bullion coins

bullion coins
Metal coins consisting of gold, silver, platinum, or palladium that are actively traded. Some examples include the American eagle and the Canadian maple leaf. Their price is directly connected to the underlying price of their metal. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary

Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • American Eagle bullion coins — are produced by the United States Mint.* American Silver Eagle * American Gold Eagle * American Platinum Eagle …   Wikipedia

  • Coins of the United States dollar — United States coinage was first minted by the new republic in 1792. New coins have been produced every year since then and they make up a valuable aspect of the United States currency system. Today circulating coins exist in denominations: $0.01 …   Wikipedia

  • Coins of the pound sterling — The Royal Shield reverse designs, introduced in 2008 (£2 coin is not shown) …   Wikipedia

  • Coins of the Canadian dollar — Canadian coinage is the coinage of Canada, produced by the Royal Canadian Mint and denominated in Canadian dollars ($) or cents (¢). Contents 1 Denominations 2 Changes in coinage 3 Production …   Wikipedia

  • Coins of the South African rand — The coins of the South African rand are part of the physical form of South Africa s currency, the South African rand. In 1961, South Africa replaced the pound with a decimal currency: 100 cents (100c) = 1 rand (R1), 1 rand being valued at 10… …   Wikipedia

  • Coins of the Australian dollar — were introduced on 14 February 1966, although they did not at that time include a one dollar coin. The dollar was equivalent in value to 10 shillings in the former currency (half of a pound). Contents 1 Regular coinage 2 Commemorative coins 3… …   Wikipedia

  • bullion — bul‧lion [ˈbʊljən] noun [uncountable] FINANCE bars of gold, silver, or platinum of an officially approved quality, valued by weight rather than what they would be worth as coins: • The price of gold bullion remains a sensitive index of confidence …   Financial and business terms

  • bullion — early 15c., uncoined gold or silver, from Anglo Norm. bullion bar of precious metal, also place where coins are made, mint, perhaps, through the notion of melting, from O.Fr. boillir to boil, from L. bullire boil. But perhaps it is rather from… …   Etymology dictionary

  • bullion — bullion1 [bool′yən] n. [ME (? via Du bulioen) < OFr billon, small coin, alloy of copper with silver < bille, a stick, bar: see BILLET2] 1. gold and silver regarded as raw material 2. gold or silver in the form of ingots, bars, or sometimes… …   English World dictionary

  • COINS AND CURRENCY — Jewish and Non Jewish Coins in Ancient Palestine THE PRE MONETARY PERIOD Means of payment are mentioned in the Bible on various occasions; the relevant passages in their chronological order reflect the development of these means from stage to… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

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