standard coin

American  

noun

1. a coin having value in bullion at least equal to its face value.

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Example Sentences

“It’s definitely not a standard coin,” said John Wertman, a collector of federal challenge coins who served as special assistant to the director of presidential letters and messages in the Clinton White House.

From Seattle Times

Is there a standard coin used for pregame tosses?

From Los Angeles Times

Another selling point for this style of activity-tracking watch is its battery life. Runtastic estimates that the watch should last for about 6 months on a standard coin battery.

From The Verge

It was still legal tender to any amount,—it was indeed the standard coin of the realm,—only, in order to avoid the effects of depreciation, and to prevent further depreciation, it was now the law of the land that payments of silver of sums over �25 should be made by weight, and the further coinage of silver was temporarily stopped.

From Project Gutenberg

Bimetallic action always substitutes the less for the greater, whether weight or value, the more depreciated for the less, or the depreciated for the perfect standard coin.

From Project Gutenberg