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  2. Trillion-dollar coin - Wikipedia

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    Trillion-dollar coin concept design by artist DonkeyHotey, featuring a similar obverse design to the reverse of the Presidential dollar series. The trillion-dollar coin is a concept that emerged during the United States debt-ceiling crisis of 2011 as a proposed way to bypass any necessity for the United States Congress to raise the country's borrowing limit, through the minting of very high ...

  3. Two-cent billon - Wikipedia

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    The two-cent billon was a pattern US coin struck in 1836 and initially proposed as part of the Act of January 13, 1837. [1] Versions exist with either a reeded edge and coin orientation or a plain edge and medal orientation; however, those with the former tend to be original strikes, whereas the latter are always proof restrikes (most from the 1850s).

  4. List of highest-grossing media franchises - Wikipedia

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    Merchandise sales – $1 billion [480] Box office – $1.1 billion [481] Home media – $85 million [482] Film Dan Aykroyd Harold Ramis: Sony Finding Nemo: 2003 $2.15 billion: Box office – $1.961 billion [483] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $196 million [484] Animated film Andrew Stanton: The Walt Disney Company Rocky: 1976 $2.11 billion: Box office ...

  5. Billon (alloy) - Wikipedia

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    Billon (alloy) Billon dirham of Abbad II al-Mu'tadid, dated 439 AH (1047–1048 AD) Billon ( / ˈbɪlən /) is an alloy of a precious metal (most commonly silver, but also gold) with a majority base metal content (such as copper ). It is used chiefly for making coins, medals, and token coins . The word comes from the French bille, which means ...

  6. List of bullion coins - Wikipedia

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    Under United States law, coins that do not meet the legal tender requirement cannot be marketed as "coins". Instead, they must be advertised as rounds. [3] Bullion coins are typically available in various weights, usually multiples or fractions of 1 troy ounce, but some bullion coins are produced in very limited quantities in kilograms or heavier.

  7. American Silver Eagle - Wikipedia

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    The American Silver Eagle is the official silver bullion coin of the United States. It was first released by the United States Mint on November 24, 1986, and portrays the Goddess of Liberty in a design by Adolph A. Weinman that was originally used on the Walking Liberty half dollar from 1916 to 1947. The American Silver Eagle is struck only in ...

  8. Dollar coin (United States) - Wikipedia

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    The dollar coin is a United States coin with a face value of one United States dollar. Dollar coins have been minted in the United States in gold, silver, and base metal versions. Dollar coins were first minted in the United States in 1794. While true gold dollars are no longer minted, the Sacagawea, Presidential, and American Innovation ...

  9. Knife money - Wikipedia

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    Transcriptions. Standard Mandarin. Hanyu Pinyin. jīn cuò dāo. Knife money is the name of large, cast, bronze, knife -shaped commodity money produced by various governments and kingdoms in what is now China, approximately 2500 years ago. Knife money circulated in China between 600 and 200 B.C. during the Zhou dynasty.