silver coin
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsilverandcoin
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silver
adjective
uk/ˈsɪl.vər/us/ˈsɪl.vɚ/
made of silver, or of the colour ...
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coin
noun
uk/kɔɪn/us/kɔɪn/
a small, round piece of metal, usually silver or copper coloured, that is used ...
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(Definition ofsilverandcoinfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofsilver coin
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As an example, consider a game played with asilvercoinand a gold coin.
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At that time there was an abundance of sycee silver, which thus was discounted relative to foreignsilvercoin.
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I would certainly vote for the five-shilling note rather than the debasedsilvercointhat is now proposed.
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With the present shortage ofsilvercoin, a good deal of local initiative has to be used to make ends meet.
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The clause allowssilvercointo be held as a security, subject to a strict limit of £5,500,000.
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Why is any amount ofsilvercoinincluded, and why is the figure fixed at £5,500,000?
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This year a greater amount ofsilvercoinhas come in for recoinage than we had anticipated.
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The standard of fineness of thesilvercoinis 500 per 1,000.
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The process of inflation reduced thissilvercointo a diminutive size.
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Between 1816 and 1833 the face value ofsilvercoinstruck was £9·2 million.
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It may well be that for holding and wearing performance it is not possible to make a completelysilvercoin, and that we must have some alloy.
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How is it that, whereas in previous years we made a profit on coining goodsilvercoin, we are now making a loss on coining badsilvercoin?
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While power is taken similarly to prohibit the export ofsilvercoinand bullion, it will not be necessary to exercise this power at present except as regardssilvercoin.
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There is no evidence whatever to show that there are any exports of gold orsilvercoinor bullion from this country in payment of our imports.
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Five shilling notes would not obviate the necessity of coining smaller denominations ofsilvercoin, and would be open to many objections which do not apply to metallic currency.
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Silvercoinwithdrawn from circulation was approximately £9,500,000.
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Broadly speaking, the position has been for many years past that the profits on recoinage have not altogether sufficed to meet the expense of redeeming surplussilvercoin.
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A £5silvercoinwill be worth £10.
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Initially asilvercoin, with time its value deteriorated and the coin went out of use.
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The batzen was originally asilvercoin, but by the 17th century it was struck in billon.
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