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  • Исходный текст:
    A coin is a piece of metal, usually disc-shaped, which bears lettering, designs or numbers showing its value. Until the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries coins were given monetary worth based on the exact amount of metal contained in them, but most modern coins are based on face value, the value that governments choose to give them, irrespective of the actual metal content. Coins have been made of gold (Au), silver (Ag), copper (Cu), aluminum (Al), nickel (Ni), plastic and in China even from pressed leaves. Gold proves to be the most popular. Since civilization began gold has been regarded as a symbol of power and wealth. In many societies gold was seen as a magic substance, which could protect people against illness or evil spirits. Mankind seems to have enough gold and the search for it has driven men mad. The need to search for gold has been compared to a disease and is called "gold fever".

    Пересказ:
    This text about coins. First of all, author gives the concept of coins. The author says that before the 18-19 centuries coins were given monetary worth based on the exact amount of metal contained in them,but most modern coins are based on face value. The author pays much attention to the materials money was made of,providing the reader with a lot of examples and shows the most popular ones. Also the author singles out the reasons for which gold coins were the most popular. In conclution,the author says that thirst to find gold called "gold-fever".