half sovereign
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of half sovereign
First recorded in 1495–1505
Example Sentences
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One of the rarest is a George IV half sovereign from 1821, which is expected to fetch between £2,000 and 2,500.
From BBC ● May 5, 2024
She paid and discharged her cab, giving the driver the promised half sovereign for catching the train.
From The Lost Lady of Lone by Southworth, Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte
From Westmoreland a half sovereign and 1s. in postages.
From A Narrative of Some of the Lord's Dealings with George Müller Written by Himself, Fourth Part by Müller, George
After considerable persuasion and deliberation he would change a half sovereign for 7½ marks—7s. 6d.
From Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons Wesel, Sennelager, Klingelputz, Ruhleben by Mahoney, Henry Charles
To get his half sovereign with scorn is painful.
From Can You Forgive Her? by Trollope, Anthony
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