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Originally appearing in Volume V06, Page 653 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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COIN (older forms of the word are coyne, quoin and coign, all derived through the O. Fr. coing, and cuigne from See also:
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CUNEUS (Latin for " wedge "; plural, cunei)
cuneus, a See also:
WEDGE (O. Eng. wecg, a mass of metal, cognate with Dutch wig, wigge, Dan. vaegge, &c.; in Lith. the cognate form outside Teut. is found in wagis, a peg, spigot; there is no connexion with " weigh," " weight," which must be referred to the root wegh, to li
wedge) , properly the See also:

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WEDGE (O. Eng. wecg, a mass of metal, cognate with Dutch wig, wigge, Dan. vaegge, &c.; in Lith. the cognate form outside Teut. is found in wagis, a peg, spigot; there is no connexion with " weigh," " weight," which must be referred to the root wegh, to li

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die used for stamping See also:

MONEY

money, and so transferred to the money so stamped; hence a piece of money .

End of Article: COIN (older forms of the word are coyne, quoin and coign, all derived through the O. Fr. coing, and cuigne from Lat. cuneus, a wedge)

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