half dollar

half dollar

noun
1.
a silver or cupronickel coin of the U.S., equal to 50 cents.
2.
a silver or nickel coin of Canada, equal to 50 cents.

Origin:
1755–65
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half dollar

noun
a United States coin worth half of a dollar 
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