Answer:
I can run but not walk. Wherever I go, thought follows close behind.
I'm not really more than holes tied to more holes. I'm strong as good steel, though not as stiff as a pole.
I am two-faced but bear only one. I have no legs but travel widely. Men spill much blood over me. Kings leave their imprint on me. I have greatest power when given away, yet lust for me keeps me locked away.
Some try to hide, some try to cheat. But time will show, we always will meet. Try as you might, to guess my name. I promise you'll know, when you I do claim.
What surrounds the world, yet dwells within a thimble?
If itβs information you seek, come and see me. If itβs pairs of letters you need, I have consecutively three. What am I?