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silver certificate

American  

noun

  1. 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 British  

noun

  1. (formerly) a banknote issued by the US Treasury to the public and redeemable in silver

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of silver certificate

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80


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In the 19th Century, the first US First Lady, Martha Washington, was on the $1 silver certificate and Native American heroine Pocahontas was in a group picture on the $20 bill.

From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2022

To authenticate and grade a silver certificate, it must be graded by a professional currency grading service such as PCGS.

From Encyclopedia.com ● Apr. 9, 2018

It would stay this way until 1964 when the production of silver certificate dollar bills was abolished.

From Encyclopedia.com ● Apr. 9, 2018

Investigators also tracked him to a series of silver certificate bills he lost at a casino.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 9, 2018

In the second place, it was a silver certificate; why, in this other United States, silver must be an acceptable monetary metal; maybe equally so with gold, though I could hardly believe that.

From Crossroads of Destiny by H. Beam Piper

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