| 单词 | silver dollar |
| 例句 | Pleased with his success, he already had his third dime on the table and waited for one last game to claim his silver dollar. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “Ready to try your luck and win yourself this here Liberty Head silver dollar? It’s an easy game. I’m practically giving away money today. Right, Nikki?” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z My Liberty Head silver dollar, fishing lure, and skeleton key. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z He put the three silver dollars upon the table. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Just when they were on the verge of sawing it in two, so each would have her allotted share, Papa settled the squabble by giving the oldest one a silver dollar. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Liam’s mom always makes food just right: the pancakes are the size of silver dollars, the eggs are soft-scrambled, the bacon crispy. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z “Some of each, I think. But more silver dollars lately. My teacher is cool. He i....” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z “I miss you, too, honey. You know I do. How are things? More silver dollar days or wooden nickels?” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z For her birthday, she got a silver dollar; at Christmas, she got a gift of snuff. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z My dad gave me the silver dollar as a birthday present when I turned nine. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z He pulled the silver dollar from his pocket and shoved it across the counter. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z And, finally, she gave her a tiny cloth purse with five silver dollars in it. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Her nipples, brown and the size of silver dollar pancakes, swing in circles—out and around, SLAP. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Powers thought of the silver dollar in his pocket, and it suddenly occurred to him that if he were captured, "it was one of the first things they would take." Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Even when we reached the train station, all he did was slip a silver dollar into my hand on his way out the door. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I had them changed into a silver dollar and put it in a velvet-lined jewelry case my mother had. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “So, your favorite big brother had a silver dollar day today!” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z He knew, rationally, that he had nothing to do with the snow, just as he knew the silver dollar he carried in his pocket was not, and never had been, the moon. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z After some consideration, he added in several silver dollars. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The substance burned holes the size of silver dollars through the vehicle’s top, fenders, and hood. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z They noted the things he carried: “$20 in greenback, two silver dollars, and...a gold watch.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z We found lots of coins—mostly new money but also some buffalo nickels and a silver dollar from the bicentennial. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z I remembered that the letter mentioned the silver dollar, fishing lure, and skeleton key. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z By those mementos I’d found under the floorboard—the Wiggle King lure, the Liberty Head silver dollar, Shady’s cork, and the tiny nesting doll—I was connected to this place and those people. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z I touched the raised face of Lady Liberty on the silver dollar. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z The silver dollar was cold in his hand. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z In his left back pocket, he carries a Susan B. Anthony silver dollar. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z And certain sounds returned—a silver dollar rolling across a floor, boot steps on hardwood stairs, and the sounds of breathing, the gasps, the hysterical inhalations of a man with a severed windpipe. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “Wealthy on paper, huh. Yeah, back in those days, when you could get them, I would always take a silver dollar over a paper dollar even though they was heavier to carry.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Lucky silver dollar,” the old man countered, as if luck had meant anything in his life. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t look at it or nothing, he just stuck it in his pocket and I heard it bang up against some silver dollars. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Perhaps if the captain of the Putnam could advance a small sum—say a thousand or so silver dollars? Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I think of Grandpa and Dad, who always asked us if we were having a silver dollar day or a wooden nickel one. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z McCutchen walked to the center of the room and slowly bent down to pick up his silver dollar. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “So, hand over my Liberty Head silver dollar.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Still, held tight in the palm of his hand, bright and shiny as the day it had been minted, was a 1922 Liberty-head silver dollar. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z I put the silver dollar back in its place beside the Wiggle King lure. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z McCutchen’s silver dollar landed smack in the middle of the room. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The Liberty Head silver dollar mentioned in Ned’s letter had taken its place on the sill, next to the Wiggle King fishing lure. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z A cork, a fishhook, a silver dollar, a fancy key, and a tiny wooden baby doll, no bigger than a thimble, painted in bright colors, with a face and everything. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Without touching my boot money, I took out two silver dollars and some change in my pocket. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z By the end of the first article, the machine had created dozens of slender metal blocks, some scarcely wider than the edge of a silver dollar, arranged into squares. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z She handed him two silver dollars from her purse. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Terryl and Michael sometimes would get silver dollars from their grandparents. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Lefty slipped a silver dollar out of his pocket. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z People scurried in and out of what was left of the casino, pushing wheelbarrows brimming with silver dollars scooped up from the opened vaults. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The force of the blow chipped a divot as large as a silver dollar from the Sherpa’s skull, knocked him unconscious, and sent him into cardiopulmonary arrest. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “Step right up! Toss three balls in the hole and win a prize. Or try your luck in the shell game. Win a Liberty Head silver dollar.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z I gave him his box of mementos and watched as he fingered each one: the Wiggle King fishing lure, the silver dollar, the cork, little Eva’s nesting doll, and the skeleton key. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z At noon she would rush home and fix Chester some delicacy for lunch, like a midget fruit salad or an entire vegetable dinner so small you could serve it on a silver dollar. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z There were six silver dollars and a double handful of copper coins. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z "It seemed to be an ordinary silver dollar, with a metal loop at one end so it could be fastened onto a key chain around the neck." Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z With a sudden flourish, he produced the poisoned pin Powers had removed from the silver dollar. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z While still in the air, he unscrewed the poison pin, keeping it in its small sheath; he then tossed the silver dollar to the ground below and returned the pin to his pocket. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z For a while it took ten paper dollars to equal one silver dollar, then twenty, then forty. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z She’s wearing tiny black shorts and a gray tank top with a silver dollar sign on it. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Except for two bits that I had in my pocket, I put some paper money and a few silver dollars in my boot. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I reached into my pocket and pulled out a shiny Susan B. Anthony silver dollar. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z With no written work today, I’m thinking it will be a silver dollar day. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z The silver dollar remained cold in his left hand. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z I’m glad he had a silver dollar day. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z He also noted the patch of numbness near the base of the thumb, about the size of a silver dollar—that indicated severed nerves. Severed 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z The face was about the size of a silver dollar, unscratched, gleaming. This is what a pre-moon Speedmaster watch is worth 2018-06-17T04:00:00Z I spent several clammy seconds refolding the letter and reassembling the remaining contents exactly as they had been — death note at the bottom, hankies, silver dollars and baseball on top. Looking for Uncle Allan: A queer odyssey 2021-06-12T04:00:00Z She was awarded five silver dollars and a slot at the Grand Ole Opry opening for the singer and songwriter Bill Anderson. 