Peso; coin appraisals
The peso (Spanish: “weight” in Portuguese too) is a unit of currency that originated in Spain and is now used by several former Spanish colonies. The peso coin weighed 27 grams and was of 92 percent pure silver.
Today the term peso is sometimes used interchangeably to include the historic Spanish eight real coin (also called the Spanish dollar or colloquially “pieces of eight”), which was the main Spanish coin during colonial times. This is primarily because pesos were of similar weight and diameter to the eight real coin. However the term peso did not appear on Spanish coinage until 1864, and it is more accurate to refer to the older coinage as the eight real coin (or Spanish dollar, or “pieces of eight”).
The peseta is also a unit of currency whose name may be a diminutive of peso.
The pataca (圓) is a unit of currency which means peso in Portuguese.
Twenty pence; coin appraisals
Twenty pence may refer to:
- A British Twenty Pence coin, a decimal subdivision of the pound sterling (United Kingdom).
- An Irish twenty pence (decimal coin), a decimal subdivision of the now defunct Irish pound (Republic of Ireland).
- A gold English coin Twenty Pence from the 13th century (England).
Pattern coin; coin appraisals
A pattern coin is a coin produced for the purpose of evaluating a proposed coin design, but which was not approved for general circulation. Generally, these coins are of interest only to collectors of pattern coins. However, pattern coins that are later selected for normal production, such as the United States 1856 Flying Eagle cent, can sometimes become sought after by other coin collectors.
Pattern coins of France and of French-speaking countries such as Monaco are described by the French term essai. The essai coins of the New Hebrides are of interest to collectors of Commonwealth of Nations coinage, as the New Hebrides became independent in 1980 as the Republic of Vanuatu.
The word ‘Essai’ is found inscribed on the pattern coins of Namibia along with the word Probe.
Silver dollar; coin appraisals
Silver dollar may refer to:
- A United States dollar coin made of any white metal, especially one made of silver.
- A Canadian Silver Dollar commemorative coin.
- Three species of characins, named from their resemblance to the coin:
- Metynnis argenteus.
- Metynnis hypsauchen.
- Metynnis maculatus.
- A type of pancake, typically about 7 cm (3 inches) in diameter - these are usually served in groups of five or ten.
Peso; coin appraisals
The peso (Spanish: “weight” in Portuguese too) is a unit of currency that originated in Spain and is now used by several former Spanish colonies. The peso coin weighed 27 grams and was of 92 percent pure silver.
Today the term peso is sometimes used interchangeably to include the historic Spanish eight real coin (also called the Spanish dollar or colloquially “pieces of eight”), which was the main Spanish coin during colonial times. This is primarily because pesos were of similar weight and diameter to the eight real coin. However the term peso did not appear on Spanish coinage until 1864, and it is more accurate to refer to the older coinage as the eight real coin (or Spanish dollar, or “pieces of eight”).
The peseta is also a unit of currency whose name may be a diminutive of peso.
The pataca (圓) is a unit of currency which means peso in Portuguese.
