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	British coinage - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1920, the silver content of all British coins was reduced from 92.5% to 50%, with a portion of the remainder consisting of manganese, which caused the coins to tarnish to a very dark colour after they had been in circulation for a significant period.
		The weight of this coin was instituted by Charlemagne, and the purity of 92.5% silver (i.e., sterling silver) was instituted by Henry II in 1158 with the "Tealby Penny"—a hammered coin.
		All British coins produced since 1662 have been milled; the first milled coins were produced during the reign of Elizabeth I and periodically during the reigns of James I and Charles I, but there was opposition to mechanisation from the moneyers who ensured that most coins continued to be produced by hammering.
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	Gold standard (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		The Roman mints were fantastically active — the Romans minted, and circulated, millions of coins during the course of the Republic and the Empire.
		The growth of Islamic power and trade made the dinar the dominant coin from the Western coast of Africa to northern India until the late 1200s, and it continued to be one of the predominant coins for hundreds of years afterwards.
		In 1284, the Republic of Venice coined their first solid Gold coin, the ducat, which was to become the standard of European coinage for the next 600 years.
	gold-standard.iqnaut.net (6725 words)

	Gold Standard
		The Roman Empire minted two important gold coins: the aureus, which was approximately 7 grams of gold alloyed with silver, and the smaller solidus, which weighed 4.4 grams, of which 4.2 was gold.
		The primary Spanish gold unit of account was the escudo, and the basic coin the 8 "escudos" piece, or "doblón", which was originally set at 27.4680 grams of 22 carat (92%) gold, using current measures, and was valued at 16 times the equivalent weight of silver.
		Coins were struck in smaller and smaller amounts, and there was a proliferation of bank and stock notes used as money.
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	british coin guinea
		The Guinea coin of 1663 was the first British machine-struck gold coin.
		Alphabetical index British coin Guinea The Guinea coin of 1663 was the first British machine-struck gold coin.
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