coins
Metal currency pieces
Coins are small flat pieces of metal used as money, typically round and stamped with official designs.
The word covers both the objects and the act of making them—governments coin currency, and by extension, to coin a phrase is to invent new language.
She flipped a coin to decide.
The term was coined in the 1990s.
The other side of the coin refers to an alternative perspective on a situation.
Reddish-brown metallic element
- nickelElement twenty-eight, or coin
- silverLustrous white precious metal
- goldElement seventy-nine
- bronzeCopper-tin alloy
zinc · brass · alloy · platinum · palladium · aluminum · tin · iron
Valued wealth or keepsake
- hoardHidden accumulated valuables
- fortuneWealth or destiny
- richesAbundant valuable possessions
- savingsAccumulated money kept
investment · gold · silver · bullion · vault · chest · cache · stash
To make different
- tenderSoft or sore
- cashReady spending funds
- paymentFulfilling a financial obligation
- transactionExchange of goods/money
spend · exchange · commerce · monetary · denomination · cent · penny · dime
Aromatic culinary herb
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
- dieStop being alive
- pressApply force downward
- proofDemonstration of truth
uncirculated · obverse · reverse · edge · rim · reeding · legend · inscription
Study of currency
- numismatistCurrency and medal scholar
- gradingAssigning marks to work
- catalogingSystematic organization into records
- raritiesUncommon or scarce items
hoards · auctions · dealers · authentication · provenance · condition · slabbed · certified
copper
Reddish-brown metallic element
bronze · zinc · brass · alloy · platinum · palladium · aluminum · tin · iron · steel
treasure
Valued wealth or keepsake
savings · investment · gold · silver · bullion · vault · chest · cache · stash · inheritance
change
To make different
transaction · spend · exchange · commerce · monetary · denomination · cent · penny · dime · quarter
mint
Aromatic culinary herb
proof · uncirculated · obverse · reverse · edge · rim · reeding · legend · inscription · engraving
numismatics
Study of currency
- numismatistCurrency and medal scholar
- gradingAssigning marks to work
- catalogingSystematic organization into records
rarities · hoards · auctions · dealers · authentication · provenance · condition · slabbed · certified · series
ancient
Very old indeed
- archaeologyStudy of physical remnants
- excavationAct of unearthing
- hoardHidden accumulated valuables
artifact · relic · patina · heritage · museum · discovery · Roman · Greek · Byzantine · medieval
coinsdigital currency
Currency stored electronically
electronic money · cryptocurrency · virtual currency · credit · e-money
- flip a coinRandom two-option selector
- coin tossRandom two-outcome selection
- coin flipRandom binary determination
- gold coinsCurrency struck from precious yellow metal
- toss a coinRandom binary decision method
- ancient coinsCurrency from past eras
coin, coincidence, coincide, coinage, coining, coined, coincidental, coincident, coiner