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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jlblonde, post: 1584296, member: 32000&quot;]How about five books to satisfy almost everyone:</p><p><br /></p><p>This is just off the top of my head.</p><p><br /></p><p>So let&#039;s break it down, shall we?</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Circulating Coinage</b>: Coins issued by the official governing body, released at face value, and intended to be used in trade for goods and services. To include commemorative coins as described above.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Non-Circulating Legal Tender Coinage</b>: As the name describes, but without the intended use for actual trade of goods and services; issued by the official governing body, released with a premium surcharge, and struck in such a way or made of precious metal that places the coin at a higher monetary value than that which the coin&#039;s own denomination is inscribed.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Subsidiary Token Coinage</b>: Coins produced by an unofficial temporary governing body, a lesser governing body or by a private institution and intended to be used in place or along side official circulating coinage during times of war, hardship, inflation or scarcity of official coinage.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Tokens and Medallic Coinage</b>: <i><b>Token</b></i> - Objects similar in appearance to coins, but have no official denominational value or redeemable value and are intended only to be used in direct trade for specific goods and services. <i><b>Medal</b></i>s - Objects similar in appearance to coins, but are intended to reward, officiate, commemorate or celebrate an action or event by an individual(s), institution or governing body and has no monetary value for which it can be traded in for goods and services.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Pattern, Specimen and Fantasy Coinage</b>:[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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