[Tex/LaTex] Package for coin symbols (heads, tails)

Question

Does anyone know if there is a package that includes symbols for coins? I'm typesetting a solution I wrote for a probability problem dealing with coin flips and I'm trying to include some visual aids that would hopefully have coins showing heads and tails, etc.

Thanks!

Answer 1

I think there is no such package.

You may create you own coin symbol. All you need is a circled text and a symbol.

I made an example with 1$ and an eagle on the other side (I know, the original US-$ has another look ;) ):

\documentclass{scrartcl} 
\usepackage{phaistos}
\usepackage{tikz}
\newcommand*\coin[1]{\tikz[baseline=(char.base)]{
            \node[shape=circle,draw,inner sep=2pt,minimum size=10mm] (char) {#1};}}

\begin{document}
\coin{1\$}

\coin{\PHeagle}
\end{document}

If you want a more realistic look, I would recommend to take pictures of real coins. random.org has a nice collection of pictures.