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  2. Coin grading - Wikipedia

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    Coin grading [1] is the process of determining the grade or condition of a coin, one of the key factors in determining its collectible value. A coin's grade is generally determined by six criteria: strike, preservation, luster, color, attractiveness, and occasionally the country/state in which it was minted.

  3. Sheldon coin grading scale - Wikipedia

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    Slight detail shows, with two to three letters of the word LIBERTY showing in coins with this feature. 10 Choice Very Good VG+, VG10 Slightly clearer design-features, with five or possibly six letters of the word LIBERTY showing in coins with this feature. 12 Fine F, F12 Some deeply recessed areas show detail. All lettering is sharp.

  4. List of British banknotes and coins - Wikipedia

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    £5 Introduced in 1990 as a commemorative coin, as a continuation of the old crown, replacing the commemorative role of the twenty-five pence coin. The Valiant: various values: Bullion / collectors' coins issued in 2018 to 2021; 1 troy ounce of silver, with a value of £2, or 10 troy ounces, valued at £10. [8] Twenty pounds: £20

  5. List of Unicode characters - Wikipedia

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    &name; where name is the case-sensitive name of the entity. The semicolon is required. Because numbers are harder for humans to remember than names, character entity references are most often written by humans, while numeric character references are most often produced by computer programs. [1]

  6. Slang terms for money - Wikipedia

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    Slang terms for money often derive from the appearance and features of banknotes or coins, their values, historical associations or the units of currency concerned. Within a language community, some of the slang terms vary in social, ethnic, economic, and geographic strata but others have become the dominant way of referring to the currency and are regarded as mainstream, acceptable language ...

  7. List of alternative names for currency - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of alternative names for currency. A currency refers to money in any form when in actual use or circulation as a medium of exchange , especially circulating banknotes and coins . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] A more general definition is that a currency is a system of money (monetary units) in common use, especially in a nation.

  8. Currency symbol - Wikipedia

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    Sestertius coin used in Ancient Rome from 211 BC to the 3rd century AD I/. Peruvian inti (1985-1991) ৲ Bengali rupee mark [29] [30] ৹: Bengali ānā, historically used to represent 1/16 of a taka or rupee [30] ৻ Bengali gaṇḍā, historically used to represent 1/20 of an ānā (1/320 of a taka or rupee) [30] ߾ Dorome sign using the N ...

  9. Anglo-Saxon runes - Wikipedia

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    The names of the runes above are based on Codex Vindobonensis 795, besides the names ing and æsc which come from The Byrhtferth's Manuscript and replace the seemingly corrupted names lug and æs found in Codex Vindobonensis 795. Ti is sometimes named tir or tyr in other manuscripts. The words in parentheses in the name column are standardized ...