and 1601-1700, available separately.) This book is about the size of a big city phone directory and will list all the coins you have, assuming they are all 20th century as you stated. You could likely find a copy at the local library, or if you want to buy one, coin dealers sell it for around $60. Bear in mind that the values listed are retail values, and not necessarily what you could sell the items for. PS. The guy above who was ripping… [cont.] Answered by answerman63 - Wed Aug 9 15:18:10 2006 Why are Silver Eagle Coins harder to purchase than silver bullion?
Q. I have called Fidelity and Schwab wanting to purchase that specific coin for investment(about 20k worth) and both companies said the coins are not easily purchased. They come available only so often. Bullion can be bought right away. Asked by richtallent - Mon Nov 3 14:43:42 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments A. You are attempting to buy them from the wrong source. Here is one place where they can be purchased. Answered by muncie birder - Mon Nov 3 15:06:04 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "coins"  news.google.com Edmonton Sun By sun media toronto -- An Eastern Ontario man is rejoicing in the recent success of his two-year campaign to get counterfeits of classic Canadian coins ... Trenton coin collector pleased bogus coins are taken off Ebay Mix 97 News all 17 news articles » news.google.com Ethiopian Review And so he did in sacks filled with coins . There were 33 heavy sacks of coins weighing 20 kilos all together. The girls had to ask their friends to help ... news.google.com NEWS.com.au The new commemorative $1 coin marking the 60th anniversary of Australian citizenship was launched on Friday and will be handed out as gifts to new citizens ... and more » From Google News Search: "coins"  mrbrklyn.com 400px x 500px | 32.60kB [source page] 2006 american eagle > 15 Mar 2006 16 06 155K aviva magnifying gla > 14 Mar 2006 08 59 38K aviva schuel coins jpg 14 Mar 2006 08 59 33K itka 2 cons jpg 14 Mar 2006 08 59 33K From Yahoo Image Search: "coins"  biblicalcoins.wordpress.com biblicalcoins Sun, 26 Jul 2009 21:52:03 GM It was an auction from a dealer who specializes in Judean . coins. . The lot was described Lead Tesseras. A group of 3 different pieces all thought to be from 1st Century BCE. One with palm tree, one with double cornucopia, ...  spacefellowship.com Klaus Schmidt Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:35:00 GM Washington, (NASA) -- During a ceremony July 31, senior NASA officials will present the National Federation of the Blind with two Louis Braille Bicentennial.  articlesrightnow.com unknown Sat, 25 Jul 2009 21:11:58 GM Specifically quarters, dimes, half dollars and dollar . coins. before 1964 are composed of 90 percent silver. This means that they are almost all silver. This is silver that is pretty much free. For example A Half dollar made in the year ... From Google Blog Search: "coins" |
