Coin collecting.

E. A small Portuguese coin worth less than twopence.

At one stage of civilization the head of the family administers justice, maintains an armed force for war or police, wages war, makes treaties of peace, coins money, and, not infrequently, wears a crown, usually of a form to indicate his importance in a hierarchy.

A coin-sack, gripped not quite carefully enough for a moment under the other's overcoat, had shifted, slipped, escaped, and fallen.

But if this particular dime were of a rare kind and desired by A, a wealthy coin collector, to complete a set, would the consideration be sufficient?

DARIC, a gold coin current in ancient Persia, stamped with an archer kneeling, and weighing little over a sovereign.

There was a purse in the inside coat pocket containing two bills, one for ten dollars and one for five, and there were two or three dollars in silver and four five-centime pieces in a small coin purse which he carried in his trousers' pocket.

LARGEN, FINLEY W. Mysterious 4 coin trick; Largen's method.

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For all the glowing wealth and beauty of this big round world must show as a new-minted farthing beside his treasure chests, as one slight shining unimportant coin whicheven this also!belongs to earth, but has been overlooked by him as yet.

The bank-notes were rolled in this, and the gold pieces and the "bits"which were small wedges of coin cut from silver dollarswere in two pouches sewed across the end of the strip.

" The effigy of Britannia on British copper coin dates from the reign of Charles II.

The tramp saw the coin glistening upon the ground, and had no suspicion of its not being genuine.

The half-crown will bear the same reverse as that coin bore when first issued, a design of considerable merit, by Merlin.

Let his business be what it may, the purchase of cattle, sheep, horses, or implements, seed, or any other necessary, no coin passes.

If the law makes the exportation of our coin penal, it will be melted down; if it leaves the exportation of our coin free, as in Holland, it will be carried out in specie.

The newspapers themselves in a peaceable autumn coin wonders from Ireland, or live on the accidents of the Equinox.

A coin rang upon the stone floor, rolled into a distant corner and came to rest, the jester gasped in the shadow of the curtains; and so came silence, broke only by the soft drip, drip of the spilled wine.

There was no time to lose, and failing to find what he sought, Noaks gave the youngster a final shake, saying as he did so: "Look here, have you forgotten that coin robbery?

"The way I got acquainted with Pete was when he put his hard coin agin a French tin-horn's race-track game.

[Science of coins] numismatics, chrysology^. [coin scholar or collector] numismatist. paper money, greenback; major denomination, minor denomination; money order, postal money order, Post Office order; bank note; bond; bill, bill of exchange; order, warrant, coupon, debenture, exchequer bill, assignat^; blueback

To discourage the mutilation of coins for sinister purposes, they are "milled" on the edges, and the stamp covers each face so that the metal could hardly be cut off without the coin showing defacement.

I couldn't smile like thatI'd be crying my eyes out" Dicky left me at the door of the dressing room, pressing a coin slyly into my hand.

Then you'll see which way the coin spins!" "Which way will it spin?" demanded Ruyven, incredulous yet eager.

Silent, with his lips pressed into a straight line and his brows drawn dark over his eyes, waited until the coin reached the height of its rise, and then firedmissedfired again, and sent the coin spinning through the air in a flashing semicircle.