-
specie may
refer to: coin s or
other metal money in mass circulation.
bullion coin s. hard
money (policy)
commodity money specie circular , 1836
- in the
western world, a
prevalent term for coin-money has been
specie ,
stemming from
latin in specie,
meaning 'in kind.
functions - it made
loaning gold or
silver at
interest easier,
since the
specie (gold or silver)
never left the
possession of the
lender until someone -
metallic materials date
december 2012 a
metal (from
greek 'μέταλλον' – métallon, 'mine, quarry, metal) is an
element ,
compound , or
alloy -
monetary coins. image:2009 0123sokminden 0317. jpg , a
selection of
modern coins a coin is a
piece of hard
material that is
standardized in
- hard
money policies (as
opposed to fiat
currency policies)
support a
specie standard,
usually gold or
silver ,
typically implemented - the face
value of
specie and base-metal
coins is set by
government fiat, and it is only this
value which must be
legally accepted as
- date
december 2009 a
bullion coin is a coin
struck from
precious metal and kept as a
store of
value or an investment,
rather than used in
- the
specie circular (coinage act) was an
executive order issued by u.s.
president andrew jackson in 1836 and
carried out by
succeeding - the
specie payment resumption act of
january 14, 1875, was a law in the
united states which restored the
nation to the gold
standard 
