| 单词 | half dollar |
| 例句 | In order that Tucker could keep at least one of each kind of coin, Harry Cat figured out that they should bring over one half dollar, four quarters, one dime, five nickels, and fifteen cents. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z The cashier took my last half dollar without remark and gave me a ticket. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Occasionally I went to house-rent parties, parties given by working-class families to raise money to pay the landlord, the admission to which was a quarter or a half dollar. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He later recounted: “I felt bad when the pen was handed to me, because it looked like the ones that I was always buying for a quarter or a half dollar.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Then he stopped, reached in his pocket, and flipped a half dollar over the counter. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z At the end of each week, they gave us a little silver disk about the size of a half dollar. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “That 1933 Walking Liberty half dollar. How much for that one?” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z The Walking Liberty half dollar hangs from his rearview mirror. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z That would leave the mouse with a half dollar, a quarter, a dime, a nickel, and three cents. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Imagine taking a year trying to make something the size of a half dollar. Patek Philippe to Open a Pop-Up Museum in New York 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z Not what you think you'd have to do for a studio for whom you've made in excess of a billion and a half dollars. Cloud Atlas: how Hollywood failed to put it on the map 2013-02-20T17:16:47Z Among those with the largest traps — approaching the size of a half dollar — are King Henry and B-52. These stunning plants all have one thing in common: A taste for blood 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z And that con involving the Kennedy half dollar marks one of the few times that the audience was a step ahead of the writers. 'Better Call Saul' Season 1 Finale Recap: It's Never Stopping Me Again 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z A month after living in the home, her 4-year-old son screamed frantically from the basement, and Trost saw a spider, about the size of a half dollar, inches from his foot. Thousands of brown recluse poison spiders drive owners from upscale home 2014-10-11T04:00:00Z They don’t care that it cost a million and half dollars. Rise of the Zombeavers: Hollywood Sinks Its Teeth into the Micro-Budget Movie 2013-07-31T09:45:40Z “I’ve been told it’s worth a billion and a half dollars,” he said. | The Veil Lifts 2011-01-12T22:07:45Z Sandberg, who is reportedly worth more than a billion and a half dollars, is quick to acknowledge the ways in which she is insulated from the economic insecurity felt by so many others after loss. Sheryl Sandberg’s “Option B” and Facebook’s Way to Grieve Book Review 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z He swore an oath, learned a secret handshake and seldom left home without a deck of cards and three Kennedy half dollars. Books of The Times: ‘Fooling Houdini’ by Alex Stone 2012-06-20T20:11:57Z In turn, this depreciated the value of silver content in US silver dollars, half dollars, quarters and dimes. How Much Is A Dollar Silver Certificate Worth? 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z “The people were throwing more money, and not pennies or nickels, but half dollars,” he wrote in “Tales of a Rascal.” Robert Blake, star of ‘In Cold Blood’ who faced murder charges in real life, dies at 89 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z "This has been a literally million and a half dollars of people around the world whose small donations is all they can afford and that's what's so beautiful about it." Bethenny Frankel 'trying' to get to Ukraine as she applauds donation efforts from 'the average American' 2022-02-27T05:00:00Z Targets are as small as a half dollar, and missed shots can earn penalty loops that add to a competitor’s distance skied. An Olympian’s Routine: Skiing, Shooting, Soldiering 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z “Exclusive limited edition “Just Say No to Joe” half dollar coins have arrived! Peter Schweizer’s ‘scariest investigation’ 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z We would set them out on a table together: the Japanese 5-yen coins that had holes in the middle; a silver Australian half dollar with a kangaroo and an emu standing next to a shield. My Father Vanished When I Was 7. The Mystery Made Me Who I Am. 2021-06-15T04:00:00Z A new study reveals the half dollar–size animals are able to nab prey 50 times their weight by skillfully manipulating the threads of their webs. Watch this tiny spider grab a bug 50 times its weight, thanks to some fancy string pulling 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z No more than 20 coins were made of the first issue of half dollars from the then newly opened New Orleans Mint, it said, in a statement emailed to Fox News. Rare 1838 half-dollar coin sold for $504G 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z The rare half dollar has been off the market since the 1980s. Rare 1838 half-dollar coin could be worth $500G at auction 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z “When the first James Bond movie, ‘Dr. No,’ was made for a million and a half dollars, it was not as if we said, ‘Oh, boy, what a great franchise,’ ” Mr. Picker later told Variety. David V. Picker, Hollywood studio chief, dies at 87 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z Sources familiar with the N.R.A.’s financial commitments say that it is paying Brewer’s firm an average of a million and a half dollars a month. Secrecy, Self-Dealing, and Greed at the N.R.A. 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z “We had already built the cableway. That cost several hundred thousands of dollars, which we owed the banks. . . . We had put in a million and a half dollars,” he explained to me. Robert A. Caro on the Secrets of Lyndon Johnson’s Archives 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z His design will be on four coins: a $5 gold coin, a silver dollar coin, a half dollar clad coin and a $1 silver proof coin. Maine artist’s design will be on Apollo 11 coins 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z The 1838-O Capped Bust half dollar is one of only nine that are known to exist, according to auction house Stack’s Bowers Galleries. Rare 1838 half-dollar coin could be worth $500G at auction 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z Crabtree pulled out the scope and barrels of several rifles whose stocks had been burned, and two bags of silver dollars, Kennedy half dollars and Sacagawea dollars. As fires rage statewide, a burned out California mining town looks to rebuild 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z It is estimated that, over the course of her career, an average woman loses a total of somewhere between half a million and a million and a half dollars. How the BBC Women Are Working Toward Equal Pay 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z “Every time I’d get in trouble, he’d come to my rescue. I could tell when he was coming because people would start backpedaling and you could see their eyes getting big as half dollars.” The mysterious disappearance of John Brisker, the Sonics legend who never was 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z The tumor was about the size of a half dollar and located near his right temple. After brain tumor, Matt Tifft welcomes ‘different chapter’ 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z No more than 20 coins were made of the first issue of half dollars from the then newly-opened New Orleans Mint, it said, in a statement emailed to Fox News. Rare 1838 half-dollar coin could be worth $500G at auction 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z The head of the National Security Council then discovered that Netanyahu had authorized the purchase of three additional submarines, at a cost of almost a billion and a half dollars. Benjamin Netanyahu’s Art of Avoidance 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z The United States annually provides Egypt a billion and a half dollars, mostly in military