ingot Publique Deposited
1. Long, flat rectangular solid of metal, produced by pouring the melted ore or bullion into a mold where it cools and solidifies; the largest ones made in mints are rolled into strip for cutting into planchets. 2. Short for bullion-storage ingot. 3. Short for specie ingot. 4. Official evasive name for the octagonal $50 coins make by Augustus Humbert's United States Assay Office of Gold under federal contract.
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