Comment by billybobfred on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 13, chapter 81 · 2012-03-30T06:38:45.928Z · LW · GW

"You're not the first one who's had trouble with money," said Mr. Roberts, scrutinizing Mr. Weasley closely. "I had two try and pay me with great gold coins the size of hubcaps ten minutes ago."

Page 77 in my copy of GoF. So, yes, Muggles can see Wizard money, at least in canon.

Comment by billybobfred on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 13, chapter 81 · 2012-03-30T06:29:34.130Z · LW · GW

It seems to be a convention of fiction. Lots of fictional terms are capitalized when real-world analogues are near-universally left lowercase. (Species names immediately come to mind.)