aid. President Trump’s Surprisingly Warm Welcome in the Middle East 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z A limited number of the $5 gold coins, $1 silver coins and half dollar coins are scheduled to be released next year. US Mint designs 3 coins for Boys Town’s 100th anniversary 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z Wiswell’s annual compensation was in the region of a million and a half dollars. Deutsche Bank’s $10-Billion Scandal 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z To begin with, the network has been doing perfectly well by relying on an older viewership—last year, it made a billion and a half dollars. Leslie Jones and Twitter’s Troll Economics 2016-07-23T04:00:00Z By one estimate, members of parliament stole a billion to a billion and a half dollars a year. Afghanistan’s Theorist-in-Chief 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z They were called “bye, bye, Daddy,” “half dollar” or “souvenir.” Filipino children of U.S. sailors and soldiers have mixed feelings on American return 2016-05-15T04:00:00Z It is part of a set of three new coins, including silver dollar coins and half dollar coins. A new pink coin will be developed by the U.S. Mint to raise money for breast cancer research 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z Since 2010, they wrote, about a billion and a half dollars had arrived, unrecorded, in London every month; “a good chunk” of it was from Russia. Deutsche Bank’s $10-Billion Scandal 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z By March 1964, 26 million Kennedy half dollars were sent out for circulation. New images on coins and paper money reflect changes in the American psyche 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z Even if you get paid a million and a half dollars, it’s not enough. Howard Davis Jr., Who Beat Grief to Win Boxing Gold, Dies at 59 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z You’ve spent a million and a half dollars on this; let’s fight for it.’ Robert Wilson: 'the art my generation produced won’t be seen in 50 years' 2015-12-28T05:00:00Z In fact, he raised a million and a half dollars less than Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, who quit the race last month. Is Bush’s stock undervalued or a true measure of a troubled candidacy? 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z Ghana and the Ivory Coast are low-wage countries, with an average daily income below a half dollar. Child Labor by the Numbers 2015-09-26T04:00:00Z Within a month, a law was enacted allowing the Mint to expedite the half dollar's redesign; it was needed because currency is generally required to stay the same for at least 25 years. New images on coins and paper money reflect changes in the American psyche 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z I had to borrow a million and a half dollars to break even,” he said. Mobile home park offers residence for sex offenders 2015-08-09T04:00:00Z And he opened it up and his eyes were like half dollars.” Volunteer connects families with monument memorabilia 2015-08-02T04:00:00Z The one client he desperately wants—a county treasurer who likely stole over a million and a half dollars—has a wife who wants nothing to do with Jimmy. 'Better Call Saul' Season 1, Episode 2 Review: Dios Mijo 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z The sellers, garment-district Orthodox Jews, accept a cash down payment and demand the rest of the money—a million and a half dollars, also in cash—within thirty days. “A Most Violent Year” Review 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z The slain president's profile debuted on the half dollar 50 years ago, and the image was subtly tweaked in the 1990s. JFK returns to old look in new collectors' coins 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z Between 2001 and 2008, he defrauded 1,500 investors — most of them older people — of more than $40 million by selling them coins like Benjamin Franklin half dollars for 10 times their worth. Inmate Gets Life in Prison for Plotting to Behead a Judge and a Prosecutor 2014-04-15T04:04:44Z The Lennon and Hemisphere styles look goofy because the lenses are perfect circles, like half dollars, which isn’t a design that will suit many faces. State of the Art: High-Tech Eyeglasses, Not Made by Google 2013-07-10T18:16:30Z His pioneering lab at Wake Forest is using a 3-D printer to make miniature prototype kidneys, some as small as a half dollar, and other structures for research. To ease shortage of organs, grow them in a lab? 2013-06-17T07:02:08Z Within a year, a million and a half dollars in gold-dust had been taken from those mines. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z Add 7 dollars, 13 half dollars, 21 quarters, 17 dimes, and 19 nickels. The Psychology of Arithmetic 2012-03-31T02:00:28.817Z First there were only a few large drops, each the size of a half dollar. Two Boy Gold Miners or, Lost in the Mountains 2012-03-12T03:00:19.777Z "Perhaps this may answer the question," answered the lad, laying on the table a brass time check about the size of a half dollar. The Iron Boys in the Mines or, Starting at the Bottom of the Shaft 2012-03-11T03:00:13.327Z The poor woman did not see the half dollar that passed from the doctor's hand to the grocer's, but Mary saw and was glad. The Story of a Doctor's Telephone?Told by His Wife 2012-02-05T03:00:11.420Z That took all of Tess’ half dollar, and she did not want to break into the bill; so she went home without satisfying any of her own personal longings. The Corner House Girls How they moved to Milton, what they found, and what they did 2012-02-03T03:00:26.090Z There is the half dollar, Rico; it belongs to you. Heimatlos Two stories for children, and for those who love children 2012-01-22T03:00:23.673Z When I was about ten years old, me and Chot Ramsey used to make a half dollar, easy, gathering up the old bones and selling 'em when the collecting wagon came from Tully. The White Crystals Being an Account of the Adventures of Two Boys 2012-01-13T03:00:11.507Z He put his hand in his change pocket and took out two half dollars, three quarters, six dimes, four nickels. Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942 2012-01-04T03:00:28.750Z The coin, which is smaller than a half dollar but heavier, was to be delivered by armored vehicle to the buyer over the weekend. AP Exclusive: Extremely rare gold Brasher doubloon minted in 1787 fetches $7.4 million 2011-12-12T08:23:53Z He also knew that, of the million and a half dollars' worth of supplies, less than one-sixth had ever been transshipped. On Secret Service Detective-Mystery Stories Based on Real Cases Solved By Government Agents 2011-11-26T03:00:14.947Z Another tree only ten years old bore thirteen and a half dollars worth. The Nut Culturist A Treatise on Propogation, Planting, and Cultivation of Nut Bearing Trees and Shrubs Adapted to the Climate of the United States 2011-11-12T03:00:31.793Z "A trillion and a half dollars of deficit reduction over 10 years, although better than a rounding error, is woefully, woefully, inadequate," Hensarling said. Lawmaker sees deficit panel taking modest steps 2011-10-25T18:27:35Z His shoe buckles of the size of a half dollar. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. I. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England; to which is added a Sketch of Paine by William Cobbett 2011-10-12T02:00:38.787Z It is not surprising that Mrs Eddy should leave a fortune of a million and a half dollars. Psychical Miscellanea Being Papers on Psychical Research, Telepathy, Hypnotism, Christian Science, etc. 2011-10-01T02:00:35.717Z We of to-day, with half dollars, quarter dollars, dimes, nickels, and pennies, often find it difficult to "make change." Stories of Old Kentucky 2011-09-23T02:00:21.413Z They let persons go up in it for a half dollar apiece.” The Heroes of the School or, The Darewell Chums Through Thick and Thin 2011-09-03T02:00:19.963Z I have also a half dollar with a hole in it, that my grandmamma gave me; but I always cry when I play with it, for it is so hard it hurts my mouth. Little Susy's Little Servants 2011-08-28T02:00:39.053Z Saturday morning, the NWS Doppler radar indicated a fast-moving thunderstorm near Chicago capable of creating "half dollar sized hail," "damaging winds in excess of 60 mph," "deadly lightning," and "very heavy rain." Storms bring deadly flood to Pittsburgh; tornado hits Wisconsin 2011-08-20T14:25:50Z The door opened, and a tall, thin man, with curly gray hair and a little gray goatee, strode nervously in and threw a half dollar on the case. Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford 2011-08-11T02:00:13.017Z The opening should be just large enough to allow a half dollar dropped into the tumbler to slip through into your hand. Magic In which are given clear and concise explanations of all the well-known illusions as well as many new ones. 2011-07-10T02:00:22.253Z A trillion and a half dollars is currently about what spending is expected to exceed tax revenue in 2011. Could Ron Paul's Master Plan Solve the Debt Crisis? 2011-07-06T17:04:48Z In 1919 the wages of common labor at the mines were fixed at seven and a half dollars a day. The Coming of Coal 2011-06-17T02:00:17.207Z “But if you really want me to, Aggie—” 34 “And if you want to make a whole half dollar,” suggested Agnes, not much impressed by the idea that Sammy would weed beets as a favor. The Corner House Girls Among the Gypsies How They Met, What Happened, and How It Ended 2011-06-14T02:00:19.837Z "Suppose you go get the best two-horse carriage, to seat four, that you can find in town," and in Billy's palm he pressed a half dollar. Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford 2011-08-11T02:00:13.017Z You first borrow a half dollar from a spectator, and secretly exchange it for your "folding-coin." Magic In which are given clear and concise explanations of all the well-known illusions as well as many new ones. 2011-07-10T02:00:22.253Z Meanwhile, he was useful at two and a half dollars a day. The Red Mouse 2011-05-30T02:00:14.700Z "I lack just a half dollar of having enough money to pay for the house, and I thought I'd rather ask you to loan me the money than anybody else here." Hoosier Mosaics 2011-05-20T02:00:35.173Z And Spot—I mean, Hen, must have fallen heiress to money, for she give me a whole half dollar to drive her over here,” and his grin appeared again. The Campfire Girls on Station Island or, The Wireless from the Steam Yacht 2011-05-19T02:00:07.110Z Zebedee overheard Blanche's remarks and I saw him go into the kitchen and a little later the girl came forth beaming, tying into the corner of her handkerchief a shiny new half dollar. Vacation with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-08T02:00:04.123Z This exceedingly effective trick is accomplished by means of a glass disk of the same diameter as a half dollar. Magic In which are given clear and concise explanations of all the well-known illusions as well as many new ones. 2011-07-10T02:00:22.253Z Our rate for a double cabin with two double beds was five and a half or six and a half dollars, depending on the number of people that were to occupy it. Four and Twenty Beds 2011-03-30T02:00:13.610Z "Why, when I come to count my funds I'm short a half dollar." Hoosier Mosaics 2011-05-20T02:00:35.173Z The janitor went back to picking at a piece of ice as big as a half dollar, watching out for the next one to come along. The Black Eagle Mystery 2011-03-07T03:00:12.497Z When the papers were published, I went in with the others, put down a half dollar, and received in exchange the correct number of copies. Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone 2011-03-03T03:00:50.847Z Return the water to the jug and borrow a half dollar, which has been marked by the owner, allowing him to actually drop it into the glass. Magic In which are given clear and concise explanations of all the well-known illusions as well as many new ones. 2011-07-10T02:00:22.253Z De sores on the baby were as big as half dollars. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume X, Missouri Narratives 2011-02-25T03:01:01.877Z Brother Kimball gave my father a half dollar, telling him that as long as he kept it he should never want for money. Life of Heber C. Kimball, an Apostle The Father and Founder of the British Mission 2011-02-21T03:00:08.060Z Then came the shingles, and a contract at two and a half dollars a thousand set two excellent workmen going, and first fifty thousand and then twenty thousand more were made on the spot. Two Years in Oregon 2011-02-16T03:00:33.293Z The steamer was about to go and the men had forgotten to pay me, so I shouted to them and each of them threw a silver half dollar on the floor of my boat. Boys' and Girls' Biography of Abraham Lincoln 2011-01-21T03:00:11.447Z Tumbler Obtain a small metal box large enough to take the coin easily, also a flat tin tube about three inches long and just wide enough for the half dollar to slide through it. Magic In which are given clear and concise explanations of all the well-known illusions as well as many new ones. 2011-07-10T02:00:22.253Z This bog was impassable to the travelers, who finally bartered with the owner of a hog wagon to be carried over the marsh for a silver half dollar each. The Spy of the Rebellion Being a True History of the Spy System of the United States Army during the Late Rebellion, 2011-01-17T03:00:42.913Z And often a Negro of the old sort will literally bulldoze his hereditary white protector into the loan of quarters and half dollars, which both know will never be paid back. Following the Color Line an account of Negro citizenship in the American democracy 2011-01-06T03:00:45.737Z And, secondly, in paying one hundred millions per annum of the principal; that is, two and a half dollars for each person, on an average! A New Banking System The Needful Capital for Rebuilding the Burnt District Because he paid his half dollar for meals at the taverns on the way, Tilghman seemed to feel himself licensed to gormandize at a beastly rate. Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. XLII., May 1851 A half dollar is the most convenient size, and is the coin generally preferred by conjurers, as its milled edge affords a ready grip to the palm. Magic In which are given clear and concise explanations of all the well-known illusions as well as many new ones. 2011-07-10T02:00:22.253Z Yes, I have another half dollar, but I wish to buy the book of Fairy Tales you told me of. Stories for Helen The coins were abraded and pitted discs—a silver dollar, a half dollar and three quarters, not so much abraded, three nickels, and two pennies. The Indian Drum Statistics show the custom-house receipts of the port to exceed the large sum of a million and a half dollars annually. History of Cuba; or, Notes of a Traveller in the Tropics Being a Political, Historical, and Statistical Account of the Island, from its First Discovery to the Present Time From her present boarders she was receiving thirty-one and a half dollars weekly. The Girls of Hillcrest Farm The Secret of the Rocks Filtrated Coin.—Borrow a half dollar from one of the company, wrap it up in a handkerchief, and request some one to hold it over a glass of water on the table. Magic In which are given clear and concise explanations of all the well-known illusions as well as many new ones. 2011-07-10T02:00:22.253Z Then I doubted whether it was not a dream; but the weight of the two half dollars satisfied me that the whole thing was a tangible reality. The History and Records of the Elephant Club The half dollar, the quarter dollar, and the dime, for fractional currency, are proportional parts of 385.8 grains of silver nine-tenths fine. Rural Health and Welfare “I will give you one and a half dollar,” urges the merchant. Japan A Record in Colour She told, too, what Tess did each month with her own pin money, and the next allowance day Tess was surprised to find an extra half dollar in her envelope. The Corner House Girls in a Play How they rehearsed, how they acted, and what the play brought in Three half dollars are now borrowed and tossed into the hat, whereupon one of the coins is seen to penetrate the crown of the hat, and drop visibly and audibly into the tumbler beneath. Magic In which are given clear and concise explanations of all the well-known illusions as well as many new ones. 2011-07-10T02:00:22.253Z I looked in my hand, and found in it two half dollars and a card, upon which I perceived a name and address written. The History and Records of the Elephant Club He waited another five minutes, and then his half dollar clanked back in the return, with apologies. Martyr They told me, as they told all new-comers, of the wonderful rise of Miss Higgins, who began as a table-worker at three and a half dollars a week, and was now making fifty dollars. The Long Day The Story of a New York Working Girl As Told by Herself The man is prosperous who saves a dollar on this