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• base coin — Coin made of base metal altogether, colored by artificial means. Base is not to be confounded with adulterated coin, which is a distinct species. Gabe v State, 6 Ark 540, 542 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• base — base1 [bās] n. [ME < OFr bas < L basis,BASIS] 1. the thing or part on which something rests; lowest part or bottom; foundation 2. the fundamental or main part, as of a plan, organization, system, theory, etc. 3. the principal or essential… …   English World dictionary

• Coin — This article is about monetary coins. For other uses, see Coin (disambiguation). A selection of modern coins …   Wikipedia

• base — I adj Low in place or position; inferior; servile; of subordinate degree; impure, adulterated, or alloyed @ base animal See animal @ base bullion Base silver bullion is silver in bars mixed to a greater or less extent with alloys or base… …   Black's law dictionary

• base — I adj Low in place or position; inferior; servile; of subordinate degree; impure, adulterated, or alloyed @ base animal See animal @ base bullion Base silver bullion is silver in bars mixed to a greater or less extent with alloys or base… …   Black's law dictionary

• base — I. /beɪs / (say bays) noun 1. the bottom of anything, considered as its support; that on which a thing stands or rests. 2. a fundamental principle or groundwork; foundation; basis. 3. Architecture a. the part of a column on which the shaft… …  

• base — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a a part that supports from beneath or serves as a foundation for an object or structure. b a notional structure or entity on which something draws or depends (power base). 2 a principle or starting point; a basis. 3 esp. Mil. a… …   Useful english dictionary

• Base — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a a part that supports from beneath or serves as a foundation for an object or structure. b a notional structure or entity on which something draws or depends (power base). 2 a principle or starting point; a basis. 3 esp. Mil. a… …   Useful english dictionary

• coin collecting — Systematic accumulation and study of coins, tokens, paper money, and objects of similar form and purpose. The long held view that coin collecting began with the Italian Renaissance has been challenged by growing evidence that the activity is far… …   Universalium

• Halfpenny (British pre-decimal coin) — The British halfpenny coin was worth 1/480th of a pound sterling. At first in its 700 year history it was made from silver but as the value of the pound declined, the coin was made from base metals. It was finally abandoned in 1969 as part of the …   Wikipedia

• Farthing (British coin) — A farthing (meaning fourth part ) was a British coin worth one quarter of a penny and 1/960 of a pound sterling, slightly over a mill division in other currencies. Such coins were first minted in England in the 13th century, and continued to be… …   Wikipedia