silver certificate
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.
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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.
Why a debt ceiling breach would not be the first U.S. default | Glenn Kessler | October 7, 2021 | Washington PostFor that purpose nothing could be better than the silver certificate.
The Comstock Club | Charles Carroll GoodwinThe general acceptance and the use of the silver certificate show that silver has not been otherwise discredited.
A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, Volume IX. | Benjamin HarrisonA silver certificate for $1,000 weighs no more than a gold certificate for the same amount.
Money | John P. JonesA silver certificate for $500 weighs less than a gold dollar.
If Not Silver, What? | John W. Bookwalter
But a little old ragged, damp, dingy five-dollar silver certificate gave me a jar one day.
The Trimmed Lamp | O. Henry
British Dictionary definitions for silver certificate
(formerly) a banknote issued by the US Treasury to the public and redeemable in silver
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