Coin flipping

To what face, lays in between the leathery strips of a wallets. That cotton fiber paper that possess an image of a founding father. If one is lucky enough to hold this paper currency, that individual is capable of looking back hundreds of years; reveling history. For the average paper currency withholds an image of a former individual who risked blood, sweat, and tears, for citizens of America to live in a democratic country. The Argument is made that one unlucky political figure shall be…

Mint Coins, look in your pockets, in your wallet. Do you know where they came from how they were made. Well the answer to that lies at the mint within the walls under the roof. There are many assets of the mint but first the history of the mint and Australian coins. 1800 First came the proclamation coins caused by Governor King fixing the price of all foreign coins brought into Australia. 1813 40,000 round holes where punched out of Spanish dollars order by Governor Macquarie. These coins…

In the twenty-first century, many of us think of money as paper or even as bytes of data to be exchanged electronically. But coins were the commonest medium for money in the past and continue to be in much of the world today. Even the United States has re-introduced a dollar coin. At the start of the Republic, Romans were still using the barter system, and cattle -- pecus -- were the standard of exchange. In fact, it was from pecus that the Latin word for money, pecunia, was derived. Eventually…

Throughout the Chinese history, century after century, led to the age of today’s currency. By this revolutionizing idea all from China, economy is still based on using coins and paper money. The first form of currency that was used under the Shang dynasty was the cowrie shells that were mainly used among trade along the Silk Road to other regions. Around the 1800 BC time period, this way of exchange was the main economical method through the Chinese. These shells had carving marks in them that…

The Two Faces of a Political Coin A society depends greatly on the person who is leading it. If a leader is just and morally sound, his/her society prospers and flourishes. However, if a leader is corrupt and abuses his/her power, the society inevitably falls into turmoil and disaster. Suzanne Collins represents this through Katniss Everdeen, as she demonstrates through Katniss’s inner thoughts why President Alma Coin is eliminated and not given the chance to become leader of Panem. In…

The one-cent coin was the first piece of currency authorized by the United States government in 1793. Also included was the half-cent, dime and quarter-dollar. Today, one will probably not recognize the name or face of the half-cent. This is because it was discontinued in 1857 due to its lack of value and failure to facilitate trade. In recent years, the penny has taken to many of the same effects the half-cent had in the mid-1800’s. The penny has lost its value in the functioning economy and…

Since the beginning of civilization and the start of a national currency, there has been counterfeiting. Nowadays paying in cash is an afterthought that U.S. citizens take for granted neither the customer or the clerk give more than a courtesy glance. This is because both people believe that bill is genuine. However this was not always the case. In the beginning of the United States of America, many people did not trust the money they received nor did they trust their government that was made by…

of weight it later evolved to silver, bronze, and copper. The first real modern form of money was first introduced around 1000 bc-600 bc by the Lydians in west Asia minor by making coins out of metal, gold, and silver in exchange of goods and services called crude metal coins. Then around 700 bc precious metal coins were created in turkey to stamped to profile the empires, gods, it was made out of gold and silver. Around 118 bc…

In 1792 the currency of the United States penny was developed. The circle shaped structure was twice the size of the current penny as we know today. The penny was the United States first currency and Benjamin Franklin is to thank for that. The penny represents the foundation of our country and shows how much we have grown as a nation. But there has been a lot of controversy on whether or not the penny should be kept due to the fact it cost more to make the penny than it is to use it as currency…

For example, the military don't use pennies overseas because they aren't cost effective to ship because they are worth so little(Mancused). The military dropped the coin without consequences and so could the U.S. Also, Pennies aren't worth much by themselves, so people wouldn't mind giving them up(Waterhouse). Most people don't even use pennies anymore. .People also throw most of their pennies in fountains and in their…