UNITED STATES Oil FEDERAL MONEY. 



Stamping Coin at the United States Mint. 



Money is value, or the representative of value, used for 

 the purposes of exchange. In different countries, at dif- 

 ferent times, various articles have been used for money, 

 such as oxen, pieces of leather stamped, shells, wampum, 

 iron, nails, &c. Gold and silver, at present, are used 

 almost exclusively for money. They are called precious 

 metals. 



Paper money is a substitute for coin. 



Uncoined gold and silver is called bullion. 



Coin is a piece of metal of known weight used for money > 

 the value of which is stamped on it. 