and a half dollar on that: the prices quoted help you in this direction. How Department Stores Are Carried On When the handkerchief is removed the half dollar has disappeared, having been apparently dissolved in the water. Magic In which are given clear and concise explanations of all the well-known illusions as well as many new ones. 2011-07-10T02:00:22.253Z Soon after, a person appeared at the counter and purchased a dozen spools of cotton, offering two half dollars in payment. Try Again or, the Trials and Triumphs of Harry West. A Story for Young Folks But she had two half dollars saved and hidden away in the cabin. The Corner House Girls Growing Up What Happened First, What Came Next. And How It Ended "And you've baked the half dollar in the biscuit!" screamed Eve. The Girls of Central High on Lake Luna or, The Crew That Won George, I just got tired of coming around here every night after closing for my quarter or half dollar; so for two or three weeks I’ve been stealing. In the Heart of a Fool The modus operandi is as follows: Borrow a half dollar and while holding it in your hand throw a handkerchief over it. Magic In which are given clear and concise explanations of all the well-known illusions as well as many new ones. 2011-07-10T02:00:22.253Z "I found four of the coins—four half dollars—which I marked first, at Mrs. Flint's," said the senior, severely. Try Again or, the Trials and Triumphs of Harry West. A Story for Young Folks For an ordinary day's work, a man there gets one to one and a half dollars besides his food. The Truth About America And, replacing the bill in his pocketbook, he took out a half dollar and tendered it to our hero. Robert Coverdale's Struggle Or, On The Wave Of Success I fought an hour for that half dollar!” In the Heart of a Fool She gave me back my large, round half dollar and told me that she was already weary. Nye and Riley's Wit and Humor (Poems and Yarns) Those half dollars were part of the money paid him by Edward, and he so explained how they came in his possession. Try Again or, the Trials and Triumphs of Harry West. A Story for Young Folks There were two quarters and a half dollar, and he paid them over. Goodbye, Dead Man! In six months of '63 William's Creek yielded a million and a half dollars, and this was only one of many rich creeks. The Cariboo Trail A Chronicle of the Gold-fields of British Columbia The original cost of this railing is stated to have been one million and a half dollars! Aztec Land He only remembered with a dull ache that the half dollar had brought his mother none of the luxuries he had planned to buy for her. David Dunne A Romance of the Middle West He produced two of the marked half dollars, which he had received from Edward's landlady. Try Again or, the Trials and Triumphs of Harry West. A Story for Young Folks The mine had a bonanza chance, and the men who had been making their two and a half dollars a day, or thereabouts, could with the same hours' work pull down twice that much. Sunlight Patch He placed a half dollar on the table, and carefully covered it with an inverted mug that he had been drinking milk from. The Girls of Central High in Camp Or, the Old Professor's Secret “Remember now, little sister, as long as you spend that half dollar it’ll bind you to keep good.” The Dust Flower "That will do very well for a beginning," thought Ben, as he surveyed, with satisfaction, the two half dollars which he had received for his morning's services. Ben, the Luggage Boy; or, Among the Wharves A gentleman who possessed an aquarium in which were several large gold-fish, once placed a tiny "pumpkin-seed," or sunfish, about the size of a silver half dollar, in the water. Harper's Young People, December 9, 1879 An Illustrated Weekly “Good! and now, uncle Sam, if you will find me six feet of level plank, and promise to rouse me when the boat comes in sight, I shall not grudge you this half dollar.” The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West Then Reddy, with a grin, reached under the rough table 180 they were using and soon pulled his hand back with a half dollar in the palm. The Girls of Central High in Camp Or, the Old Professor's Secret Frank gave her a half dollar, and she went down stairs, promising to be back in less than ten minutes. City Crimes or Life in New York and Boston Bets rained in upon the table—bank notes, silver half dollars, the rarer dollar coins, and the common greenbacks. Desert Dust As he said this he dropped the message, wrapped about a silver half dollar. Doctor Jones' Picnic And Dan dived into his pocket and brought out a round disk of copper about the size of a half dollar. Killykinick Purt could well afford the half dollar, and after a minute he, too, laughed. The Girls of Central High in Camp Or, the Old Professor's Secret From out of the heart of it cantered a rider, who swung his pony as on a half dollar, and deflected the remuda toward Chunn’s corral. Crooked Trails and Straight Tom was finally prevailed upon to accept the half dollar, though he did so under protest. Make or Break or, The Rich Man's Daughter There was a multiplicity of small drawers, which he opened eagerly, but he found no cash except four silver half dollars and some smaller silver. A Cousin's Conspiracy A Boy's Struggle for an Inheritance The term Pan, means one dollar, Bum Pan means a half dollar. Black Beaver The Trapper "Ninety-seven and a half dollars," replied the secretary of the treasury. A Pirate of Parts The gentleman who dropped two half dollars into the minister's hands, as they were held out, in the prayer, was a little confused by the occasion. How To Behave: A Pocket Manual Of Republican Etiquette, And Guide To Correct Personal Habits Embracing An Exposition Of The Principles Of Good Manners; Useful Hints On The Care Of The Person, Eating, Drinking, Exercise, Habits, Dress, Self-Culture, And Behavior At Home; The Etiquette Of Salutations, Introductions, Receptions, Visits, Dinners, Evening Parties, Conversation, Letters, Presents, Weddings, Funerals, The Street, The Church, Places Of Amusement, Traveling, Etc., With Illustrative Anecdotes, a Chapter on Love and Courtship, and Rules of Order for Debating Societies In his anxiety to get a truck out of the way to permit the stretcher-bearers uninterrupted passage to the ambulances, a porter tipped over six and a half dollars' worth of milk. Some Naval Yarns In a ninety days' cruise she captured, sunk, or otherwise destroyed British property to the amount of a million and a half dollars, and took two hundred and seventeen prisoners. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 A million and a half dollars in gold was hauled by wagon from Diamond City to Fort Benton at one time for shipment to the East. The Young Alaskans on the Missouri The stranger put in his hand a half dollar, and Tom, plunging his hand in his pocket, prepared to give change. Tom, The Bootblack or, The Road to Success As a precaution against lunch money, they saved the change from Mud Turtle's half dollar and walked towards the centre of the town. Lady Luck "Papa," she said, "may I give this poor boy the half dollar Aunt Lucy gave me?" The Young Outlaw or, Adrift in the Streets "You take the dice"—Noah happened to be in line and got them as the last man lost—"and put down say a half dollar." The Desert Fiddler The amount poured on the brick should be about the size of a half dollar. Elements of Plumbing They simply fell into the scheme with all their souls; and off their half dollars, dollars, and larger sums, Mr. Buford waxed opulent. The heart of happy hollow A collection of stories It was a pretty handkerchief with my initial in the corner, and knotted inside was a silver half dollar. Peggy-Alone We thanked him heartily for this hint; and having paid for our dinner the odd half dollar, we resumed our progress with exactly seven of these precious coins in our pockets. Germany, Bohemia, and Hungary, Visited in 1837. Vol. II The dealer had thrown down a half dollar on top of Noah's. The Desert Fiddler Take some rolls, and by means of a round opening on the top, as large as a half dollar piece or less, extract nearly all the crumb, leaving the crust intact, but not too thin. The Italian Cook Book The Art of Eating Well I must have managed to get the Ruskin volume out of some other fund, for I had many things to buy with the other two and one half dollars! Confessions of a Book-Lover Exactly the same thing is done by the rough riders of our western States and Territories, with the difference that they use half dollars instead of half crowns. The Land of the Kangaroo Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey through the Great Island Continent Upon his return, Colonel Boone had just one half dollar in his pocket. Daniel Boone The Pioneer of Kentucky Faith said Mrs. Waddler would be nasty if we didn't take something to eat this time, so I spent the tramp's half dollar for some of those marshmallow cakes with nuts on top. At the Little Brown House Since he was compelled to pay a half dollar each night in advance for his lodgings, a little over two dollars would remain to him. The Flaw in the Sapphire For wick-holder get a piece of brick, stone, or a small clam shell about as big as a half dollar. Woodland Tales Behind us, Gimpy Gordon light-fingered a half dollar out of Delancey's pocket and was attracting the attention of a hot dog peddler by waving his program. The Big Fix He next gave a million and a half dollars to found the Peabody Institute of Baltimore. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Businessmen Of course, if she went, the rest of the family were entitled to the same pleasure, and that would mean three half dollars and three quarters. At the Little Brown House There was one girl in the family,—little five-year-old Essie,—and I gave her a half dollar and sent her over to their nearest neighbor to see if he would sell us a small turkey. Heart of Gold These are sharply defined and edematous swellings of the skin about the size of a half dollar or may be even larger. Special Report on Diseases of the Horse I priced one of them, out of curiosity, at a carpenter’s shop in San Francisco this morning—2 and a half dollars. Handbook to the new Gold-fields The broker handed a half dollar to Felix, which he accepted joyfully. Chester Rand or The New Path to Fortune "We found a half dollar under his cup after he was gone." At the Little Brown House The only stock procurable here were hogs at ten dollars the picul, and water shipped off in China tank-boats at four and a half dollars the ton. The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido For the Suppression of Piracy From a half dollar they will hammer out or mold a bangle and cover it with chasing very deftly cut. Over the Rocky Mountains to Alaska So up we mounted, passing on the way the faro bank, that advertises its neighborhood by most musical jingling of chips and half dollars. Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death Flour which had found almost no purchasers at seven and a half dollars a barrel sold readily at ten. Union and Democracy "A sure-enough half dollar?" asked Peace, too astonished to believe her ears. At the Little Brown House If the fare is 7¢, how much change should he receive from a half dollar? Stanford Achievement Test, Ed. 1922 Advanced Examination, Form A, for Grades 4-8 Say, did you ever see a brighter half dollar than that? Phil Bradley's Mountain Boys The Birch Bark Lodge When the stool pigeon once more stood in the doorway, rattling his half dollars, they followed him into the den of the tiger. Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death "Here, here, my poor fellow," he continued, extending a half dollar. The Confidence-Man We've sold all our flowers, and one man gave each of us some funny yellow quarters—or I guess they are half dollars. At the Little Brown House But, Master Roberts, sir, don’t you think you might pass your word for us to say a half dollar down there at the canteen? Middy and Ensign Mr. Gilroy put his hand in his pocket and produced two silver half dollars. Just Patty The King's fifth of the mines yields annually thirteen millions of crusadoes or half dollars. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson Library Edition - Vol. 6 (of 20) I had had a long day already, but it was too early to quit work, with only one half dollar of my own in my pocket. The Promised Land The blister, if larger than a half dollar, should be opened near the edge with a needle which has been passed through a flame. The Mother and Her Child Five cent pieces, two bit pieces, half dollar bills and half dimes. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Oklahoma Narratives The driver or foreman on the estate, is to receive in wages four and a half dollars monthly, if no other terms have been agreed upon. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917 Coppers, and shillings, and quarters, and half dollars flow into the hat, and finally a dollar bill. Little Ferns For Fanny's Little Friends "Let me look at them, please, Smithy," said the scout-master, quietly; and in response to his request the other placed in his outstretched hand two bright new silver half dollars! The Boy Scouts' First Camp Fire or, Scouting with the Silver Fox Patrol Slowly, mechanically he counted the small fortune to the last piece, then he placed two half dollars in the box and left it where any one could easily find it. A Son of the Hills When they arrived at the parting point, the Captain remarked, "I know you boys would rather have a half dollar each than a rabbit." Watch Yourself Go By They saw the Lotto portrait which was used on the souvenir half dollars. The Adventures of Uncle Jeremiah and Family at the Great Fair Their Observations and Triumphs Here, among the harbor folk, he got wind of a Spanish treasure ship containing a million and a half dollars' worth of gold, which had been sunk off the West Indies. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom And when the other even tried his teeth on each half dollar in turn, Davy gave an exclamation of delight; while the other scout was in a measure filled with sudden consternation. The Boy Scouts' First Camp Fire or, Scouting with the Silver Fox Patrol But here's a half dollar to begin again with. The Drummer Boy He reminded Harrison of the half dollar long over due, and obligingly offered to take it out in circus tickets. Watch Yourself Go By "Commend me to our krakuse; he was a polite insurgent, and knew the value of a half dollar; but these gentlemen seem to have no business notions at all." Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag "Looks like a half dollar," remarked Bluff decidedly interested. The Outdoor Chums at Cabin Point or The Golden Cup Mystery He glanced up at his mother, who was giving the shoemaker a shining silver dollar and a shining silver half dollar to pay for them. Tell Me Another Story The Book of Story Programs To him quarters are still chicken-feed and a half dollar is small change. Roughing it De Luxe With this he handed each a bright half dollar. Watch Yourself Go By Once more the Jew went out, and Fink said to the principal, who was reading a letter the while, "He'll let us have the wool if I let him have another half dollar." Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag Either that," added Frank thoughtfully, "or else the half dollar managed to slip down through a crack. The Outdoor Chums at Cabin Point or The Golden Cup Mystery She works eleven hours a day and receives three and a half dollars a week. The Patient Observer And His Friends Jonas held down the half dollar, and showed to Rollo and James the marks and scratches made by the pin; proving 29that this was Rollo's half dollar. Rollo in the Woods These disks are made by men, who may be called “jewelers to the tribe,” from silver quarters and half dollars. The Seminole Indians of Florida Fifth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1883-84, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1887, pages 469-532 He was accepted as a combination janitor and instructor and worked for his board and ten marks, or two and a half dollars a week. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 10 Little Journeys To The Homes Of Great Teachers The finding of that old mouldy half dollar points toward that. The Outdoor Chums at Cabin Point or The Golden Cup Mystery But presently as half dollars were won and lost the insidious charm of hazard touched them. Daughter of the Sun A Tale of Adventure A bright half dollar, which was going to pay some of her little church dues to-day. Faith Gartney's Girlhood Large disks made from half dollars may be called “breast shields.” The Seminole Indians of Florida Fifth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1883-84, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1887, pages 469-532 "There were some for two and a half dollars; but they looked rather large for a boy of his size." Medoline Selwyn's Work When the time came for making the first payment, my portion was two hundred and seventeen and a half dollars. Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie Taking up the forty dollars which had been previously brought to him, Mr. Swartz counted out thirty-eight and a half dollars, and handed them to Mrs. Wentworth. The Trials of the Soldier's Wife A Tale of the Second American Revolution The first is a sum of one million and one half dollars.... Pieces of Eight Papa and mamma laughed at me all the way home, but papa gave me the half dollar back afterward. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, September 1878, No. 11 He held a silver half dollar in his hand. The Banner Boy Scouts Or, The Struggle for Leadership The other grinned and held a silver half dollar between his finger and thumb. The Texan A Story of the Cattle Country Nevertheless he wisely concluded to take the half dollar from him and save it for the spring crop of circuses. 'Way Down East A Romance of New England Life All the same," said I, "the adventure calls me; the adventure and that million and a half dollars—and those 'Dead Men's Shoes'—and I intend to undertake it. Pieces of Eight He felt in his pocket for a coin, pulled out a half dollar, balanced it on his bent thumb and forefinger. Skyrider These are all for a revolution; and, constituting the body of the nation, the other parts will follow them, The King's fifth of the mines, yields annually thirteen millions of crusadoes or half dollars. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 2 It was possible to get fresh butter within an hour's journey from Moscow for twenty-five cents a pound, but in Moscow the price was two and a half dollars a pound. Bolshevism The Enemy of Political and Industrial Democracy When he left me, he gave me a bright half dollar, for spending money. The Diving Bell Or, Pearls to be Sought for They take great pleasure in ornamenting this cue with innumerable pieces of silver, which are made from half dollar pieces, and are beat out in the shape of small shields. The Life and Adventures of Kit Carson, the Nestor of the Rocky Mountains, from Facts Narrated by Himself The half dollar went spinning, clinked against a high projection of rock, fell back to the sand floor. Skyrider When silver small-change lately came into use again, there were many boys and girls who had never seen a quarter or a half dollar. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, May, 1878, No. 7. Scribner's Illustrated Well, tell him so, and give him a half dollar. The Diamond Cross Mystery Being a Somewhat Different Detective Story He put his hand in his pocket and produced the half dollar. The Vehement Flame Now Johnny had, in his small way, played a part in the Probationer's life, such as occasionally scrubbing porches or borrowing a half dollar or being suspected of stealing the eggs from the henhouse. Love Stories The Judge kissed the child, and gave her a half dollar to buy a ribbon for her bonnet. The Lost Hunter A Tale of Early Times This was really a pleasant incident, and he took a silver half dollar from his pocket and gave it to the little girl before he went on. A Country Doctor and Selected Stories and Sketches With a friendly wave of his hand to the colonel, King slipped the half dollar into his pocket with other loose change and turned to the glass that awaited him. The Diamond Cross Mystery Being a Somewhat Different Detective Story Her mother told her she might have the extra half dollar for herself for Christmas. Making Both Ends Meet The income and outlay of New York working girls The munificence of the corporation that paid him two and a half dollars a day for ten hours' work, as well as for superintending and constructing things of such importance, struck me forcibly. Twelve Men No. I dropped the half dollar and tried to find it. Ruth Fielding in Moving Pictures Or, Helping the Dormitory Fund He wheeled as on a half dollar, pushed his way back along the edge of the wall past the cattle, and shouted to his chief: "We're trapped, Brill!" Mavericks He got the water from the hopeful Mexican, gave him the half dollar and brief thanks, filled the radiator, and waited for Cliff. The Thunder Bird The intrepid assistant gallantly extended the half dollar at arm's length between thumb and finger and averted his statesman's face with practiced apprehension. Somewhere in Red Gap That night he came home wild with delight,—he had earned a whole dollar, and knew how he could earn another half dollar to-morrow. The English Orphans Another provision, as a special encouragement for American shipowners to enter the Philippine trade, added a subvention of thirty per cent above the regular rate, or six and a half dollars a ton. Manual of Ship Subsidies It was nothing unusual for a half dollar to be left under a plate as a tip for the waiter. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Indiana Narratives Johnny dropped a half dollar into it, whereat the Mexican's eyes opened a trifle wider. The Thunder Bird The cakes should be the size of a silver half dollar. Mary at the Farm and Book of Recipes Compiled during Her Visit among the "Pennsylvania Germans" With the other he succeeded in his last undertaking, capturing the great galleon with a million and a half dollars in specie. The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 A provincial Filipino pays his coachman two and a half dollars gold a month, and a cook one dollar and a half. A Woman's Impression of the Philippines For four of the best cloths they offered one and a half dollar the pike, which ought to be twenty-seven inches, but proposed to measure by a pike of thirty-one inches. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 I had a piece of shrapnel or something through the right upper arm, clearing the bone and making a hole about as big as a half dollar. A Yankee in the Trenches The light is enclosed in a dark box, and the eggs are held against openings about the size of a half dollar. The Dollar Hen If now you look you will see a calabash somewhere in the middle of the floor, into which each, as he completes his meal, put his quarter or half dollar. Northern California, Oregon, and the Sandwich Islands "Besides," remarks Amy quietly, "I don't suppose the man had an idea of what you meant by 'those cars,' if he even knew what a half dollar signified." Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 27, June, 1873 Tin, the small maund, of twenty-five pounds, five and a half dollars. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 He had donated to it more than a million and a half dollars. True Stories of Crime From the District Attorney's Office Well," continued the father, "suppose you had a half dollar and I gave you another half dollar. Good Stories from the Ladies' Home Journal "Here's the money," smiled Tom, passing over the half dollar. The Young Engineers in Nevada Or, Seeking Fortune on the Turn of a Pick "But you can hand over the half dollar." The Grammar School Boys in Summer Athletics Pepper, which was ten dollars for ten sacks, rose upon our coming to twelve and a half dollars; and so of other commodities. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 "Take this half dollar," he said, "and take the pony down and leave it in our stable." The High School Boys' Canoe Club She herself had added the last half dollar to his amount to make sure that he could get the nicer kind. Dorian A month or two after this last occurrence, as James counted over his weekly wages, just received from Mr. Carman, he saw that he had been paid a half dollar too much. Tiger and Tom and Other Stories for Boys The society has done a vast and benevolent work, receiving and expending a million and a half dollars, publishing many hundreds of valuable volumes, and widely circulated tracts. Recollections of a Long Life An Autobiography There were in gold coin, a million and a half dollars in the strong box of Merritt's ship, the Newport. The Story of the Philippines and Our New Possessions, Including the Ladrones, Hawaii, Cuba and Porto Rico The Eldorado of the Orient The interrogatory, "Where's your half dollar?" could be plainly seen in his great eyes. Round the Block Rogers put his hand in his pocket and pulled out three half dollars and said sadly:—"Boys, this is all I am worth in the world." Death Valley in '49 He felt that to keep a half dollar would be a dishonest act. Tiger and Tom and Other Stories for Boys Fractional coins are those of smaller denominations than the standard unit of