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  2. Sixpence (British coin) - Wikipedia

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    William IV sixpences have a simpler reverse, composed of the words SIX PENCE in the middle, with a crown above, the date below, and a wreath surrounding. With the exception of a withdrawn 1887 issue, Victoria and Edward VII sixpences share this reverse. [24] The reverse of the 1887 issue is broadly the same as the post-1816 George III coins.

  3. Hoarding - Wikipedia

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    Other items commonly hoarded include coins considered to have an intrinsic value, such as those minted in silver, or gold, as well as collectibles, jewelry, precious metals [4] and other luxuries. According to previous [ 5 ] studies, Anthropomorphism , or the propensity to attribute human characteristics to non-human items, has been associated ...

  4. Hoard - Wikipedia

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    A hoard of silver coins, the latest about 1700 (British Museum).A hoard or "wealth deposit" [1] is an archaeological term for a collection of valuable objects or artifacts, sometimes purposely buried in the ground, in which case it is sometimes also known as a cache.

  5. Jacob Marley - Wikipedia

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    The ghost of Jacob Marley in Stave One becomes a mouthpiece for part of Dickens's message regarding these. [ 8 ] In the novella, Marley and Scrooge 'were partners for I don't know how many years' [ 3 ] and were indistinguishable, both being 'good men of business', grasping of money and unconcerned about the well-being of their 'fellow ...

  6. Sixpence - Wikipedia

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  7. Text messaging - Wikipedia

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    Text messaging, or simply texting, is the act of composing and sending electronic messages, typically consisting of alphabetic and numeric characters, between two or more users of mobile phones, tablet computers, smartwatches, desktops/laptops, or another type of compatible computer.

  8. List of emoticons - Wikipedia

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    A simple smiley. This is a list of emoticons or textual portrayals of a writer's moods or facial expressions in the form of icons.Originally, these icons consisted of ASCII art, and later, Shift JIS art and Unicode art.

  9. Dishoarding - Wikipedia

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    In economics, dishoarding is the opposite of hoarding.In the case of hoarding emphasized most by macroeconomics, someone increases his or her holdings of money as an asset (for safety, to diversify assets, because of expected returns, or because of irrationality) rather than using money simply as a tool for buying goods and services (a medium of exchange).