54 Albums Later, Connie Smith’s Defiant Heart Has Plenty to Say 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z Jengkol beans, as fat as silver dollars, bobbing in chile sauce. In Queens, a Food Bazaar With the Vastness and Variety of Indonesia 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z Many of his paintings depict open palms holding a silver dollar — their meaning is open to interpretation. Spare Times for April 24-30 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z Each round, about the size of a plump silver dollar pancake, should weigh around 95 grams. All hail kolaches, the buns of Texas (and beyond). Here’s why you want to make them at home. 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z “The black-barred silver dollars also seemed interested in their unusual visitor,” the aquarium wrote. Chicago aquarium allows penguins to roam free during coronavirus closure, documents 'field trip' online 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z Reflective scales the size of a silver dollar on a 50-pound tarpon cloak the fish in glittering armor. This 100-pound-plus fish lures saltwater fly anglers to the Florida Keys 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z Among these rules is placing silver dollars on a dead person’s eyes, to weigh down his spirit, “sending the soul to its final good sleep.” A Haunting Debut Novel Brings New Faces to the Myth of the American West 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z His three siblings dismissed the possessions — worn silver dollars, mail-ordered precious stones, a gold Cross pen, four gold-painted robin eggs — as worthless, "evidence of his distorted view of the world." A legacy of 400 pulp porno novels: Chris Offutt's revealing 'My Father, the Pornographer' 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z The first official American currency was a silver dollar. U.S. currency has a rich history 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z Walker, 44, takes an apple in his hand and points to a dark-brown blister the size of a silver dollar on its reddish skin. 'Black to the land' farm leans into African American heritage to fight climate change 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z These needles are then inserted into a plastic patch, the size of a silver dollar, designed by Sandia technologists Bryan Weaver and Haley Bennett. Wearable sensor to monitor 'last line of defense' antibiotic 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z 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 Zamora, Hake said later, was “looking through” him with eyes the “size of silver dollars.” After cops nearly killed him, he’s being charged — again 2023-04-02T04:00:00Z The Clear Lake hitch glinted like silver dollars as they headed up the lake’s tributaries to spawn, a reliable squirming crop of plenty, steeped in history and tasty when salted and dried like jerky. As a sacred minnow nears extinction, Native Americans of Clear Lake call for bold plan 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z And in the book “Our Auntie Rosa,” her family shared recipes their aunt prepared for them, including cornbread silver dollar griddle cakes, succotash, chicken and dumplings, fruit compote, and lemonade. Rosa Parks’s peanut butter pancakes offer a delicious taste of history 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z At a minimum, a return to a bimetallic policy that would include the production of silver dollars would provide some relief. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z If you were holding silver certificates at that time, you could exchange them for silver dollar coins from July 1963 to March of 1964. How Much Is A Dollar Silver Certificate Worth? 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z A thunderstorm moving southeast through western Kentucky late Monday had already produced 60-mile-an-hour wind gusts and hailstones the size of silver dollars, the Weather Service in Paducah said in an advisory. Kentucky Braces for More Heavy Rain and Floods 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z A thunderstorm moving southeast through western Kentucky late Monday had already produced 60-mile-an-hour wind gusts and hailstones the size of silver dollars, a National Weather Service office in Paducah said in an advisory. Kentucky Braces for More Heavy Rain and Floods 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z Her stage name came from a single father, a Tanqueray-drinker named Oscar who would come and see her regularly, giving her a box of candy every Christmas with silver dollars glued to the top. Review | A psychic said Stephanie Johnson’s life would be tough. She was right. 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z Under the law, the federal government purchased 4.5 million ounces of silver on a monthly basis in order to mint silver dollars. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Deputies emptied Edwards’s wallet and a jar of silver dollars he had been saving — about $96 total. When the sheriff waged a war on drugs in a Mississippi county Customers could plug any coin — even half-dollars and silver dollars — into this phone, and, when deposited, each coin would make a unique sound. Working phone booths dot South Whidbey Island, where residents still can make local calls — for free 2022-03-06T05:00:00Z In response, Murchison said his friend could make more money if he purchased silver dollars, melted the silver down and resold it for a higher price, according to a sworn statement. Man charged with federal wire fraud for silver dollar scam 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z Johnson saved all those boxes and their silver dollars. Review | A psychic said Stephanie Johnson’s life would be tough. She was right. 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z The suffragist Susan B. Anthony was the first woman to be featured on a circulating U.S. coin; silver dollars with her image were first released in 1979. Maya Angelou Becomes First Black Woman on a Quarter 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z He flattens the dough into disks the size of silver dollar pancakes, then delicately wraps it around a bite-sized mound of filling. For delicious Nepali dumplings, head to this gas station in Chantilly 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z A newspaper article from 1887 suggests that the copper time capsule contains mostly memorabilia, including a U.S. silver dollar and a collection of Confederate buttons. Confederate statue’s 1887 time capsule set to be removed 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z Eventually, the victim met Murchison at a Cracker Barrel restaurant and handed over a check for $1 million to pay for an order of Morgan silver dollars that were released by the U.S. Man charged with federal wire fraud for silver dollar scam 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z Mint released a 100th Anniversary collection of the Morgan silver dollar, considered by coin collectors to be one of the most beautiful designs ever made, early this summer. Collectible prices skyrocket, to the dismay of hobbyists 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z So they ordered multiple small jet mixers, each one about the size of a stack of silver dollars, and arranged them in a series of eight parallel systems. Inside Pfizer’s race to produce the world’s biggest supply of covid vaccine 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z And the “burgers” I would compare to the silver dollar size some company came out with a while back. Letters: LeBron's shot was something to see 2021-05-23T04:00:00Z Key lyric: “Tiny butts forever / Two silver dollar pancakes in jeans.” All 31 songs from Season 1 of 'Girls5eva,' ranked 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z Susan B. Anthony was the first woman to be featured on a circulating U.S. coin; the silver dollar with her image on it was released in 1979. Maya Angelou and Sally Ride Will Be Honored on Quarters 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z While it closely resembles silver dollars that were later minted in Philadelphia, it gets its name because it is starless. Prototype of first US dollar coin may sell for $500,000 at auction 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z While it closely resembles silver dollars that were later minted in Philadelphia, it gets its name because it is missing stars. Prototype of first US dollar coins going up for auction 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z “Flowing Hair” silver dollar said to be among the first-ever minted in the fledgling United States. Rare 1822 gold coin fetches record $8.4M at auction in Vegas 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z “Flowing Hair” silver dollar said to be among the first ever minted in the fledgling United States. Rare 1822 gold coin fetches record $8.4M at auction in Vegas 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z She was wearing a floral mask, but her eyes took the shapes of silver dollars. Commentary: Her senior season was brief. For a dad and daughter, that small window was everything 2021-03-21T04:00:00Z A friend helping her clean up brought a vintage silver dollar to her. Alabama family escapes minutes before twister flattens home 2021-03-20T04:00:00Z The pattern was forgotten as the Mint continued the process of creating the nation’s first silver dollars. Prototype of first US dollar coins going up for auction 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z Though I was born in the 1950s and am familiar with silver dollars, it has been decades since I’ve seen one in circulation. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: Capturing the content and context of the Capitol riot 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z He reminisces about his days as a railway man in downtown Reno, shipping everything from live elephants to fresh Bay Area fish to silver dollars to California flowers destined for New York City. Life amid coronavirus lonely at Nevada assisted living home 2020-12-24T05:00:00Z It’s barely bigger than a silver dollar, so there was “something adorable about this cookie. It’s cute. Like Baby Yoda.” Who makes the best chocolate chip cookie? We tasted 14 top brands and ranked them. 2020-12-04T05:00:00Z Lie: He threw a silver dollar across the Potomac. Washington is named for a president who owned slaves. Should it be? 2020-10-11T04:00:00Z Experts say the coin is one of perhaps 300 original silver dollars that still exist among 1,758 struck in one day at the first U.S. Rare 1794 silver dollar goes unsold at auction in Las Vegas 2020-10-09T04:00:00Z Instead of going back to my empty hotel room, I met up with a friend for silver dollar pancakes at the 101 Coffee Shop. L.A. Affairs: I flew to L.A. for a kiss. The least I deserved was some honesty 2020-09-26T04:00:00Z Perhaps 300 of those original silver dollars still exist, Mudd said, including about 100 circulating among collectors. $10M ‘Flowing Hair’ 1794 US dollar set for auction in Vegas 2020-08-09T04:00:00Z At the door, Mr. Wisser struck Mr. Miller with a sack of silver dollars and knocked him to the ground, The San Francisco Chronicle reported. The Mask Slackers of 1918 2020-08-03T04:00:00Z It’s a little larger than a silver dollar and is stamped with the presidential seal and the name of the 44th president. Meet the 73-year-old surgeon working to keep California veterans safe from COVID-19 2020-05-10T04:00:00Z The black-barred silver dollars also seemed interested in their unusual visitor. Video of Wellington the penguin exploring empty aquarium is a jolt of joy 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z He wears a cowboy hat and sports a large mustache that ends with perfectly waxed round rings at the edges of his mouth the size of silver dollars. Idaho cowboy ranches diverse herd: Horses, cows and camels 2020-02-16T05:00:00Z A different Lady Liberty image was adopted for silver dollars beginning in 1795. $10M ‘Flowing Hair’ 1794 US dollar set for auction in Vegas 2020-08-09T04:00:00Z One day he was paid that silver dollar. How Pebble Beach is paying homage to Phil Mickelson, his grandfather and a very special silver dollar - Golf Digest 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z He founded the Franklin Mint in 1964 after observing public demand for old silver dollars. Joseph Segel, founder of the Franklin Mint and QVC shopping network, dies at 88 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z That time, some people said hail as small as a marble covered their property, while others say they saw hail as big as a silver dollar. Hail drops on parts of metro Phoenix for 2nd time in 18 days 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z Some people said hail as small as a marble covered their property, while others say they saw hail as big as a silver dollar. Snow-like hail in Phoenix-area desert caps days of storms 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z Above the main grouping are stems of silver dollar eucalyptus, the pale flat leaves resembling treads on a cantilevered stairway. Perspective | Watch them blossom: At N Street Village, homeless women create floral art 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z “I couldn’t possibly put any kind of a value on this,” Mickelson said, cradling the silver dollar in his palm. How Pebble Beach is paying homage to Phil Mickelson, his grandfather and a very special silver dollar - Golf Digest 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z WASHINGTON’S 2.5-INCH minimum for recreationally harvested oysters protects most Olys, which range from the size of a silver dollar to 3 inches across — about a third the size of a Pacific oyster. The tiny but mighty Olympia oyster regains a foothold in Washington waters 2019-09-22T04:00:00Z Even a “Get Smart”-style suicide device that Gottlieb helped create for U-2 pilots in the event of capture—a poison-tipped needle hidden in a silver dollar—seems never to have been used. Are Spies More Trouble Than They’re Worth? 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z But I start talking about piggy banks and silver dollars from grandparents and everything I could think of. Transcript: James Comey 2019-06-11T04:00:00Z 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 Carlos, 73, a native of Harlem who said he danced outside the Savoy Ballroom with boyhood friends and was rewarded with silver dollars from Fred Astaire, speaks from hard-earned experience. Kaepernick’s Knee and Olympic Fists Are Linked by History 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z 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 And with that, a silver dollar was flipped into the air on Tuesday. Coin toss decides Kentucky magistrate race 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z The Daily News reports a Logan County election official flipped a new silver dollar into the air on Tuesday to determine which Democratic candidate would face the Republican in November. Coin toss decides Kentucky magistrate race 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z The group includes a diamond wedding band set, a gold bracelet, six silver-plated spoons, pocket watches and 20 Morgan silver dollars dated 1921. Unclaimed property from Iowa bank boxes to be auctioned 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z The colors are different now: "Black clubs, blue collars, blood red silver dollars." Video premiere: Alice Bag tackles inequality on 'White Justice' 2018-03-23T04:00:00Z “He told me on a Friday night if I could memorize all the presidents in order by Monday, he would give me a silver dollar.” Perspective | Since childhood, Gordon Thomas has been looking for dead presidents 2018-02-18T05:00:00Z Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama have pressed the discs, slightly larger than a silver dollar, into the palms of officers and troops. Presidential coin undergoes a Trumpian makeover 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z Shannon unclipped the barrette in her hair and tilted her head forward, revealing a bald spot the size of a silver dollar. Becoming a Steelworker Liberated Her. Then Her Job Moved to Mexico. 2017-10-14T04:00:00Z “The look in his eyes. They were big like silver dollars. This kid with a helmet and a Sharpie,” Lynch said. How WSU’s Drew Bledsoe and the Patriots earned the Cougs a new fan, and helped a boy find a mentor 2017-09-03T04:00:00Z In April 2011, his wife, Tammy, detected a black spot the size of a silver dollar underneath his left arm. Improbable Return Makes Defense of Senior Open Title Possible 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z Flip a silver dollar….from the top of the Space Needle. Landmark F.X. McRory’s closing but owner Mick McHugh hopes to relocate 2017-06-10T04:00:00Z The silver dollar, one of only eight of its kind, was snapped up at auction on Friday in Baltimore. Prized 1804 U.S. dollar sells for $3.3 million at auction 2017-04-01T04:00:00Z The Marine who “processed” me noticed this and produced the gift of a silver dollar. Opinion | A DNA test upended everything I knew about my identity. Now who am I? 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z Among the items up for bid are U.S. gold coins, silver dollars, foreign coins and currency and 38 100-ounce silver bars. Ohio to auction off items from abandoned safe-deposit boxes 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z “A silver dollar, some old coins,” she said. Love and Black Lives, in Pictures Found on a Brooklyn Street 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z Then he picks up a Susan B. Anthony silver dollar, which the government started minting in 1979. Collector has passion for ancient coins 2017-01-14T05:00:00Z The coin that Bradley Holmes keeps on his dresser is about the size of a silver dollar. After years behind bars, this Sasha Bruce Youthwork staffer helps kids 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z Would a little girl arriving after an even more perilous journey still be greeted with a smile and a silver dollar? Opinion | A DNA test upended everything I knew about my identity. Now who am I? 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z Every time, he would make a point to show me his early century silver dollars, which all had Lady Liberty in full silhouette. A woman’s place: the White House 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z She feeds silver dollars into the machine and Little Momma bursts to life. Here's why the plunk, plunk, plunk of old coin slot machines is dying in Vegas 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z To illustrate his point, he picks up an old Eisenhower silver dollar. Collector has passion for ancient coins 2017-01-14T05:00:00Z Holmes’s transformation looks like a silver dollar, with an eagle on one side, a flag on the other, and the words Honor, Integrity and Justice. After years behind bars, this Sasha Bruce Youthwork staffer helps kids 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z At MTV, Amy Nicholson said, “There’s one scene that crosses the line from visceral to crass, which cheapens the film. Otherwise, ‘Don’t Breathe’ is a small delight, like stumbling across a shiny silver dollar. Indie Focus: Late-summer delights with 'The Intervention,' 'Don't Breathe' and 'Southside With You' 2016-08-28T04:00:00Z He then would plop down the 1921 silver dollar with only Liberty’s head in profile — her lips parted. A woman’s place: the White House 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z “I reached down a little further and grabbed hold of some silver dollars and bracelets.” Weary Kern County evacuees are eager to know if their homes have survived massive wildfire 2016-06-26T04:00:00Z There’s still a silver dollar in the dining room floor that was put there to fill a void in the tile. Oldest bar in Wayne County has new owners, upgrades 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z Each night, when the store finally closed, Father would let me go through the cash draw and pick out any silver dollars, Indian Head pennies or buffalo nickels. I watched my dad work, and I learned about life 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z They were supposed to be using a stopwatch for qualifications, and the guy had a silver dollar in his hand, acting like he had a stopwatch in his hand.” A look back at Jungle Park Speedway 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z 