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Copper deficiency — Classification and external resources ICD 10 E61.0 ICD 9 275.1 Copper deficiency is a very ra … Wikipedia
Pennies — Penny Pen*ny, n.; pl. {Pennies}or {Pence}. Pennies denotes the number of coins; pence the amount of pennies in value. [OE. peni, AS. penig, pening, pending; akin to D. penning, OHG. pfenning, pfenting, G. pfennig, Icel. penningr; of uncertain… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
History of the British penny (1714–1901) — The Hanoverians (1714 ndash;1837) The change in dynasty did not affect the form of the design of the silver penny mdash; a 12 mm diameter coin weighing 0.5 gram, with a right facing bust of George I and the inscription GEORGIVS DEI GRA continuing … Wikipedia
Cent (United States coin) — Infobox Coin Country = United States Denomination = Cent (Penny) Value = 0.01 Unit = U.S. dollar Mass troy oz = 0.080 Mass = 2.5 Diameter inch = 0.750 Diameter = 19.05 Thickness inch = 0.061 Thickness = 1.55 Edge = Plain Composition = Copper… … Wikipedia
Halfpenny (British pre-decimal coin) — The British halfpenny coin was worth 1/480th of a pound sterling. At first in its 700 year history it was made from silver but as the value of the pound declined, the coin was made from base metals. It was finally abandoned in 1969 as part of the … Wikipedia
Coin roll hunting — (often abbreviated CRH ) is the hobby of searching change pulled from circulation for collectible coins. The serious hobbyist usually obtains his coins from banks in the form of rolled coins. Coin roll hunters obtain in the U.S., rolls of pennies … Wikipedia
Penny — A penny (pl. pence or pennies) is a coin or a unit of currency used in several English speaking countries.ValueIn the 8th century, Charlemagne declared that 240 pennies or pfennigs should be minted from a pound of silver. A Carolingian pound was… … Wikipedia
nickel — (n.) whitish metal element, 1755, coined in 1754 by Swedish mineralogist Axel von Cronstedt (1722 1765) from shortening of Swed. kopparnickel copper colored ore (from which it was first obtained), a half translation of Ger. Kupfernickel, lit.… … Etymology dictionary
Gresham's law — is an economic principle that states: When a government compulsorily overvalues one type of money and undervalues another, the undervalued money will leave the country or disappear from circulation into hoards, while the overvalued money will… … Wikipedia
Copperhead (Marvel Comics) — Copperhead is the name of a number of fictional characters in the Marvel Universe. The first two are similar characters that mimicked old pulp magazine heroes, wearing a suit of copper armor and shooting paralyzing or lethal darts, while the… … Wikipedia
