The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7Grolier, 1995 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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COINS 197 9 198 202 COINS are pieces of metal , usually disk - shaped , weighing instruments , and other specialized that bear lettering , designs , or other inscriptions equipment . Coinage in modern times has been a attesting to their ...
COINS 197 9 198 202 COINS are pieces of metal , usually disk - shaped , weighing instruments , and other specialized that bear lettering , designs , or other inscriptions equipment . Coinage in modern times has been a attesting to their ...
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203 UNITED STATES COINS » 2 The United States traces its coinage system to the Spanish milled dollar of eight reals , known as the piece of eight . ” The Spanish dollar was the predominant coin in circulation in the American colonial ...
203 UNITED STATES COINS » 2 The United States traces its coinage system to the Spanish milled dollar of eight reals , known as the piece of eight . ” The Spanish dollar was the predominant coin in circulation in the American colonial ...
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209 COIN COLLECTING as Coin collecting is the orderly assembling of a set or group of coins with a specific purpose . Many millions of persons collect coins ; in the United States alone the number is estimated at 5 to 10 million .
209 COIN COLLECTING as Coin collecting is the orderly assembling of a set or group of coins with a specific purpose . Many millions of persons collect coins ; in the United States alone the number is estimated at 5 to 10 million .
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