coin silver
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The suffragist Susan B. Anthony was the first woman to be featured on a circulating U.S. coin; silver dollars with her image were first released in 1979.
From New York Times • Jan. 11, 2022
If Congress agrees, the entire 1.7 billion ounces of silver now held as paper currency backing can be used for coins, giving the Treasury enough coin silver for the next 35 years.
From Time Magazine Archive
They here rummaged some drawers and boxes, but discovered only a few papers, of no importance, and some good coin, silver and gold.
From The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2 by Poe, Edgar Allan
The Government has commenced to coin silver and has partially remonetized it.
From The Comstock Club by Goodwin, Charles Carroll
I would not coin silver money, because the low intrinsic value of such currency would make it a cumbrous one.
From The President A novel by Lewis, Alfred Henry
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