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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kaparthy, post: 29748, member: 57463&quot;]The second half that definition also fails because it rests on the definition of &quot;governmental authority.&quot; Among the many counter-examples are the coins of the Confederate States of America.&nbsp; The American colonial period saw many non-governmental &quot;coins.&quot;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>That is why I say that no simple &quot;dictionary definition&quot; can meet all cases.&nbsp; This is not unique.&nbsp; What is &quot;art&quot;?&nbsp; For most people, an easy &quot;dictionary definition&quot; is close enough, but for an artist (or art historian), more information is required.&nbsp; So, too, with numismatics.&nbsp; As specialists, we have a different view of the problem.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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