coin vs piece of eight

piece of eight vs coin

coin and piece of eight both are nouns.

coin is a verb but piece of eight is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
coin	Yes	No	Yes	No
piece of eight	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, piece of eight is a hyponym of coin; that is, piece of eight is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than coin:

coin: a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money
piece of eight: an old silver Spanish coin; worth 8 reales

Other hyponyms of coin include change, bawbee, bezant, bezzant, byzant, solidus, denier, ducat, real, shilling, crown, half crown, dime, nickel, quarter, fifty-cent piece, half dollar, ha'penny, halfpenny, cent, centime, penny, slug, tenpence, tuppence, twopence, threepence, fourpence, groat, fivepence, sixpence, tanner, eightpence, ninepence, dollar, double eagle, eagle, half eagle, guinea, farthing, doubloon, louis d'or, medallion, stater, sou, Maundy money, hemidrachm.

coin (noun)	piece of eight (noun)
a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money	an old silver Spanish coin; worth 8 reales

coin (verb)	piece of eight (verb)
form by stamping, punching, or printing
make up

Difference between coin and piece of eight

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