bullion coin
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bullion
noun[U]
uk/ˈbʊl.i.ən/us/ˈbʊl.i.ən/
gold or silver in the form ...
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coin
noun
uk/kɔɪn/us/kɔɪn/
a small, round piece of metal, usually silver or copper coloured, that is used ...
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I concede that it is not a circulating coin and with a face value of £1 it is really abullioncoin.
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Each month, he forced locals to trade in theirbullioncoinfor adulterated metal and sent bureaucrats and officials to remote locations for sport.
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Furthermore, the date on abullioncoinrefers to the year the die was made, not necessarily the year in which it was struck.
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It is used as an investment product (bullioncoin), although it finishes almost always in hands of collectors.
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It was the first modern, low-premium (i.e. priced only slightly above the bullion value of the gold) goldbullioncoin.
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Why should he not have the right of having bullion coined?
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These bullion coins carry face values of $5, $10, $25, and $50.
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Bullion coins' minting by national governments gives them some numismatic value in addition to their bullion value, as well as certifying their purity.
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In 2000, the word bullion was replaced with platinum bullion coins.
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Bars generally carry lower price premiums than gold bullion coins.
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They were not very popular, and 1994 remains the only year in which oz gold and platinum bullion coins were produced.
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Legal tender bullion coins are a separate entity to bullion gold.
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Exhibits include banknotes, coins, documents, photographs, maps, silver and gold bullion bars, bullion coins, dies and moulds.
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The gold 1 and 2 ducat and silver ducat (rijksdaalder) are still minted today as bullion coins.
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Bullion coins are also typically available in various weights.
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These are usually multiples or fractions of 1 troy ounce, but some bullion coins are produced in very limited quantities in kilograms and even heavier.
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For exchange purposes, mints produce standardized gold bullion coins, bars and other units of fixed weight and purity.
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Coins made of valuable metal are stored in large quantities as bullion coins.
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In 2009, the main demand for silver was for industrial applications (40%), jewellery, bullion coins and exchange-traded products.
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Due to the yearly design change and limited production of the one ounce coins, they have higher collectible value than some other bullion coins.
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For this reason, most bullion coins are sealed in transparent plastic right after removal from the press.
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Notable examples would include commemoratives, proofs, bullion coins, presentation sets, patterns and the like.
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These, however, although having the status of legal tender, are almost never circulated or used in payment of debts, and are mostly considered bullion coins.
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