Collier's new encyclopedia : a loose-leaf and self-revising reference work ..with 515 illustrations and ninety-six maps . silver. Fineness of United States Coin.—Thegold coins are nine-tenths fine; the silvercoins, nine-tenths fine; the copper-nickelcoins, such as the 5-cent piece, are one-fourth nickel and three-fourths copper;the bronze coins are 95 per cent, copperand 5 per cent, tin and zinc. The alleyin the gold coins is silver and copper;in the silver coins, copper. COINAGE, the act or process of coin-ing money. In the United States thereis free and unlimited coinage of gold;that is, sta
Collier's new encyclopedia : a loose-leaf and self-revising reference work ..with 515 illustrations and ninety-six maps . silver. Fineness of United States Coin.—Thegold coins are nine-tenths fine; the silvercoins, nine-tenths fine; the copper-nickelcoins, such as the 5-cent piece, are one-fourth nickel and three-fourths copper;the bronze coins are 95 per cent, copperand 5 per cent, tin and zinc. The alleyin the gold coins is silver and copper;in the silver coins, copper. COINAGE, the act or process of coin-ing money. In the United States thereis free and unlimited coinage of gold;that is, standard gold bullion may be de-posited at the mints in any amount, tobe coined for the benefit of the depositor,v/ithout charge for coinage; but whenother than standard bullion is receivedfor coinage a charge is made for part-ing, or for refining, or for copper alloy,as the case may be. The depositor re-ceives in gold coin the full value of the COIB 49 COKE gold in his bullion, less such charges asare specified by law. Subsidiary silverand standard silver dollars, under exist-ing law in the United States, are coined. ANCIENT COINS1. Coin of Cyrene 2. Coin of Naxos3. Coin of King Egbert only on Government account. They arecoined from bullion purchased by theGovernment, and the profits of suchcoinage belong to the Government. Thefollowing table gives the amount andkinds of money coined at the mints of theUnited States during the fiscal yearended June 30, 1920: Denomination Pieces Value Gold: Double Eagles. ...Eagles 786,250126,500 $15,725,,265, Total Gold Silver : Half Dollars Quarter Dollars. .Dimes 912,750 6,567,00028,426,40093,735,000 $16,990, $3,283,,106,,373, Total Silver Minor: Five Cent Cent Bronze. 128,728,400 91,335,000512,607,000 $19,763, $4,566,750,005,126, Total Minor 603,942,000 $9,692, Total Coinage. 733,583,150 $46,446, COIR, a material used for small cables,cordage, matting, etc., and consis
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