Word: coine
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...fight between Copper King Fritz Heinze and Standard Oil's John D. Ryan for the Butte, Mont. copper properties was finally settled by a $500,000 toss of a coin...
Last week in Manhattan's Willard Gallery, visitors read these words of Author William Blake (ThePainter and the Lady) in a 10? catalogue, and gazed, not always sternly, at a thousand devices in 15 plaques on the walls. The plaques stemmed from the numismatic art of the coin and medal maker; they were beautifully cast in low relief in silver or bronze, in various shades and patinas. How they flowered was something else. Husky, wispy-bearded, bighanded Sculptor David Smith called his plaques "Medals for Dishonor," intended them to be awarded for distinguished service in the art of causing...
They take turns presiding over council, which ponders its business on the bench in front of D. L. Reid's general store. Knottier problems they solve by flipping a coin. Their work is strenuous, for "nearly 300 people live in or near Sandy Springs," says Moore. So neither has much time left for farming. They are not making much money out of their joint job. Said Co-Mayor Moore last week: "Our policeman collects the taxes. What is left after he is paid is divided equally betwixt Mr. Smith and me. But up to now we have...
...fact is that small change has not increased much. On Aug. 31 (latest breakdown), $174,000,000 in 1? and 5? pieces was at large in the U. S., only $18,000,000 over last year. Dimes, quarters and halves (''subsidiary silver coin") totaled $389,000,000, up only $24,000,000 from 1939. Over $800,000,000 of the "missing" money is in the form of bills-mostly silver certificates and Federal Reserve notes...
Since, as one of Chicago's Mills brothers says, "the idea is older than God," the Mills-Roosevelt peep show is not basically patented, will have competition. Ten similar projects are under way, although the big coin-machine makers (Wurlitzer, Rock-Ola, Seeburg) have not declared their intentions...