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Definition of Coinable
1. coin [adj] - See also: coin
Lexicographical Neighbors of Coinable
Literary usage of Coinable
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Science of Money by Alexander Del Mar (1885)
"... coins—coinable bullion—Light coins—Coin reserves—Misleading and deceptive
practices—Coins employed for special classes of payments—Paper money—Bank of ..."
2. Silver and Gold and Their Relation to the Problem of Resumption by Samuel Dana Horton (1876)
"To what extent Gold has risen, is a most important question; but an increase of
Purchasing Power of freely coinable Legal-Tender Gold is incommensurate with ..."
3. The Stock Exchange: A Short Study of Investment and Speculation by Francis Wrigley Hirst (1911)
""coinable" means that it can easily be melted, cast into equal sizes, and stamped
with a ... Thus gold, silver, copper, are ductile and coinable. ..."
4. Monetary Diplomacy in 1878 by Henri Cernuschi (1878)
"Silver has no price where it is coinable at pleasure; rupees are not ... Silver has
a price and is sold at London, because it is not coinable in England. ..."
5. Brooks' Foreign Exchange Text Book: An Elementary Treatise on Foreign by Howard Keyes Brooks (1906)
"... ounces of silver shall be equal to the mint value of one ounce of gold; that
is, that 16 ounces of silver shall be coinable into as many standard silver ..."
6. Monetary and Banking Systems: A Comprehensive Account of the Systems of the by Maurice Louis Muhleman (1908)
"... its weight was repeatedly reduced until 1816, since which date that quantity
of silver is coinable into £3 6s. A pound Troy of standard gold was in the ..."
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