silver certificate

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noun

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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Origin of silver certificate

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80

Words nearby silver certificate

Silverberg, silverberry, silver birch, silver bromide, silver bullet, silver certificate, Silverchair, silver chloride, silver disc, silver doctor, silvered

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How to use silver certificate in a sentence

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 Post
For that purpose nothing could be better than the silver certificate.
The Comstock Club|Charles Carroll Goodwin
The 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 Harrison
A silver certificate for $1,000 weighs no more than a gold certificate for the same amount.
Money|John P. Jones

A 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

silver certificate

noun

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

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