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 Of particular concern was a buried safe that guarded his wife’s jewelry, and 100 Susan B. Anthony silver dollars. Weary Kern County evacuees are eager to know if their homes have survived massive wildfire 2016-06-26T04:00:00Z It is part of a set of three new coins, including silver dollar coins and half-dollar coins. US creating pink commemorative coin to fund cancer research 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z And the Apollo 11 moon landing was recognized on the back of the Eisenhower silver dollar in 1971. New images on coins and paper money reflect changes in the American psyche 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z The first copper cents were produced in 1793 and the first silver dollars were struck a year later. Why is this coin worth $10m? - BBC News 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z He was carrying maps, which he later destroyed, and a poisoned suicide pin hidden inside a silver dollar. Oscars 2016: Best picture nominees - BBC News 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z Since shooting from on the ground is a bit easier, the targets are smaller - 4.5 centimeters or slightly less than 2 inches, about the size of a silver dollar. Biathlon combines the speed of skiing with marksmanship 2016-01-02T05:00:00Z A string of 1,000 would be worth approximately one silver dollar. Archaeologists uncover history in the soils of Deadwood 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z In the late 1970s, women's suffrage leader Susan B. Anthony was chosen as the face of the silver dollar, making her the first woman to appear on a U.S. coin. New images on coins and paper money reflect changes in the American psyche 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z The unique design features a hand-tooled leather interior decorated in genuine silver dollars, handguns and a saddle mounted between the two bucket seats adorned with silver, rhinestones and silver dollars. Celebrated 1956 Ferrari sold for $28m at New York auction 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z The unique design features a hand-tooled leather interior decorated in genuine silver dollars, handguns and a saddle mounted between the two bucket seats adorned with silver, rhinestone and silver dollars. 1956 Ferrari, Janis Joplin Porsche highlights of car auction 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z It's decorated with genuine silver dollars and guns. 1956 Ferrari, Janis Joplin Porsche, silver-dollar encrusted Roy Rogers Pontiac at NYC auction 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z Combined with a brushed silver look, it looks nothing so much as a stack of silver dollars strapped to my wrist. Huawei Watch review: Gordon Gekko gets a smartwatch 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z I was vaguely familiar with the little squares of plastic, each a little larger than two silver dollars stacked atop each other. Tile and the illogical plan to never lose my dog 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z Trenka, who graduated from Senior High in 1957, said she dreaded the job of lugging all the silver dollars around when it was dollar night at the theater. Amusement Park Drive-In among last of its kind 2015-08-29T04:00:00Z He kept silver dollars in it in the closet. Janesville workers recall end of artillery shell production 2015-08-22T04:00:00Z Indeed, Martha Washington was the last woman to be featured on any U.S. note, appearing on the one silver dollar note during part of the 19th century. Keep Hamilton Featured on the $10 Bill, Toss Jackson From The $20 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z Merle didn’t want a silver dollar, he wanted low inflation. Were The Good Times Really Over? Fact Checking Merle Haggard 2015-01-31T05:00:00Z Instead, innovative services and goods are developing that seek to capitalize on the “silver dollar.” The Liberation of Growing Old 2015-01-03T05:00:00Z For wreaths this season, he's seeing gray — think silver dollar eucalyptus, cedar, pine and environmentally correct faux antlers. Holiday wreaths that reflect the sunny Southern California style 2014-11-27T05:00:00Z In others, like the mural completed in 2007 on the Village Inn at the corner of Webb and Vinal Street, his image is the size of a silver dollar. Big murals bring tourists to small Wisconsin towns 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z One important point to keep in mind about beacon technology is that the transmitters — which range in size from a tiny USB dongle to a silver dollar — don’t store or send any information. Businesses Are Turning to Beacons, and It’s Going to Be O.K. 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z Bald patches the size of silver dollars that eventually filled in with new hair. College student writes children’s book 2014-08-30T04:00:00Z The secret of salesmanship seems - among those of us who admire it from afar - that for every abrupt or rude rejection there are many more opportunities, heavy with silver dollars, coming soon. Rest stop worker sells Nebraska to travelers 2014-07-06T04:00:00Z The New York envelopes each contain a $50 bill and a silver dollar. New Yorkers embark on scavenger hunt for cash hidden by @HiddenCash 2014-06-15T04:00:00Z After failed attempts to use the Mexican silver dollar — there simply weren’t enough to finance a revolution — they started issuing paper dollars known as Continental Dollars. For Bitcoin Lessons In The History Of Failed Currencies 2014-03-29T14:00:00Z Cyrus Vance, secretary of the Army, sent the silver dollar to Tom Lynch, Navy’s captain, as a memento of Navy’s 21-15 victory. Roundup: Navy Storms to 12th Win in a Row Over Army 2013-12-15T01:42:05Z About the size of a pocket watch, it looked a little like a silver dollar that had been flattened on a railroad track. Knocking on Heaven s Door : The Big Business of Lifesaving [Excerpt] 2013-09-16T13:17:24.310Z With their mottled brown coloring and round, soft bodies — thicker in the middle and tapering toward the edges — they looked like a batch of “silver dollar” pancakes. Scientist at Work Blog: Hope Amid the Dams and Dangers 2013-05-28T11:31:01Z Add to this the fact that you need to spend silver dollars to upgrade weapons. 'BioShock: Infinite' Review (part 2) 2013-04-06T03:42:43Z "His silver dollar is the one I prefer to mark with, especially in the competition at Pebble Beach," Mickelson said. A special memento for Mickelson 2013-02-06T01:50:09Z He was shot in the chest, but the bullet was stopped by two silver dollars in his pocket. Daniel Inouye, Hawaii’s Quiet Voice of Conscience in Senate, Dies at 88 2012-12-18T00:27:42Z These ships carried cargoes of ginseng, sea otter and fur seal skins, opium, sandalwood, and Spanish silver dollars, which were used to purchase Chinese tea, silk, porcelain, and other exotic items. How China Made America 2012-11-04T09:45:00Z Other items included a 1921 Morgan silver dollar taken from Barrow's jacket fetched $32,400, and one of Parker's silk stockings, taken from the couple's car after their death, which went for $11,400. Bonnie, Clyde guns stay together after high bidder pays $500,000 2012-09-30T22:19:05Z When Molly woke up the following morning, a shiny silver dollar was waiting patiently under the pillow. Ever wonder if the Tooth Fairy visits everyone? 2012-04-26T22:04:45Z Santos kept in his pocket a silver dollar from 1900 that he never spent. A special memento for Mickelson 2013-02-06T01:50:09Z Get them watching your left hand while your right hand palms the silver dollar: “Now you see it, now you don’t.” The purloined coin now belongs to the magician. Presto! The Disclose Act disappears 2012-07-19T15:30:00Z Canada also is marking the bicentennial through commemorations that include a special silver dollar coin, a new national monument, funding for re-enactments and even a mobile phone app. Washington museum shows War of 1812 not just "Star-Spangled Banner" 2012-07-01T11:00:58Z He next selected a bright silver dollar, but, true to his better nature, he acknowledged its insufficiency, and swept it after the five-dollar bill. The Misfit Christmas Puddings 2012-05-22T15:16:50.590Z Now a thousand silver dollars are no mean weight; and yet Ling unaided, and in spite of his fast-failing strength, lifted the sacks one after another and placed them upon the ground above. Held by Chinese Brigands 2012-03-26T02:00:40.573Z I have seen a silver dollar so held between the knee and saddle. Patroclus and Penelope A Chat in the Saddle 2012-03-26T02:00:39.977Z Washington was raised to manhood, and it is said where he threw the silver dollar across the Rappahannock, also where he chopped the famous cherry tree. Fredericksburg and Its Many Points of Interest 2012-03-26T02:00:37.797Z The only legal tender is the Mexican dollar, and the British and Hong-Kong dollar, or other silver dollars of equivalent value duly authorized by the governor. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z The designation of dollars, in previous contracts, meant gold or silver dollars as plainly as if those metals were specifically named. Monopolies and the People 2012-03-12T03:00:23.687Z The seed valves formed our medium of exchange and trade, passing as silver dollars. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z Continental money had so depreciated that forty dollars were scarcely equal in value to one silver dollar. Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z And he tossed a silver dollar to the little man, who was already turning his boat. Solomon 2012-02-29T03:00:26.127Z This is the act that demonetized the silver dollar, which it did by merely omitting that coin from the enumeration of the coins of the United States. Money: Speech of Hon. John P. Jones, of Nevada, On the Free Coinage of Silver; in the United States Senate, May 12 and 13, 1890 2012-02-29T03:00:21.727Z The Mexican silver dollar has a little more silver in it than one of our dollars, and the Mexican silver dollar is a legal tender in Mexico. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 8 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Political 2012-02-11T03:03:48.503Z After two years based in San Antonio, where he befriended two doctors who regularly invested in silver dollars, he returned to Pittsburgh for a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Magee-Womens Hospital. The Long Run: For Ron Paul, a Distinctive Worldview of Long Standing 2012-02-06T04:43:39Z Splitting pain over both ears in spots the size of silver dollar. New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers 2012-02-05T03:00:10Z Some of the plainer plates appear to have been made by rolling silver dollars into an oval shape. American Military Insignia 1800-1851 2012-02-04T03:00:18.780Z But the creditors stigmatize a dollar of the value of the gold and silver dollar of 1873 as a 72-cent dollar. Money: Speech of Hon. John P. Jones, of Nevada, On the Free Coinage of Silver; in the United States Senate, May 12 and 13, 1890 2012-02-29T03:00:21.727Z I take an American silver dollar and I go to Mexico. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 8 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Political 2012-02-11T03:03:48.503Z “You’re a smart little kid,” said one of the men, to Maria, and he gave her a silver dollar. The Corner House Girls How they moved to Milton, what they found, and what they did 2012-02-03T03:00:26.090Z "Hassan Akbar, what hast them done with the Christian who hummed that tune and dropped a silver dollar in thy lap at this gate?" Miranda of the Balcony A Story 2012-01-28T03:00:24.760Z As for regarding a gold bar as a silver dollar, he had not yet climbed as high as that. The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo 2012-01-19T03:00:22.827Z But, Mr. President, India is no more barbarous now than it was in 1873—before our silver dollar was demonetized. Money: Speech of Hon. John P. Jones, of Nevada, On the Free Coinage of Silver; in the United States Senate, May 12 and 13, 1890 2012-02-29T03:00:21.727Z I said then, "I want that silver dollar worth a dollar in gold if you have to make it four feet in diameter." The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 8 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Political 2012-02-11T03:03:48.503Z He pulled out a canvas bag from deep in his trousers pocket, extracted from it two big shining silver dollars, and gave one to each of the boys. The White Crystals Being an Account of the Adventures of Two Boys 2012-01-13T03:00:11.507Z It was not on that account that Charnock stopped; but underneath the shuttered window, his head almost touching the sill, Hassan squatted on the cobbles fingering now and then a silver dollar. Miranda of the Balcony A Story 2012-01-28T03:00:24.760Z "A silver dollar that wasn't a dollar but a watch, and a locket on a chain," said Uncle Charlie, overhearing her tell about it. Emmy Lou's Road to Grace Being a Little Pilgrim's Progress 2012-01-12T03:00:14.550Z They also ignore the fact that the standard silver dollar of the United States, which, with much satisfaction, they stigmatize as a 72-cent dollar, requires a gold dollar to obtain it. Money: Speech of Hon. John P. Jones, of Nevada, On the Free Coinage of Silver; in the United States Senate, May 12 and 13, 1890 2012-02-29T03:00:21.727Z I had in my pocket a handful of copper money, three or four silver dollars, and five pistoles in gold; as he proceeded, I began to soften, and concluded to give the copper. The Life of Benjamin Franklin Illustrated by Tales, Sketches, and Anecdotes 2012-01-04T03:00:46.617Z Legally, the old silver dollar was left untouched, and the gold and silver valuation was not expressly abolished. The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 2011-12-24T03:07:52.717Z Giving them the liquor expenditure for a year, have them measure a pile of silver dollars and calculate how tall a pile would equal the annual cost of drink. Sunday-School Success A Book of Practical Methods for Sunday-School Teachers and Officers 2011-12-21T03:00:45.660Z "My brother once got a silver dollar for a prize that wasn't a dollar at all but a watch made to look like a dollar," said Hattie. Emmy Lou's Road to Grace Being a Little Pilgrim's Progress 2012-01-12T03:00:14.550Z But if any of our silver dollars are found abroad, let no one suppose he can get them by tendering 412½ grains of silver bullion for each dollar. Money: Speech of Hon. John P. Jones, of Nevada, On the Free Coinage of Silver; in the United States Senate, May 12 and 13, 1890 2012-02-29T03:00:21.727Z His whole stock of cash was a single silver dollar and about a shilling in copper coin. The Life of Benjamin Franklin Illustrated by Tales, Sketches, and Anecdotes 2012-01-04T03:00:46.617Z No reference whatever was made to the silver dollar in the Act, for the simple reason that for years nothing had been seen of them. The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 2011-12-24T03:07:52.717Z After drinking the hot cup of coffee I went down stairs, gave the cook a silver dollar for his kindness and pulled out. A Texas Cow Boy or, fifteen years on the hurricane deck of a Spanish pony, taken from real life 2011-12-17T03:00:14.127Z The Eisenhower coins were referred to as “silver dollar” coins, but they were made mostly of copper and nickel, like others. Coin company finds 5-ton stash of mint Eisenhower dollars, says they?re worth over $1M 2011-12-05T21:13:00Z The papers in the East have told us that the silver dollar was worth 72 cents. Money: Speech of Hon. John P. Jones, of Nevada, On the Free Coinage of Silver; in the United States Senate, May 12 and 13, 1890 2012-02-29T03:00:21.727Z Dimes, quarters, fifty-cent pieces, and silver dollars, but not a nickel. The Girl Scouts Rally Rosanna Wins 2011-11-29T03:00:16.213Z The ratio was too high, and the silver dollars could not be maintained. The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 2011-12-24T03:07:52.717Z In the middle was a silver dollar of Charles III. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z The company acquired nearly a quarter of a million of the silver dollars that had been sitting in a basement vault of a Montana bank for more than thirty years. Coin company finds 5-ton stash of mint Eisenhower dollars, says they?re worth over $1M 2011-12-05T21:13:00Z And as he went along, a man from Vaage, in a white blouse, with a knapsack, and buttons as big as silver dollars, passed him. The Norwegian Fairy Book 2011-11-22T03:00:08.940Z She was Spanishly dark and her black hair was pulled into a knot about the size of a silver dollar in the middle of the back of her head. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z What is the actual weight of a silver dollar? Government in the United States National, State and Local 2011-11-16T03:00:28.590Z I had a large hat, and I offered an Indian a silver dollar for my hat full of corn. A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett, of the State of Tennessee. 2011-11-07T02:00:17.560Z English and Dutch ships surreptitiously landed their cargoes of manufactures and took their pay in hides or in silver dollars that had escaped the Spanish soldiers on the road down from Potosí. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z He passed his hat, and soon it was full of bills and silver dollars. The Angel of the Gila: A Tale of Arizona 2011-10-16T02:00:17.623Z This demonetization had already occurred in 1853, when nothing was said in the Act of that year as to the silver dollar piece which had for some years entirely disappeared from circulation. A History of the Republican Party 2011-10-14T02:00:29.980Z After such one day, he let a silver dollar slip down into her lap, and then hastened away in delight. The Fisher Girl 2011-10-13T02:00:46.980Z So I took off my hunting-shirt, and tied up my corn; and though it had cost me very little of my powder and lead, yet I wouldn't have taken fifty silver dollars for it. A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett, of the State of Tennessee. 2011-11-07T02:00:17.560Z While immigrants continued to come to this region, Spanish silver dollars came gradually into circulation. Stories of Old Kentucky 2011-09-23T02:00:21.413Z I foolishly thought it was your magic to destroy me; but you had thrown a silver dollar to me and it had rolled to where I lay. Wang the Ninth The Story of a Chinese Boy 2011-09-12T02:00:25.620Z And he tossed a silver dollar to the other. The Ranchman 2011-08-27T02:00:21.017Z I will agree with my Roman Catholic friends that the amount I received from the community was a magnificent sum, when seen in silver dollar pieces. The Demands of Rome Her Own Story of Thirty-One Years as a Sister of Charity in the Order of the Sisters of Charity of Providence of the Roman Catholic Church 2011-08-18T02:00:21.113Z This is a prime week, looking ahead, statistically when Westport lights up like a pinball machine stuffed with silver dollars. Tony Floor's Tackle Box says it is a summer salmon and crabbing season to remember 2011-08-02T15:09:04Z The inmate says Biendl’s eyes “just got as big as silver dollars” when she realized he was about to attack. Inmate confession details in newly released records of Monroe officer?s death 2011-07-14T06:07:32Z In any case of silver dollars there was never a trace. Wang the Ninth The Story of a Chinese Boy 2011-09-12T02:00:25.620Z But the World refused to support the Bryan candidacy with its fundamental idea of debasing the currency by the free coinage of silver dollars intrinsically worth only fifty cents apiece or less. Recollections of a Varied Life 2011-07-14T02:00:11.837Z Forks other, and stick a silver dollar between the middle prongs, thus uniting the two forks. 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 In addition to the articles thus swapped or “trucked,” the trappers assembled at Saint Vrain’s in exchange for their peltries, had received a large quantity of coin currency, in the shape of Mexican silver dollars. The Yellow Chief 2011-07-05T02:00:27.013Z And Uncle Rufus lost a silver dollar somewhere in the grass while he was mowing the lawn. The Corner House Girls Among the Gypsies How They Met, What Happened, and How It Ended 2011-06-14T02:00:19.837Z Cross my hand with a silver dollar and both the past and future shall be as an open book,” answered Harriet, speaking in a low tone, disguising her voice as much as possible. The Meadow-Brook Girls Across Country The Young Pathfinders on a Summer Hike 2011-06-13T02:00:31.687Z She carried a hand-bag, which jingled with the warning note of silver dollars. The Salamander 2011-06-10T02:00:22.890Z A change in the way government biologists estimate the number of juvenile tortoises, which can be as small as a silver dollar, also boosted the population projections. Spot The Tortoise? 