subsidiary coin
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of subsidiary coin
An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
Example Sentences
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They were, in fact, a subsidiary coin made on government account, and, from their convenience and necessity, were maintained in circulation.
From Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. by John Sherman
It is in exact accordance with existing law, and leaves the silver coin, as now, a subsidiary coin, a legal tender only for limited amounts.
From Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. by John Sherman
It may increase the amount of subsidiary coin very largely, and it may add to the sum of paper money, provided that that paper money is always redeemable in gold.
From Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 2 by George S. Boutwell
Money, as the term has been used in this book, has been taken to mean gold coin, subsidiary coin, government paper, and for the United States, bank-notes.
From The Value of Money by Benjamin M. Anderson
But silver was not in common use except as a subsidiary coin.
From The United States Since the Civil War by Charles Ramsdell Lingley
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