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| Coins did not require any weighing and measuring at the time of trade. Standard designs and quality made coins easy to recognize and lessened doubts about the kind and purity of metal used in them. | |||
| Weighing takes time and effort | |||
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| Weights are hard to standardize | |||
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| Electrum stater (610–561 B.C.) | Gold stater (560–546 B.C.) | ||
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| Greek silver victory coin | |||
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| The many advantages of coins induced governments throughout the world to produce coin money | |||
 Silver siglos |
 Gold daric |
 Bronze AE |
 Bronze AS |
 Silver tetradrachm |
 Gold nomisma |
 Silver blanc |
 Gold ducat |
 Groat |
 Silver bu-gin |
 Bronze pu |
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