silver certificate
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of silver certificate
An Americanism dating back to 1875–80
Example Sentences
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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
Technically, you can still exchange a silver certificate for a Federal Reserve note.
From Encyclopedia.com ● Apr. 9, 2018
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
Investigators also tracked him to a series of silver certificate bills he lost at a casino.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 9, 2018
No discrimination is made between the gold and silver dollar, or between the United States note, the treasury note, the silver certificate, or the gold certificate.
From Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. by Sherman, John
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