money, as shillings and pence in England, and half dollars, quarter dollars, dimes, nickels, and cents in America. Modern Economic Problems Economics Volume II The boys were feeling pretty well, because they found their half dollars dollars—the Mexican fifty-cent piece, bigger and with more silver in it than the American standard dollar, was a bird. The Story of the Philippines and Our New Possessions, Including the Ladrones, Hawaii, Cuba and Porto Rico The Eldorado of the Orient He said, "Nothing partickler," and hurried off, leaving the negro to puzzle over his half dollar. Round the Block United States coin type collection: quarter dollars, half dollars, silver dollars. U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1975 July - December The daily expenditure of the government was at the time averaging about a million and a half dollars a day, and in 1864 it reached two million dollars a day. Abraham Lincoln Would she see two and a half dollars lying in the street and not pick it up? The Camp Fire Girls at School Or, The Wohelo Weavers In the phrase, "a half dollar," the word half is an adjective, and a very different meaning is conveyed. The Grammar of English Grammars Bog took a half dollar in his hand, advanced to the door, which was now closed, and boldly opened it. Round the Block The $20 was not only given me, but several who had not contributed to the first "pot" gave a half dollar. Reminiscences of a Pioneer All the dead man’s other effects, consisting of clothing, trinkets, and a half dollar, were interred with him, together with some root-flour as victual for the journey to the spirit land. A Further Contribution to the Study of the Mortuary Customs of the North American Indians I purchased four and a half dollars' worth of worsted; so that fifty cents were left in my pocket when I quitted the store. A Practical Illustration of "Woman's Right to Labor" A Letter from Marie E. Zakrzewska, M.D. Late of Berlin, Prussia Again, the two phrases, "half a dollar," and "a half dollar," though both good, are by no means equivalent. The Grammar of English Grammars Before making any inquiry of the servant who answered his triple rap, he thrust a half dollar at him, and then put his question. Round the Block "O no," said James, "that would spoil your half dollar." Rollo at Play Safe Amusements This business of counting and division took three days, during which time the proportionate share of $21,000, in half dollars, was paid. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers As soon as he got a good chance he counted it over, and found four half dollars, three quarters, and four tens—in all, three dollars and fifteen cents. Phil, the Fiddler When she said that I felt, all of a sudden, like when you are broke and hungry and run acrost a half dollar you had forgot about in your other pants. Danny's Own Story His new system had drawn heavily upon his stock of loose silver, and he had but two half dollars left. Round the Block Jonas held down the half dollar, and showed to Rollo and James the marks and scratches made by the pin; proving that this was Rollo's half dollar. Rollo at Play Safe Amusements But I thought prudent to give him a good half dollar in its place. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers Mrs. Bellmont dismissed her with the assurance that she would soon wish herself back again, and a present of a silver half dollar. Our nig, or, sketches from the life of a free black, in a two-story white house, North Showing that slavery's shadows fall even there Way back there were stacks of silver dollars and half dollars and other coins, lying there on a shelf where the store was only half lighted. The Life of Me; an autobiography "I was told to give you a half dollar," said Bog, bethinking himself of a powerful expedient, "if you would find out whether Mr. Van Quintem was here, and hand him a letter." Round the Block James stood still a minute, thinking presently he said, "Well, Rollo, I suppose my half dollar is lost, but I am glad yours is safe, at any rate." Rollo at Play Safe Amusements "I will if you'll throw in one of those half dollar caps," answered our hero. Joe the Hotel Boy Besides, as Grace jingled the two half dollars together, there was a harmony in the sound that suggested a great heap of good things for her mother. Poor and Proud, or the Fortunes of Katy Redburn: a Story for Young Folks In every instance they had been used as collateral for large loans, and the belief was current that not less than a million and a half dollars had been realized. The Circular Staircase The half dollar which they each received for a night's labor, enabled them to lounge about the streets all day in glorious indolence. Round the Block When the end of the stick came up out of the sand, the boys saw, to their great delight, that the half dollar was sticking fast on. Rollo at Play Safe Amusements Paul rather ruefully took out the half dollar which constituted his entire stock of money, and tendered it to the barkeeper who returned him the change. Paul Prescott's Charge One of those half dollars would be a sufficient capital upon which to commence her candy speculation. Poor and Proud, or the Fortunes of Katy Redburn: a Story for Young Folks It was all in change—half dollars and dollars for the most part, with here and there a gold piece. McTeague Jurgis was so grateful that he paid the half dollar the lawyer asked without winking an eyelash, and then rushed home to tell the news to the family. The Jungle They clapped their hands, and capered about on the stone, while Jonas gently drew up the half dollar, and put it, all wet and dripping, into James's hand. Rollo at Play Safe Amusements He brought in his hand a little leather bag of silver money—mostly half dollars. The Bark Covered House "I have a counterfeit half dollar in my pocket, and you shall see how it is done." Poor and Proud, or the Fortunes of Katy Redburn: a Story for Young Folks And a half dollar was laid on Tito's knee. Treasure and Trouble Therewith A Tale of California So long as they brought home a half dollar for each day, what mattered it when they brought it? The Jungle "We can buy one with our half dollars." Rollo at Play Safe Amusements Mr. Fay's beautiful atlas costs but three and a half dollars. How to Do It He readily consented, and on turning out Ann's pocket, produced the two half dollars, one of which the gentleman decided was a counterfeit coin. Poor and Proud, or the Fortunes of Katy Redburn: a Story for Young Folks These localities which I will discuss are all within an hour's ride from New York, and the expenses inside of a half dollar, and generally very much less. Scientific American Supplement, No. 344, August 5, 1882 I had plenty of other resources, and what were two broad twenty-dollar gold pieces to a man who had his pockets full of such and a cumbersome abundance of bright half dollars besides? Roughing It, Part 5. Stewart was a poor Irish boy; and he paid taxes on a million and a half dollars of income, per year. Art of Money Getting Or, Golden Rules for Making Money This will cost one and a half dollars, and will serve twenty five persons. Ice Creams, Water Ices, Frozen Puddings Together with Refreshments for all Social Affairs Why, he'd snap you like lightning; once let that beak strike, and you'd lose a piece of skin as big as a half dollar. The Boy Scouts on Sturgeon Island or Marooned Among the Game-fish Poachers As for me, I doubt whether all my card playing with these doomed men, successful though it has been, has ever brought me as much as a half dollar. A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago The very Chinamen and Indians caught the excitement and dashed their half dollars into the cart without knowing or caring what it was all about. Roughing It, Part 5. He was naturally a lazy fellow, but the promise of a Peruvian half dollar made him hustle to take Jack on his way. Jack North's Treasure Hunt Or, Daring Adventures in South America A half dollar fell ringing into the boat. The Happy End The stocking-leg, in the upper drawer of the big bureau that belonged to Father Pepper's mother, always held the stray quarters and half dollars laid up for a nest-egg against a rainy day. The Adventures of Joel Pepper Dimes and quarters and a majestic half dollar that takes Bertha on the ear. A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago Silver bracelets hammered out of dollars and half dollars by Indian smiths are the most popular articles, then baskets, yellow cedar toy canoes, paddles, etc. Travels in Alaska Once or twice there had been great finds-in one case two million and a half dollars. The Treasure of the Incas If this maid has also helped the guest in her dressing, and preparing the bath for her, two or two and a half dollars are the customary fee. Book of Etiquette, Volume 2 In other words there are a thousand persons occupying fifty cent seats that haven't paid their half dollar. Joe Strong the Boy Fire-Eater The Most Dangerous Performance on Record Portions of the flag, no larger than a half dollar in paper money, were given out to the wealthy-people, and these evidences of their treason were long preserved as precious treasures. Thirty Years a Slave Ostrich feathers.