Coin appraisals

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 between that period and the […]

This article is about paisa, the coin used in Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan. For other uses, see Paisa (disambiguation).

A paisa (pl. paise) is a monetary unit currently equivalent to of a rupee or Bangladeshi taka and is used in several countries, including Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Pakistan. Variant spellings include poisha (especially in […]

A Jacobus is an English gold coin of the reign of James I, worth 25 shillings.

The correspondence of Isaac Newton refers to the coin:

The Jacobus piece coin’d for 20 shillings is the 41th: part of a pound Troy, and a Carolus 20s piece is of the same weight. But a broad Jacobus (as I […]

A merk was a Scottish silver coin. Originally the same word as a mark of silver, the merk was in circulation at the end of the 16th century and in the 17th century. It was originally valued at 13s 4d, later raised to 14s [1]. In addition to merks, half-merk and quarter-merk coins […]

A coin of account is a unit of money that does not exist as an actual coin (that is, a metal disk) but is used in figuring prices or other amounts of money. For example, the mill (or sometimes, mil) is a coin of account in the United States. It is equal to […]

Silver dollar may refer to:

A United States dollar coin made of any white metal, especially one made of silver.

A Canadian Silver Dollar commemorative coin.

Three species of characins, named from their resemblance to the coin:

Metynnis argenteus.

Metynnis hypsauchen.

Metynnis maculatus.

A type of pancake, typically about 7 cm (3 inches) in diameter […]

The fifty pence coin was introduced on February 17 1970 and is a seven sided coin, an equilateral curve heptagon of constant breadth (3 centimetres) and mass 13.5 grams. The sides are not straight but are curved so that the centre of curvature is the opposite apex of the coin - this is an equilateral […]

Regular issue coinage is a term that distinguishes coins created for commerce from commemorative coins. Regular issue coins are normally produced in relatively large numbers, and are primarily meant to be used as pocket change, not collected. Business Strike is the technical term for regular issue coinage.

Because special collector coins, such as proof coinage, are […]

Regular issue coinage is a term that distinguishes coins created for commerce from commemorative coins. Regular issue coins are normally produced in relatively large numbers, and are primarily meant to be used as pocket change, not collected. Business Strike is the technical term for regular issue coinage.

Because special collector coins, such as proof coinage, are […]

This article is about a coin. For other meanings, and similar words, see Pistol (disambiguation).

Pistole is the French name given to a Spanish gold coin in use in 1537; it was a double escudo, the gold unit. The name was also given to the Louis d’Or of Louis XIII of France, and to other European […]