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I . coin [kɔın] N

II . coin [kɔın] VB trans

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coin laundry N

Usage examples with coins

a specialist in coins
钱币专家
a box full of coins
一只装满硬币的箱子

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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This was originally a silver coin with low silver content, but developed through stages of debasement (sometimes silver washed) to pure bronze coins.
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Regardless of persistent inflation after 1272 paper currency backed by limited releases of coins remained as the standard means of currency until 1345.
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A new issue of coins in 1962 was made of cupronickel.
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Medical shops generally try to give cough drops instead of coins.
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The public could also debase coins, usually by clipping or scraping off small portions of the precious metal, also known as stemming.
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The 1, 5, 25 and 50 pesetas were all replaced by coins by the late 1950s.
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In numismatics, coins often derived their value from the precious metal content; however base metals were also used in coins in the past and today.
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The name lira was used on banknotes beginning in 1973, initially jointly with pound, and exclusively on both coins and banknotes since 1986.
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Others pay in a way that creates inconvenience for the collector for instance, by paying the entire amount in low-denomination coins.
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All these coins, both from the older and newer series still remain legal tender.
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