—These are of three qualities; the first of which pays three dollars per pound, the second quality one and a half dollars, and the third, three-quarters of a dollar. Travels in Morocco, Volume 1. It's a burlesque show, brought here to win away the half dollars of the sailors on the ships here. Dave Darrin's Third Year at Annapolis Leaders of the Second Class Midshipmen This costs me only about six and a half dollars per month, and in case of my death—Well, I'm a soldier, now. The Desert of Wheat I gave him back his half dollar out of my own pocket, and passed him in to a reserved seat. Joe Strong the Boy Fire-Eater The Most Dangerous Performance on Record And they are torn up so bad they are not worth one half dollar at the post. Kazan The narrative which followed, the confused history of a two and a half dollar gold-piece finally taken from Gregory by his mother, was broken into by Helena's irrepressible contempt at his youthfulness. Cytherea Each of them took from his pocket a silver half dollar and threw it on the bottom of my boat. The Life of Abraham Lincoln Cut the livers in pieces the size of a half dollar, and have thin slices of bacon of the same size. Miss Parloa's New Cook Book It differed most in offering to the National Government, not only a share of stock, but a "bonus," or gift, of a million and a half dollars for the privilege of the charter. The United States of America, Part 1 The largest single trust was the United States Steel Corporation, which was capitalized at almost a billion and a half dollars. Problems in American Democracy In those days the cent was as large as our present silver half dollar, and the copper two-cent piece was a monster in the way of coinage. Business Hints for Men and Women The gentleman gave the boy a half dollar, and started for the train. The True Citizen, How to Become One So he said, "Yes, you may have it all at ten and a half dollars." Nature and Human Nature The form of levying quotas upon the States, amounting to a million and a half dollars, was again gone through with. The United States of America, Part 1 In the first year under this Act, the Federal appropriations amounted to more than a million and a half dollars. Problems in American Democracy Up came my competitor very pompously and bought a half dollar's worth of cigars. Tales of the Road Why, we pay two and a half dollars for the fifty-pound sack of flour that formerly cost us a dollar and a quarter! Cappy Ricks Retires The returns for the year are valued at about five million and a half dollars. The Earth as Modified by Human Action Mr. Hadley—"Mr. Chairman, I move that the words two and a half dollars be inserted." The Gilded Age, Part 5. I have seen strings of flattened out half dollars two feet long worn by the chief or some member of his family. Thirty-One Years on the Plains and in the Mountains, Or, the Last Voice from the Plains An Authentic Record of a Life Time of Hunting, Trapping, Scouting and Indian Fighting in the Far West "I wanted to surprise him and so"—I slipped a half dollar into a willing palm—"if you'll say nothing until I've seen him—" He beamed. The Film Mystery Deliveries of hard goods now amount to about a billion and a half dollars worth a month. State of the Union Address The first construction company subscribed over a million and a half dollars, and paid in one-quarter of that. The U. P. Trail The poor, heart-crushed creature did not offer the slightest remonstrance to this act of cruel oppression, but took the half dollar thrown her by Michael for the two jackets with an air of meek resignation. Lizzy Glenn or, The Trials of a Seamstress And Mrs. Lander took out her purse, and counted out six half dollars upon the table. Woman's Trials Or, Tales and Sketches from the Life around Us His story told, Green without a word or smile, drew two half dollars from his pocket, and presented them. Heart-Histories and Life-Pictures Mrs. Prescott was well satisfied with her performance, and paid her the half dollar earned when her day's toil was done. Home Lights and Shadows "Mother," said she, as she entered the house, "do you recollect that half dollar father gave me the last time he went to sea?" Friends and Neighbors No right to ask my servant, whom I pay thirty-seven and a half dollars a month, to stop writing letters long enough to clean my sitting room! The Treasure In California "four bits" means a half dollar. Out of the Triangle: a story of the Far East It was a book of travel; its lowest price was three and a half dollars; the record has not been equaled since. The Boys' Life of Mark Twain On one occasion, for example, Congress passed a bill to sell to settlers about half a million acres of Indian land in Oklahoma at one and a half dollars an acre. Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography His story told, Green, without a word or smile, drew two half dollars from his pocket and presented them. Friends and Neighbors These people were glad to engage themselves, with their camels included, at one and a half dollars per month, for man and beast as one. In the Heart of Africa But when it was discovered that those lumps were melted half dollars, and hardly melted at that, a painful case of "salting" was apparent, and the undersigned adjourned to the poorhouse again. Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 2 (1867-1875) "I'm ever so much obliged to you, just the same, and here's a half dollar to pay for the whitewash." Tom Swift and His Airship The rent for the whole apartment was thirty-two dollars, my board being five and a half dollars a week, which was supposed to include a monthly rental of six dollars for my room. The Rise of David Levinsky The hall door closes on the relieved sufferer, and the doctor throws himself again on the lounge, and smilingly puts the bright half dollar in his pocket. Friends and Neighbors Wages were not high in this part of the world—the lads were engaged at one and a half dollars per month and their keep. In the Heart of Africa But in that moment this accomplished metallurgist, Mr. Joseph Wiles, had quietly dropped a silver half dollar into the pot! The Story of a Mine He's worth about four 'n' a half dollars. The Day's Work - Volume 1 Then they paraded out of the room, and I see Susannah sling the half dollar the man had left on the table clear to Jericho, it seemed like. The Depot Master The wages amounted to two and a half dollars a week. Anarchism and Other Essays Wages were not high in this part of the world,—the lads were engaged at one and a half dollar per month and their keep. The Nile tributaries of Abyssinia, and the sword hunters of the Hamran arabs The hides they bring down dried and doubled, in clumsy ox-carts, or upon mules' backs, and the money they carry tied up in a handkerchief;—fifty, eighty, or an hundred dollars and half dollars. Two Years Before the Mast He wheeled his pony as on a half dollar, and two minutes later caught sight of an exhausted figure leaning against a cottonwood. Bucky O'Connor Bud drew a half dollar from his pocket and regarded it meditatively. Cow-Country When she was finally ready, she took a bead purse from somewhere about her waist and took out a half dollar. When a Man Marries "Look out for this junk now, sonny," he cried to the attendant, tossing him a half dollar. The Foolish Virgin Use a piece of rennet about the size of a half dollar. Recipes Tried and True Wherefore, he calmly removed an almond-eyed Oriental from a chair on which he was standing, tipped the ex-Cantonese a half dollar, and appropriated the point of vantage himself. Bucky O'Connor Hannah took two steps back and caught hold of a chair; she stared helplessly from Aunt Selina to the half dollar, and then at me. When a Man Marries |
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