please tell short note on gold coins in history
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The first coins were made of electrum, an alloy of silver and gold. It appears that many early Lydian coins were minted by merchants as tokens to be used in trade transactions. ... In China, gold coins were first standardized during the Qin dynasty (221-207 BCE).
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In 1862, the first gold coin was embossed with Queen Victoria's crowned bust; this was called one Mohur (Gold Coin). The coins weighing 11.66 grams or one “Tola” with 0.9167 fineness (similar to the gold coins issued by EIC) were circulated in the Indian trade.
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