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The word “blog” is a recent coinage.
Coinage was scarce in the colonies.
an expert in Chinese coinage
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Historians have long debated where the silver for that coinage came from.
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 11 Apr. 2024
The coinage was almost a joke, and the joke was on us.
—Richard Panek, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2023
The diadem was closely associated with Queen Elizabeth, who wore it on the way to her coronation in 1953 and en route to most State Openings of Parliament, as well as in photos used across British and Commonwealth coinage, banknotes and postage stamps.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 30 May 2024
But with the invention of coinage in what is now modern-day Turkey between 500 BCE and 600 BCE, people largely switched to money.
—Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN, 30 Mar. 2024
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 11 Apr. 2024
The coinage was almost a joke, and the joke was on us.
—Richard Panek, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2023
The diadem was closely associated with Queen Elizabeth, who wore it on the way to her coronation in 1953 and en route to most State Openings of Parliament, as well as in photos used across British and Commonwealth coinage, banknotes and postage stamps.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 30 May 2024
But with the invention of coinage in what is now modern-day Turkey between 500 BCE and 600 BCE, people largely switched to money.
—Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN, 30 Mar. 2024
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“Coinage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coinage. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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coinage
noun
coin·age
ˈkȯi-nij 
1
: the act or process of coining
3
: something (as a word) made up or invented
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