Definition of coin

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Coin (n.) A piece of metal on which certain characters are stamped by government authority, making it legally current as money; -- much used in a collective sense..

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Smasher :: Smasher (n.) One who passes counterfeit coin.
Coiner :: Coiner (n.) One who makes or stamps coin; a maker of money; -- usually, a maker of counterfeit money..
Coined :: Coined (imp. & p. p.) of Coi.
Fineness :: Fineness (a.) The proportion of pure silver or gold in jewelry, bullion, or coins..
Cash :: Cash (n.) Ready money; especially, coin or specie; but also applied to bank notes, drafts, bonds, or any paper easily convertible into money.
Unit :: Unit (n.) A gold coin of the reign of James I., of the value of twenty shillings..
Change :: Change (v. t.) Specifically: To give, or receive, smaller denominations of money (technically called change) for; as, to change a gold coin or a bank bill..
Bullion :: Bullion (n.) Base or uncurrent coin.
Rial :: Rial (n.) A gold coin formerly current in England, of the value of ten shillings sterling in the reign of Henry VI., and of fifteen shillings in the reign of Elizabeth..
Semuncia :: Semuncia (n.) A Roman coin equivalent to one twenty-fourth part of a Roman pound.
Jane :: Jane (n.) A coin of Genoa; any small coin.
Byzantine :: Byzantine (n.) A gold coin, so called from being coined at Byzantium. See Bezant..
Medal :: Medal (n.) A piece of metal in the form of a coin, struck with a device, and intended to preserve the remembrance of a notable event or an illustrious person, or to serve as a reward..
Seigniorage :: Seigniorage (n.) Something claimed or taken by virtue of sovereign prerogative; specifically, a charge or toll deducted from bullion brought to a mint to be coined; the difference between the cost of a mass of bullion and the value as money of the pieces coined from it..
Coincident :: Coincident (n.) One of two or more coincident events; a coincidence.
Livre :: Livre (n.) A French money of account, afterward a silver coin equal to 20 sous. It is not now in use, having been superseded by the franc..
Money :: Money (n.) Any written or stamped promise, certificate, or order, as a government note, a bank note, a certificate of deposit, etc., which is payable in standard coined money and is lawfully current in lieu of it; in a comprehensive sense, any currency usually and lawfully employed in buying and selling..
Sextans :: Sextans (n.) A Roman coin, the sixth part of an as..
Gerah :: Gerah (n.) A small coin and weight; 1-20th of a shekel.
Centesimo :: Centesimo (n.) A copper coin of Italy and Spain equivalent to a centime.
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