One side bears the portrait of King Edward III seated on a throne, a leopard sitting on either side. The depiction has given the coin its common name among collectors – the “double leopard”. The other side shows a cross surrounded by crowns, foliage and lions. The coin went to auction...
解析 1. The foreign coins are not worth any money at all.= The foreign coins are of (no value).2. What is the price of his new laptop?= How much did he (spend on)/(pay for)/(spend buying) his new laptop?3. With trafiic signs and lights, vehicles can travel on crowded street...
The Barber Half Dollar, once know as the "Liberty Head Half", was minted from 1892 to 1915. In 1887, Mint Director James P. Kimball noted in his annual report the "inferiority of our coinage" compared to other advanced nations and that in his opinion, the coinage of the U.S. was ou...
In many other countries, the bills have different sizes and colors. The smaller bills are worth less money. This makes it easier for people to tell the value of their money. In 2002, twelve European countries started using a completely new currency. It's called the euro. Many Europeans ...
In many other countries, the bills come in various sizes and colors. The smaller sized bills are worth less money. This makes it easier for people to tell the value of their money at a glance.Answer the following questions according to the passage.66. Do people know for sure when people...
This coin from 1939 was the first ever Chinese coin to feature a map or globe in its design. One side depicts two crossed flags above a globe. The other carries the portrait of Sun Yat Sen. He played a leading role in overthrowing the Qing dynasty, and is known as the “Father of ...
The partner to the 1813 Holey Dollar was the doughnut hole to the dollar’s doughnut. In other words, it was made from the silver cut out of the middle of the Spanish dollars. Its value was 15 pence, and it became known as a “Dump”. ...
Coins are small, metal discs that people use as money. The Mint makes sure people in the U.S. have coins to spend, save, or collect. In colonial America, people used coins from other countries, livestock, or crops to pay for goods and services. The U.S. Mint was created in 1792 ...
2.To make pieces of money from (metal):coin gold. 3.To devise (a new word or phrase). adj. Requiring one or more pieces of metal money for operation:a coin washing machine. Idiom: the other side of the coin One of two differing or opposing views or sides. ...
Some people collect coins from the different countries they have visited, as a reminder of their trip or special occasions. Others will collect special proof versions of the coins minted in their birth year or marriage year. Some coin collectors enjoy the different wildlife coins that the Royal ...