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Forward lads and "fast" people are scarce and uncurrent here.

From Glances at Europe In a Series of Letters from Great Britain, France, Italy, Switzerland, &c. During the Summer of 1851. by Greeley, Horace

Throne and Crown await Thee—Throne and Crown Without thy Impress but uncurrent Gold, Not to be stamp’d by one not worthy Them; Behold!

From Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám and Salámán and Absál Together With A Life Of Edward Fitzgerald And An Essay On Persian Poetry By Ralph Waldo Emerson by FitzGerald, Edward

At least I think it might be read, With what encounter so uncurrent have I Strain'd to appear thus?

From Notes to Shakespeare — Volume 01: Comedies by Johnson, Samuel

The new and unexpected ordinance from the mint, which renders uncurrent the light money, deprives me of another half million.

From The Merchant of Berlin An Historical Novel by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)

Rate of exchange; also, the discount on uncurrent coins.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah