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silver certificate
noun
- a former paper currency first issued in 1878 by the U.S. federal government for circulation, equal to and redeemable for silver to a stated value.
silver certificate
noun
- (formerly) a banknote issued by the US Treasury to the public and redeemable in silver
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Word History and Origins
Origin of silver certificate1
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Example Sentences
Finally, in 1968, the government announced that the certificates would only be exchanged for paper currency — nullifying the original agreement with holders of the silver certificates.
For that purpose nothing could be better than the silver certificate.
The general acceptance and the use of the silver certificate show that silver has not been otherwise discredited.
A silver certificate for $1,000 weighs no more than a gold certificate for the same amount.
A silver certificate for $500 weighs less than a gold dollar.
But a little old ragged, damp, dingy five-dollar silver certificate gave me a jar one day.
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