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California gold coinage — was produced from the early 1850s until 1882. In the early period, from roughly 1852 through 1856, the coins were made for actual use due to a lack of familiar small denomination currency in the California gold fields. This shortage eased around… … Wikipedia
coinage — coin‧age [ˈkɔɪnɪdʒ] noun [uncountable] 1. ECONOMICS the system of coins used in a country: • Britain did not use decimal coinage until 1971. ˌstandard ˈcoinage ECONOMICS a system where a coin s value is the same as the value of the metal it… … Financial and business terms
Coinage Act of 1849 — The Coinage Act of 1849 or the Gold Coinage Act was an act of the United States Congress which allowed for the minting of two new denominations of gold coins, the gold dollar and the gold $20 or double eagle. It further defined the variances… … Wikipedia
Gold dollar — The gold dollar was a United States dollar coin produced from 1849 to 1889. Composed of 90% pure gold, it was the smallest denomination of gold currency ever produced by the United States federal government. When the US system of coinage was… … Wikipedia
Coinage of Philip IV of France — An agnel d or. The coinage of Philip IV of France (1268–1314, also known as Philippe le Bel ) marks the first mass diffusion of gold coinage in the Kingdom of France (before him, only his grandfather Saint Louis IX, had minted a few gold coins,… … Wikipedia
Gold — This article is about the metal. For the color, see Gold (color). For other uses, see Gold (disambiguation). platinum ← gold → mercury … Wikipedia
Gold Dinar — This article is about the historical Muslim currency. For the proposed modern coin, see Islamic gold dinar Aghlabid gold dinar, minted 286 AH / 899 AD The gold dinar (Arabic: ﺩﻳﻨﺎﺭ ذهبي) is a gold coin first issued in 77 AH (696 7 CE) by Cal … Wikipedia
Gold certificate — A gold certificate in general is a certificate of ownership that gold owners hold instead of storing the actual gold. It has both a historic meaning as a US paper currency (1882 1933) and a current meaning as a way to invest in gold.Perth MintThe … Wikipedia
coinage — coin|age [ˈkɔınıdʒ] n 1.) [U] the system or type of money used in a country ▪ the gold coinage of the Roman empire 2.) a word or phrase that has been recently invented ▪ The phrase glass ceiling is a fairly recent coinage. 3.) [U] the invention… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Coinage Act — is a stock short title used for legislation in the United Kingdom and the United States which relates to coinage. Contents 1 List 1.1 United Kingdom 1.2 United States … Wikipedia