2011-06-08T22:00:00Z There they would exchange their money for Austrian silver dollars, the only coin known to the Arabs and sheiks of Africa. Sawdust & Spangles Stories & Secrets of the Circus 2011-05-27T02:00:18.113Z In Kansas City one is well within the borders of the land of silver dollars. Abroad at Home American Ramblings, Observations, and Adventures of Julian Street 2011-04-27T02:00:23.800Z Finally, plunging into a third receptacle, Sylv brought to light five silver dollars. True and Other Stories 2011-04-26T02:00:27.117Z And here stood Violet with six silver dollars! Violet: A Fairy Story 2011-04-07T02:00:17.290Z One day when he was at a circus the manager offered a silver dollar to anybody who could ride a certain mule around the ring. American Leaders and Heroes A preliminary text-book in United States History 2011-04-03T02:00:17.547Z Thus saying, he handed over a big bright silver dollar. Rick Dale, A Story of the Northwest Coast 2011-03-24T02:00:12.337Z His face was the size of an old-fashioned silver dollar and his life seemed to hang from a passel of tubes and wires connected to beeping and sputtering machines. Raising a preemie is an emotional roller coaster 2011-03-07T19:26:05Z Mr. McLean was killed while bravely opposing the landing of the Americans, and his house was plundered; the strong chest was broken open and about one thousand silver dollars were taken therefrom. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z More likely there were twenty; but two or three were grand establishments—frequented by the Poblanos of the better class; where gold doblones might be seen upon the green cloth as common as silver dollars. The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains 2011-02-09T03:00:48.583Z Thirty millions of silver dollars a year was roughly the addition to the currency of the community from the act of 1878. Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z “I want ye to go up to Santa Fé, and get a big sack o’ silver dollars. The Mesa Trail 2011-01-27T03:00:37.207Z The three perforations in the crown of the hat were so close together that a silver dollar covered them. The Delafield Affair 2011-01-19T03:00:21.497Z Without asking any other confirmation than my word, this gentleman lent me five silver dollars, which answered all my present purposes, and which, I trust, it is scarcely necessary to say, were duly repaid. The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z Then Vranic, with his eyes gloating on the silver dollars, told the clergyman how the vampire had appeared to him and overcome him. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z Thereafter it is directed that only so many silver dollars shall be coined as may be needed for redeeming any Treasury notes presented for redemption. Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z He told how Abel Dorales had secured an interpreter, had approached two withered, wrinkled old Cochiti bucks who loved round silver dollars, and had brought them here upon specious pretexts. The Mesa Trail 2011-01-27T03:00:37.207Z Can the people of the State of New York enact a law punishing a person for coining silver dollars? The Short Constitution 2011-01-05T03:01:00.017Z Adults recall appearing in the arena as children in traditional Indian dress, then receiving silver dollars from rodeo organizers as they made their exit. Pendleton Journal: Old West Traditions, and Tensions, at Rodeo 2010-09-24T00:50:00Z Its monetary policy and its mints were often in such wretched shape before the 1949 revolution that old Mexican silver dollars still circulated. The yuan goes global: A Mao in every pocket 2010-09-23T10:46:00Z It is true that Germany and the countries of the Latin Union possess, in their circulating medium, large quantities of overvalued thalers and five-franc pieces which are exactly like our silver dollars. Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z A bag of silver dollars will loom mighty big to them. The Mesa Trail 2011-01-27T03:00:37.207Z How do you know that the paper dollar which is in circulation is as valuable as the silver dollar? The Short Constitution 2011-01-05T03:01:00.017Z The winner of the “Best Dressed Indian Award” at the parade gets 50 silver dollars. Pendleton Journal: Old West Traditions, and Tensions, at Rodeo 2010-09-24T00:50:00Z When I said, 'Garrett, get your helmet, his eyes were as big as silver dollars. Gilbert, helmet in hand, takes over at Texas 2010-08-17T14:01:00Z The silver act, as passed by the House of Representatives, provided for complete bimetallism—for the free and unlimited coinage of the silver dollar at the old ratio of 16 to 1. Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z "When Colt got hurt, we turned to Garrett and I said, 'Garrett, get your helmet,' his eyes were as big as silver dollars," Brown said. Stung by BCS loss, Texas returns with new QB 2010-08-12T14:02:00Z Then again, how do you know how much the silver dollar which you are saving for Christmas is really worth? The Short Constitution 2011-01-05T03:01:00.017Z The winner of the “Oldest Indian Couple Award” gets 100 silver dollars in a pouch. Pendleton Journal: Old West Traditions, and Tensions, at Rodeo 2010-09-24T00:50:00Z Three years later he suffered a leg burn the size of a silver dollar after molten metal splashed inside his protective clothing. Caution: Stats May Be Slippery 2010-03-11T21:00:00Z The act is sometimes described as having called for a monthly issue of two million silver dollars; but this was not the exact situation. Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z The girl stood patiently awaiting the old woman’s decision, and as she arose from the ground Zula drew from her pocket a silver dollar and gave it to her without uttering a word. Zula If you could split a silver dollar nine times out of ten at fifteen paces, would you exchange shots with a man who was beside himself with liquor?” The Valiants of Virginia Blankets are also among the gifts for the “All-Around Cowboy Award,” though silver dollars are not. Pendleton Journal: Old West Traditions, and Tensions, at Rodeo 2010-09-24T00:50:00Z Then, throwing down a silver dollar, he hastened out without waiting for change. The Mystery of Evelin Delorme A Hypnotic Story The monthly purchase of two million dollars' worth of silver has therefore always yielded more than two million silver dollars, the amount being obviously greater as the price of silver went lower. Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z “Well, here is your money,” said Scott, dropping three silver dollars in her hand. Zula She held out in her delicate hand forty silver dollars, the gift of the Humane Society to Betty herself. A Republic Without a President and Other Stories Do not allow yourselves to be terrified at the ghost of a silver dollar, for the ghost of it is all that will ever trouble you. The Arena Volume 18, No. 93, August, 1897 She had slipped her hand in her pocket and brought out two bright silver dollars. The Ranch Girls at Rainbow Lodge The Ranch Girls Series Practically this means that the coinage shall cease; redemption in silver dollars will not be called for under present conditions. Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z On Cocos he buried three hundred thousand pounds' weight of silver and silver dollars, in a sandstone cave in the side of the mountain. The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day So the four twin babies received ten silver dollars apiece from the Humane Society for plunging into the water and saving their father's life. A Republic Without a President and Other Stories In the event of free coinage, the trains going East will not be loaded with silver dollars to pay off old mortgages. The Arena Volume 18, No. 93, August, 1897 I have seen him drill a silver dollar three times out of five at a hundred yards when he was feeling well. The King of Arcadia The resolution explicitly declared that in the opinion of Congress, all the bonds of the United States, "issued or authorized to be issued," were payable in the silver dollars of the Bland Law. Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z Soon they came up, from seven fathoms down, with their caps full of silver dollars and some gold. The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day If these are no bigger than a silver dollar, a skilful repairer, of whom there are plenty, will readily remedy the defect. The Oriental Rug A Monograph on Eastern Rugs and Carpets, Saddle-Bags, Mats & Pillows, with a Consideration of Kinds and Classes, Types, Borders, Figures, Dyes, Symbols, etc. Together with Some Practical Advice to Collectors. If so the convenience of our subsidiary coinage will be sacrificed, for a silver dollar twice its present size would be intolerable. The Arena Volume 18, No. 93, August, 1897 It takes six hundred of these coins to equal in value one of our silver dollars. Harper's Round Table, September 17, 1895 Those who oppose a silver basis speak of the silver dollar as a "dishonest" coin. Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z Thus, if one owed another a thousand dollars he could not deliver to him, unless he were willing to accept them, one thousand silver dollar pieces, but only ten of them. Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman Noyes.