Coins of interest to collectors often include those that circulated for only a brief time, coins with mint errors and especially beautiful or historically significant pieces.

Coins are usually metal or a metallic material and sometimes made of synthetic materials, usually in the shape of a disc, and most often issued by a government.

Although the " eagle "- based nomenclature for gold U. S. coinage is often assumed to be a nickname, the " eagle ," " half-eagle " and " quarter-eagle " were specifically given these names in the Act of Congress that originally authorized them (" An Act establishing a Mint, and regulating Coins of the United States ", section 9, April 2, 1792 ).

Coins issued in the 18th and 19th centuries often included the word Hibernia on the harp side.

In the Power Rangers: Zeo comic set during their exile, Lord Zedd and Rita attempted to use the Ninja Power Coins energy for an evil plot – leading to conflict with the Zeo Rangers and the Machine Empire.

Just sing the end of ' All the Way ' or ' Three Coins in the Fountain '--' Make it mine, make it mine, MAKE IT MINE!

Coins are usually made of an alloy as other metals are mixed into the coin to make it more durable.

Coins issued by Nerva depicted the Genius of the Senate handing the globe to the new emperor, with the legend Providentia Senatus, " the Providence of the Senate.

Coins belonging to the reign of Sassanid kings, and that of the Byzantine emperor Theodosius II ( AD 408-450 ), have also been discovered there.

Coins appear during this period bearing the name which is the same as an earlier British usurper emperor, Carausius.

Coins with the portrayal of emperor Valens ( 365 – 378 ), found in the same spot, confirm these dates.

Coins appear whenever enemies are defeated and may be collected for bonus points.

Coins bearing his name begin to appear in the northern lands of the neighbouring Atrebates tribe and their capital, Calleva Atrebatum ( Silchester ), probably fell to him around AD 25.

Coins through one mark was also minted in the name of the empire, while higher valued pieces were issued by the states.

" Coins sailed through the air towards the police as the crowd shouted " Pigs!

Coins of sufficient weight and purity of silver to facilitate the ceremony are readily obtainable through on-line Judaica vendors.

* Coins Through Table-Coins penetrate through the surface of the table.

Regional tarot decks commonly feature culture-specific suits ; the German suits of Hearts, Bells, Acorns and Leaves are used through most of Germanic Europe ( Switzerland substitutes Hearts for Roses and Shields for Leaves ), the Latin suits of Cups, Coins, Staves and Swords are common in Italy and Spain, and the French suits familiar to most English speakers are seen in France, Quebec, West Germany and most of the English-speaking world.

Coins are collected through various means, and are used to purchase items from this shop.

In Season 3 of MMPR, Rocky went through one of the most disastrous events for a Red Ranger ( despite him not being the leader ) when the Thunderzords were destroyed by Rito Revolto and his band of monsters, thus also destroying the original Dinozords and damaging the Power Coins beyond use.

Like in the previous game, Ape Escape 2 features minigames, this time to get them you pay for them with Gotcha Coins collected through the levels via a vending machine called the " Gotcha Box " in the hub when you've got up to a certain stage in the game.

In 1733 he set out on a tour through Italy, in the course of which he composed his Dissertations on the weights and Values of Ancient Coins.

Coins have varied greatly in fineness through history.

By 1959 the Coins and Medals office suite, completely destroyed during the war, was rebuilt and re-opened, attention turned towards the gallery work with new tastes in design leading to the remodelling of Robert Smirke's Classical and Near Eastern galleries.

Styne established his own dance band, which brought him to the notice of Hollywood, where he was championed by Frank Sinatra and where he began a collaboration with lyricist Sammy Cahn, with whom he wrote many songs for the movies, including " It's Been a Long, Long Time " (# 1 for 3 weeks for Harry James and His Orchestra in 1945 ), " Five Minutes More ," and the Oscar-winning " Three Coins in the Fountain ".

Playing cards first entered Europe in the late 14th century, probably from Mamluk Egypt, with suits ( sets of cards with matching designs ) very similar to the tarot suits of Swords, Staves, Cups and Coins ( also known as disks or pentacles ), and which are still used in traditional Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese decks.

Playing cards first entered Europe in the late 14th century, probably from Mamluk Egypt, with suits very similar to the tarot suits of Swords, Staves, Cups and Coins ( also known as disks, and pentacles ) and those still used in traditional Italian, Spanish and Portuguese decks.

Coins were originally hand-hammered – an ancient technique in which two dies are struck together with a blank coin between them.

* In the Graphic Art Novel The Last Coiner, authored by Peter M. Kershaw in prelude to The Yorkshire Coiners film aka The Last Coiner, and the interactive game Coins and Nooses, were produced with their basis taken from the exploits of the prolific maestros of 18th Century milling, the Cragg Vale Coiners who smelted King George III's currency which ultimately lead to the Monarch ordering their execution by hanging at Tyburn.

Coins bearing the name Italia were minted by an alliance of Italic tribes ( Sabines, Samnites, Umbrians and others ) competing with Rome in the 1st century BC.

Coins with the legend " BENVENTOD " ( an old Latin – or Samnite – form for Beneventor-um ), must have been struck after it became a Latin colony.

" The first Discovery and Settlement of this Country was by the Procurement of Sir Walter Raleigh, in Conjunction with some publick-spirited Gentlemen of that Age, under the Protection of Queen Elizabeth ; for which Reason it was then named Virginia, being begun on that Part called Ronoak-Island, where the Ruins of a Fort are to be seen at this day, as well as some old English Coins which have been lately found ; and a Brass-Gun, a Powder-Horn, and one small Quarter deck-Gun, made of Iron Staves, and hoop'd with the same Metal ; which Method of making Guns might very probably be made use of in those Days, for the Convenience of Infant-Colonies.

* Coins of Maxentius A brief history of Maxentius illustrated with some coins

Coins from Hephaestia are found in considerable number, and various types including the goddess Athena with her owl, native religious symbols, the caps of the Dioscuri, Apollo, etc.

Coins minted at Cnossus from the fifth century showed the kneeling bull or the head of a goddess crowned with a wreath of grain and on the reverse — the " underside "— a scheme of four meander patterns joined at the centre windmill fashion, sometimes with sickle moons or with a star-rosette at the center: " it is a small view of the nocturnal world on the face of the coin that lay downward in the printing process, and is, as it were, oriented downward ".

Rito Revolto, Rita's skeletal brother, later comes to Earth and, with the help of a group of monsters, manages to destroy the Rangers ' Thunderzords and the Tigerzord, which as a result destroys the Dinozords and damages the Power Coins beyond repair.

Undaunted, they seek the aid of Ninjor, alleged creator of the Power Coins, who gives them new Ninja Coins, providing them with the even more powerful Ninjazords and the Falconzord.

Coins were to be minted with technologically advanced equipment so that they would be perfectly round and have milled edges.

Coins of each year were issued both with and without the elephant and castle mark.

The game was later released on the Nintendo 3DS's eShop Virtual Console download service in Japan on December 14, 2011 and in Europe on February 16, 2012 and can be downloaded along with its predecessors, Super Mario Land and Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, both of which are already available to download.

Coins given as awards for accomplishments are normally given to the recipient during a handshake, passing from the right hand of the giver to the right hand of the awardee.