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  • 1Coin grading — In coin collecting coin grading is the process of determining the grade or condition of a coin, one of the key factors in determining its value as a collector s item. The grading of a coin includes the analysis of several criteria, the most… …

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  • 2Coin —    Before the Exile the Jews had no regularly stamped money. They made use of uncoined shekels or talents of silver, which they weighed out (Gen. 23:16; Ex. 38:24; 2 Sam. 18:12). Probably the silver ingots used in the time of Abraham may have… …

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  • 3Gold coin — [ thumb|right|A Krugerrand gold coin from South Africa] A gold coin is a flat, disc shaped piece of gold that has been minted and issued by a government or private organization. The first gold coins in history were coined by Egyptian Pharaohs… …

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  • 4Ten baht coin — Infobox Coin Country = Thailand Denomination = 10 baht Value = 10 Unit = Thai baht Mass = 8.5 Diameter = 26 Thickness = 2 Fact|date=February 2007 Edge = Reed Composition = Ring: Cupronickel 75% Cu, 25% Ni Centre: Aluminium bronze 92% Cu, 6% Al,… …

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  • 5Angel (coin) — An Angel is a gold coin, first used in France (where it was also known as an Angelot and an Ange) in 1340, and introduced into England by Edward IV in 1465 as a new issue of the noble and so at first called the angel noble . It varied in value… …

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  • 6Silver standard — The silver standard is a monetary system in which the standard economic unit of account is a fixed weight of silver. The silver standard was widespread until the 19th century, when it was replaced in most countries by the gold standard.Ancient… …

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  • 7Checking whether a coin is fair — In statistics, the question of checking whether a coin is fair is one whose importance lies, firstly, in providing a simple problem on which to illustrate basic ideas of statistical inference and, secondly, in providing a simple problem that can… …

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  • 8Gold standard — For other uses, see Gold standard (disambiguation). Under a gold standard, paper notes are convertible into pre set, fixed quantities of gold. The gold standard is a monetary system in which the standard economic unit of account is a fixed mass… …

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  • 9Sovereign (British coin) — A Gold Sovereign is a gold coin first issued in 1489 for Henry VII of England and still in production as of 2008.cite web |url=http://www.royalmint.com/RoyalMint/web/site/PackedSets/SV07.asp?orderby= pg= thumb=3 |title=2007 Gold Proof Sovereign… …

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  • 10Farthing (British coin) — A farthing (meaning fourth part ) was a British coin worth one quarter of a penny and 1/960 of a pound sterling, slightly over a mill division in other currencies. Such coins were first minted in England in the 13th century, and continued to be… …

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