—The silver dollar does not command a premium. Harper's Round Table, July 23, 1895 He said, “If the time shall ever come when the parity of the present silver dollars and silver certificates cannot be otherwise maintained, they will be received by the government in exchange for gold.” The Arena Volume 18, No. 93, August, 1897 We have to build immense vaults in Washington to store away our silver bullion and silver dollars that no one cares to carry about as we prefer good gold or paper money. Harper's Round Table, September 17, 1895 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 Make sums of money singular: Five dollars was spent, unless individual pieces of money are meant, as: Five silver dollars were placed on the table. The Style Book of The Detroit News It is very noisy, and each raindrop that hits it spreads at once to the size of a silver dollar. Camp and Trail The triumphant gold sophist says, “The ten gold dollars fused into a lump will still be worth just ten dollars, while the silver dollars fused into a lump will be worth only five dollars.” The Arena Volume 18, No. 93, August, 1897 He had only one silver dollar in the world. The Child's Book of American Biography Now he took a silver dollar out of his pocket and beckoning to Magog he handed it to him. The Brain I bet there are fat old spiders up there as big as silver dollars.” The Girls of Hillcrest Farm The Secret of the Rocks One of the men Mr. Abraham Sandberg on parting gave me a silver dollar, with the injunction to give it to someone who might need it worse than I, whenever I could do so. Reminiscences The Story of an Emigrant Now, if you have a bank like this, do you only put into it silver dollars, five-dollar bills, ten-dollar gold pieces? With the Children on Sunday Through Eye-Gate and Ear-Gate into the City of Child-Soul That must mean a new silver dollar, which you know is very bright and sparkles in the light. Maid Sally And their eyes—round and flat, big as silver dollars. Hoiman and the Solar Circuit His late passenger thrust hand in pocket, and drew forth a silver dollar. Lord Stranleigh Abroad He had large, fierce, black eyes, too, with a beak sharp, and hard enough to have nipped a silver dollar into bits. Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia Can the light of the candle shine through a silver dollar? With the Children on Sunday Through Eye-Gate and Ear-Gate into the City of Child-Soul This is true of all the fractional coins, which are purposely over-valued, and equally true of the silver dollar under existing circumstances. Rural Health and Welfare They bore with him because he was used to the work, and he was a warm man in silver dollars, too, they said. Command The bullet had chipped off a spot as large as a silver dollar but had not buried itself in the flesh. Some of My War Stories A Paper Read before the Ohio Commandery of the Loyal legion Directly over Marr's heart was "a perfect circular suffusion of blood under the skin, something larger than a silver dollar, but the skin was unbroken, and not a drop of blood was shed". A History of the Town of Fairfax Many of the gauchos wear purple or yellow handkerchiefs over their heads, inside the sombrero, and others have wide belts around their bodies, that are glistening with silver dollars tacked on. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 1 These are about five per cent less in weight than the proportional parts of the silver dollar. Rural Health and Welfare He got trouble, po' gen'elman; he sorry to sell Sibyl; he give me silver dollar dat day, an' feel bad. Strangers and Wayfarers The first two lines, which set forth a suit in terms of trade, demand a hard, calculating tone, suggestive of large silver dollars. Vocal Expression A Class-book of Voice Training and Interpretation Rushing up to the nearest stand, I handed up two silver dollars. Checkers A Hard-luck Story Congress had passed a law in 1878 requiring the treasury department to purchase a certain amount of silver bullion each month and coin it into silver dollars to be full legal tender. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" This silver dollar has a story of its own, which will be given later, and does not form a part of the system of 1873. Rural Health and Welfare I rode right into them, unt pretended that I was looking for Mexican silver dollars to take to Mexico to buy powder unt lead for the rebel army. Si Klegg, Book 3 (of 6) Si And Shorty Meet Mr. Rosenbaum, The Spy, Who Relates His Adventures It was Friday evening, and Em laid five silver dollars on the kitchen table beside her mother. Stories of the Foot-hills He accordingly called her in, and showing her a bright silver dollar, asked her if she thought it good enough pay for a short answer to a simple question. Hand and Ring The Money spent for Alcoholic Drinks.—If the money spent for alcoholic drinks were all collected together in silver dollars, it would more than fill ten schoolrooms of average size. Health Lessons Book 1 Anxiety showed on all faces, and it was with great relief that, one day at noon, we watched the Mate nailing a silver dollar to the mizzenmast. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea I was still playing the old racket about buying up Mexican silver dollars to buy ammunition. Si Klegg, Book 3 (of 6) Si And Shorty Meet Mr. Rosenbaum, The Spy, Who Relates His Adventures And with the words he flung a silver dollar on the bar. The Daughter of a Republican In reply, he stated that he had purchased them of two Arab merchants, and had paid for them on the spot; giving one hundred and fifty silver dollars for each. The Boy Slaves I offered him a silver dollar for a cupful, but he refused to part with any of it, saying that he might need it himself before he got through. In the Early Days along the Overland Trail in Nebraska Territory, in 1852 We made fast at the ballast wharf, and our borrowed crew, having completed their job, laid aft to receive the Captain's blessing, and a silver dollar to put in their pockets. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea He shoved his hand into his overalls, brought forth a silver dollar, and tossed it down in the sand. Bred of the Desert A Horse and a Romance Immediately after pay-day they visit the neighboring towns, their pockets full of silver dollars, and buy whatever necessity or fancy dictates. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 26, July 1880. Mr. Charlton was about fifteen or seventeen years of age when placed in the army, for which his master rewarded him with a silver dollar. The Black Phalanx African American soldiers in the War of Independence, the War of 1812, and the Civil War Keep the change,” and gathering up the three cards, he threw a silver dollar heavily upon the table and turned away. The Wide Awake Girls in Winsted She could lull you into believing the Grand Canyon was brimming over with silver dollars, all yours for the taking. The Observers A lot on the north side of Cameron Street, fronting thereon fifty-four feet, was purchased on July 8, 1797, from Thomas and Sarah Porter, the ground rental of which was 108 silver dollars yearly. Seaport in Virginia George Washington's Alexandria Scrip had not come into use then; and there were one tiny gold piece, two silver dollars, and many quarters, dimes, half-dimes, and pennies. Happy Days for Boys and Girls The conductor merely walked through the cars collecting silver dollars, of which he subsequently apportioned to the treasury of the company as many as he saw fit. The Twentieth Century American Being a Comparative Study of the Peoples of the Two Great Anglo-Saxon Nations The courtesy of the Great Universal Hotel was not free, of course; Malone got rid of some more silver dollars. Occasion for Disaster At nine o’clock the boat was made fast at Market street wharf, and Franklin, with one silver dollar and one shilling in copper coin in his pocket, stepped on shore. Benjamin Franklin A Picture of the Struggles of Our Infant Nation One Hundred Years Ago American Pioneers and Patriots Series He pointed with a screwdriver to a segment about the size of two silver dollars stacked together. The Flying Stingaree But where did you get those two silver dollars?” he inquired. Happy Days for Boys and Girls In the meantime he nodded his head compassionately at Nell and gave to each a few handfuls of dried wild figs and a silver dollar with an image of Maria Theresa. In Desert and Wilderness Malone put a small stack of silver dollars on Red, and the croupier looked up with a bored expression. Occasion for Disaster Try taking enough silver dollars to buy a refrigerator down to the store with you.” Status Quo With the advance of the disease the vesicles widen and extend until they may reach a diameter ranging from that of a dime to that of a silver dollar. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle This silver dollar is only one of a hundred. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 27, March 1893 An Illustrated Monthly He turned suddenly to the hostess, putting up his note-book, and throwing a silver dollar on the table to be changed. The Quality of Mercy Malone had taken a taxi from the airfield, and had supplied himself with silver dollars there. Occasion for Disaster It may, perhaps, be asked why the silver dollar of 412-½ grains, being worth intrinsically only from 86 to 89 cents, does not depreciate to that value. Principles Of Political Economy Abridged with Critical, Bibliographical, and Explanatory Notes, and a Sketch of the History of Political Economy It may measure anywhere from the size of a 5-cent piece to that of a silver dollar or even larger. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle Here's a silver dollar I've been keeping for a pocket piece. Dorothy Dainty at the Mountains On the contrary, the access of standard silver dollars coined under the laws of 1878 and 1890 had been of incalculable advantage to the country. The Arena Volume 18, No. 92, July, 1897 This time the stack of silver dollars was larger. Occasion for Disaster It had no effect on the circulation of silver dollars, since none were in use, and had not been for more than twenty-five years. Principles Of Political Economy Abridged with Critical, Bibliographical, and Explanatory Notes, and a Sketch of the History of Political Economy It grew and enlarged till it reached the size of a silver dollar. