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Glossary
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Alloy-
a hard substance made of metals bonded together
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Barter-
to trade goods and services without the exchange of paper [flat], or coin currency
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Counterfeit-
to illegally copy; a fake or forgery
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Currency-
the type of money a country uses
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Dies-
objects used to stamp or shape material
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Epoxy-
a coating that dries into a very hard substance
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Ingot-
melted bars of metal or copper that will be made into coins
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Microprint-
printed in very small type
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Mint-
a place where money is made; to make coins
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Negative-
an original copy to be used as a model for the coin printer
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Nurrismatics-
the study or collection of money from foreign countries
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System-
a group of objects or units combined as to form a whole and work, function, or move independently and harmoniously