Archive for February, 2007



Silver dollar || Coin

Silver dollar may refer to:

A United States dollar coin made of any white metal, especially one made of silver.

A Canadian Silver Dollar commemorative coin.

Three species of characins, named from their resemblance to the coin:

Metynnis argenteus.

Metynnis hypsauchen.

Metynnis maculatus.

A type of pancake, typically about 7 cm (3 inches) in diameter […]

Coins are made from one or more coinage metals.

Many coinage metals are from Group 11 of the Periodic table, but not all of them. Precious metals are used in bullion coins and some collectable coins.

External links

List of metals and their alloys which have been used in coins

Strike it Rich With Pocket Change - Find […]

An Arctic roll is a British dessert made of vanilla ice cream wrapped in a thin layer of sponge cake to form a roll, often with jam between the sponge and the ice cream. It was commonly served in school and as a typical summer pudding in the 1970s and ’80s. These days it is […]

Grovii || and pre-Euro

The Grovii were an ancient Celtic tribe of Gallaecia, living in the north of modern Portugal, in the province of Minho, around the Minho river, and spreading into modern day Galicia (Spain).

See also

Pre-Roman peoples of the Iberian Peninsula

External links

Detailed map of the Pre-Roman Peoples of Iberia (around 200 BC)

I need an appraisal on a coin, […]

The radian per second squared (symbol: rad/s²) is the SI unit of angular acceleration.

It is defined as the increase in the change in orientation in radians of an object per second per second; in other words, the increase in angular velocity (measured in radians per second) per second.

Williams Institute The Charles R. Williams Project on […]

De viris illustribus meaning (On Illustrious/Famous Men) is the title of various works of exemplary literature:

Suetonius - fragmentary, including grammarians, rhetoricians and poets

Cornelius Nepos

De Viris Illustribus (Jerome) - A collection of 135 short biographies On Illustrious Men

Gennadius of Massilia - a continuation of Jerome’s work

De Viris Illustribus (Petrarch) - A collection of 36 short biographies […]

Callitrichales || order to

Callitrichales Dumort (1829) is an order of flowering plants. As circumscribed by American botanist Arthur Cronquist in the Cronquist system (1981), the order included three families:

Hippuridaceae

Callitrichaceae

Hydrostachyaceae.

A feature is the single stamen in the flower.

The order is not recognized by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group; the family Hydrostachyaceae is placed in the order Cornales […]

Bes (coin) || Coin

The bes was an Ancient Roman bronze coin produced during the Roman Republic. The bes, valued at two-thirds of an as (8 unciae), was only produced in 126 BC by C. Cassius in combination with the dodrans, another very rare denomination which was valued at three-fourths of an as.

See also

Roman currency

Ancient Greek coinage

counting […]

Commemorative || Coin

Commemorative may refer to:

Commemorative coin

United States Commemorative Coin

Commemorative issue - a special edition of a book, magazine, or other item released around, or in memory of, a special event or occurrence.

Commemorative stamp

Commemorative plaque

See also

Commemoration (disambiguation)

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Artinian || condition

In mathematics, Artinian, named for Emil Artin, is an adjective that describes objects that satisfy particular cases of the descending chain condition.

A ring is an Artinian ring if it satisfies the descending chain condition on ideals.

A module is an Artinian module if it satisfies the descending chain condition on submodules.

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Endplay || manipulation tricks.

An endplay (also throw-in), in bridge and similar games, is a tactical play where a defender is put on lead at a strategic moment, and then has to make a play that loses one or more tricks. Most commonly the losing play either constitutes a free finesse, or else it gives declarer a ruff and […]

In numismatics, a mule is a coin or medal minted with obverse and reverse designs not normally seen on the same piece. These can be intentional or produced by error. This type of error is highly sought after, and examples can fetch steep prices from collectors.

Several prominent mule errors have been discovered in recent […]

Coín || In Coin collecting

Coín is a town and municipality in Málaga province, Spain, about 20 miles west of the provincial capital, Málaga and 20 miles north of Marbella.

With an official population of just over 20,000 inhabitants, Coín is perhaps the most up and coming inland town on the Costa Del Sol. Foreigners now make up a substantial proportion […]

Dollar coin || Coin

The dollar coin may refer to coins of currencies that are named dollar. Note that some of these currencies may have banknotes (bills) for 1 dollar instead.

See also

One dollar coin (Australian)

Loonie (1 Canadian dollar coin)

Dollar (United States coin)

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King Club || the most famous

The King Club is a live music club in Madison, Wisconsin famous for showcasing some of the world’s most famous rhythm and blues acts. It is one block from the State Capitol at 114 King Street.

The King Club features James Brown’s former drummer Clyde Stubblefield every Monday with his Madison R&B band.

External link

King Club […]

The following highways are numbered 49:

Canada

Highway 49 (Ontario)

Japan

Route 49 (Japan)

United States

Interstate 49

U.S. Route 49

State Route 49 (California)

Illinois Route 49

Indiana State Road 49

Louisiana Highway 49

Maryland Route 49

Route 49 (Massachusetts)

M-49 (Michigan highway)

Minnesota State Highway 49 (decommissioned)

Route 49 (Missouri)

Nevada State Route 49

New Hampshire Route […]

Irish halfpenny coin || Coin

The halfpenny coin was the second smallest denomination of the pre-decimal Irish pound at 1/480 of the pound. The artist was given the choice of a boar, sow or ram and ultimately the sow, with a litter was chosen.

The design was by Percy Metcalf, an English artist, and the coin had a diameter of 1.005 […]