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A coin is a piece of hard material that is standardized in weight, is produced in large quantities in order to facilitate trade, and primarily can be used as a legal tender token for commerce in the designated country, region, or territory. Coins are usually metal or a metallic material and sometimes made of synthetic materials, 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 large numbers of bullion coins. In the present day, coins and banknotes make up the cash forms of all modern money systems. Coins made for paying bills and 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. Examples of modern gold collector/investor coins include the American Gold Eagle minted by the United States, the Canadian Gold Maple Leaf minted by Canada, and the Krugerrand, minted by South Africa. 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, 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 How do you go about purchasing gold coins? Q. The treasury website offers 1oz gold coins for sale. Gold dealers tell me that the treasury sells only something called "proof" coins which are more expensive. Can anyone help with this confusion? Jim Crow. What the heel are you talking about? Asked by The Shoe In Your Face - Mon Dec 22 20:50:41 2008 - - 2 Answers - 2 Comments A. It depends a bit on why you are buying gold coins. Proof coins are more expensive because they are intended as collectibles. The regular "business strike" coins are intended primarily as bullion. If you are buying bullion and don't care about the collectible aspect, most coin dealers will sell you Krugerrands, Canadian Maple Leafs, or US Eagles, all of which contain one Troy ounce of gold and sell for slightly more than the gold spot price. Here is one major bullion dealer's current price list, to give you an idea of what is available and at what price: https://online.kitco.com/ bullion/completelist.html Answered by I. B. Zoxx - Tue Dec 23 00:40:30 2008 How can I take better photographs of coins for listing on eBay? Q. Is there a certain way to take excellent photographs of coins for listing them on eBay? I've heard that scanning them can produce an excellent image; however, I'd like to know how to magnify the image so that it is no longer coin-sized on the website. Can anybody tell me how to do so, and what model scanner to purchase that would be best for this task? Asked by Kieran - Thu Jun 19 19:49:10 2008 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments A. I am too cheap to buy more equipment for my digital camera, so I use the following method. It is most important to not move the camera at all while taking the photo. Instead of buying a tripod, I set the camera on a milk crate which is on its side and shoot through the holes. THe camera is about 12" away from the coins and should be zoomed out as much as possible. I put the coins on a contrasting color background sheet of paper, dark for silver coins, light for copper coins. The lighting should come from predominantly the upper right for the shadows on the coins to be most natural. I set the milk crate on a window sill on a bright cloudy day. An average digital camera can take good photos with the macro setting. Answered by telovelace - Sun Jun 22 23:28:14 2008 What is the difference between habbo coins and habbo credits?
Q. Oh and what is better the coins or the credits? Asked by Gustavo D - Wed Feb 20 21:10:58 2008 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments A. You have to buy habbo coins with your real money. Habbo credits are exactly the same as habbo coins but you recieve them in events for free. Answered by Alice Flyys - Thu Feb 21 01:56:55 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Coins"
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