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 Jack, with his silver dollar tightly clasped, hung his head, and looked as if overpowered by his conspicuous position. Dorothy Dainty at the Mountains It was a malicious afterthought that represented the silver dollar as a charge upon the credit of the nation. The Arena Volume 18, No. 92, July, 1897 And I laid a silver dollar on the step. The Million-Dollar Suitcase It might be here added, that I have spoken of the silver dollar as containing 371-¼ grains of pure silver. Principles Of Political Economy Abridged with Critical, Bibliographical, and Explanatory Notes, and a Sketch of the History of Political Economy "Thank you, my son; here is your fee," said Old Hurricane, putting a silver dollar into the lad's hand. Hidden Hand He put his hand in his pocket and took out a silver dollar. Dwellers in the Hills The torches lowered as their bearers followed him and planted them beside the box on which coins, big round silver dollars and yellow gold-pieces, were falling, with here and there a scrap of paper. The Plunderer “Oh, Monsieur,”––displaying a silver dollar with an expressive shrug of the shoulders––“this is the––what you call it?––balm.” The Strollers Dan looked at the boy for a moment; then he gave him a silver dollar. The Destroyer A Tale of International Intrigue Jack took a load of yams to Apia, and came back with fifteen silver dollars and a bolt of print for a dress. Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas I flung him a silver dollar, four times the price of the shoeing. Dwellers in the Hills Brierly had a lump on his forehead about the size of a silver dollar, and his disheveled appearance gave evidence of an active part in the mêlée. The Vagrant Duke Howard, Richards, let me have half a dozen dollars, silver dollars, d'ye hear? Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845 Another––the size of a silver dollar––landed sheer on the nape of Jim’s neck just where the coat and his hair did not meet. The Spoilers of the Valley The first shot, passing through the stomach, explained Du Sang’s failure to kill at a distance in which, uninjured, he could have placed five shots within the compass of a silver dollar. Whispering Smith If you put in a silver dollar, you might get out a hundred silver dollars. Where Half The World Is Waking Up The Old and the New in Japan, China, the Philippines, and India, Reported With Especial Reference to American Conditions He had in his pocket a handful of copper money, three or four silver dollars, and five pistoles in gold. Benjamin Franklin The gentleman put his hand in his pocket, drew it out, and dropped into Katie’s basket a silver dollar. Our Young Folks at Home and Abroad And he handed her a silver dollar and walked away. They of the High Trails "I guess most anything would be good for her, and you hand out something real sudden, too," said the young man, tossing a bright silver dollar toward the counter. The Trail of a Sourdough Life in Alaska Shanghai knew exactly where to go, and departed on his mission whistling jubilantly and chinking two silver dollars in his pocket. Old Man Curry Race Track Stories They did not care a brass button for the thousand silver dollars they were to have from the tall gentleman––not they! Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life Goliath advances to the combat armed only with a bag of silver dollars. Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' He reached into his pocket, drew out a silver dollar, and handed it to the amazed mountain man. The River Prophet The skipper, a young man with a humorous face and democratic manner, as became a lowly barge skipper, appeared before the Scotsman, jingling in his hand a number of bright silver dollars. The Boy Scouts Book of Stories As a youth he could have placed that blade at ten paces in the center of a mark no larger than a silver dollar at every cast. When Dreams Come True He held it up toward the sky and in the starlight three bullet holes showed dimly through the crown, inside the space a silver dollar could cover. With Hoops of Steel Suppose we were compelled to ship silver dollars back and forth between here and Edmonton? Connie Morgan in the Fur Country It was a woman, Betsy Ross, that designed our beautiful flag, the original eagle on our silver dollar, and the seal of the United States without which no money is legal. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III I can hit a silver dollar at twenty paces, so there’s no chance of anything going wild.” What's-His-Name “I’ll take you,” responded Mark Heath, flipping a silver dollar as he spoke. The Readjustment They were so close together that their ragged edges touched one another, and a silver dollar would have covered all of them. With Hoops of Steel Mr. Huntley evidently felt sorry for me and offered me a silver dollar, which was too much for my Gordon pride. 'Lizbeth of the Dale Big silver dollars lay all over de top. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 4 "Why—yes," said Alice, suddenly remembering that she had a silver dollar in her pocket. Alice in Blunderland An Iridescent Dream Fortunately his old pouch contains the required coin; and, in another instant, a silver dollar glances in the palm of the Indian girl. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness A depositor who had drawn his money and was anxiously hiding it in his pocket, dropped a silver dollar that rolled away between the waiting lines. Otherwise Phyllis Once Bough dropped into her lap a silver dollar, saying with a smile that she was getting to be quite a little woman of late. The Dop Doctor For the next three years the United States kept at par with gold the Civil War greenbacks, the Bland-Allison silver dollars, and the treasury notes of 1890. The New Nation Painting the knee with tincture of iodine in spots as large as a silver dollar is also of service at this time. The Home Medical Library, Volume I (of VI) Current production proved inadequate, and it was necessary to utilize the stocks of silver dollars in the United States Treasury. The Economic Aspect of Geology At the present day silver dollars, Straits Settlements small silver pieces, and the copper coinage of Singapore, Sarawak and British North Borneo all pass current, the copper, however, unfortunately predominating. British Borneo Sketches of Brunai, Sarawak, Labuan, and North Borneo But you may turn up the soil with your plow and find silver dollars in the furrow. Winning the Wilderness The silver legislation enacted by Congress in 1878 and 1890 caused uneasiness in banking circles, and the banks discriminated against silver dollars and silver certificates in their cash. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" In some leopards the spots are larger than a silver dollar, and in some they are as small as a quarter-dollar. The Wonders of the Jungle, Book Two It was afternoon; an even, sullen expanse of cloud hid the deeps of sky through which the sun moved like a newly-minted silver dollar. Mountain Blood A Novel Then there is my coachman who drove him to the train, here in Barrelton, who had his tip of a silver dollar from him. Shapes that Haunt the Dusk Then the man in overalls took a shovel and began shoveling silver dollars out of the wheelbarrow into the aluminum dishpan and the galvanized iron washtub. Rootabaga Stories McArthur took a silver dollar from his pocket and said: ‘Hard, I believe I could lay this dollar on that stump over there and come back here in a year and find it there.’ Across the Mesa We often hear it said that the congress of 1792 used great care to put just a dollar's worth of silver in a silver dollar and dollar's worth of gold in the gold dollar. One Thousand Secrets of Wise and Rich Men Revealed Tania’s 120 eyes shone as she felt the size and weight of a big silver dollar. Madge Morton's Victory A roll of bills fell out—and one silver dollar. Shapes that Haunt the Dusk I have to carry home a heavy load of money to-night, an aluminum dishpan full of silver dollars and a galvanized iron washtub full of silver dollars. Rootabaga Stories June opened a perspiring little brown palm in which lay two warm silver dollars. The Fighting Edge In '73 the coinage of the standard silver dollar was stopped by law, and silver fell in price. One Thousand Secrets of Wise and Rich Men Revealed Franklin had just one silver dollar and a shilling in copper coin. True to His Home A Tale of the Boyhood of Franklin A silver dollar to the gal that wins!” Dorothy on a Ranch Sitting in the treasurer's seat at the window he saw a sturdy lad fingering a pile of silver dollars. Charles Frohman: Manager and Man He dropped two silver dollars on the counter and without noticing the change tore open the message. The Desert Fiddler Twenty or a hundred or more lesions, varying in size from a pin-head to a silver dollar, are usually present. Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine All his money on that day was one silver dollar. True to His Home A Tale of the Boyhood of Franklin When I was herding hares the Princess came up on the hill and gave me a hundred bright silver dollars and a hundred kisses as well, one for every dollar.” Tales of Folk and Fairies His face was as rosy as an apple, and his large, white teeth were as sound as new silver dollars. The Telegraph Messenger Boy The Straight Road to Success Furthermore, he had less than a silver dollar in his pockets. The Launch Boys' Adventures in Northern Waters It consists of a flat carbuncular or kerion-like inflammation, somewhat elevated, and usually a dime to silver dollar in area. Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine Indians were encouraged to catch them and bring them in; they were distributed as prizes and shipped to the West Indies, two thousand at one time, being valued at two hundred fifty silver dollars each. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 She paid the lad a hundred bright silver dollars, and she also gave him a hundred kisses out there on the hillside, with no one to look on but the hares. Tales of Folk and Fairies It was the first silver dollar that he had handled for some time, for he seldom visited the West. The Girl and The Bill An American Story of Mystery, Romance and Adventure He held out a shining silver dollar but somehow, although the lad did take it, it seemed to lie very heavy within that inner pocket where he dropped it. Dorothy's Travels Patty was so much interested in the little girl's story, that she almost wanted to give her the silver dollar on the spot, but not quite. Little Grandmother Though the face value of the nine cheese dollars would be ten per cent, below the face value of ten silver dollars, you would take the cheese. Peck's Sunshine Being a Collection of Articles Written for Peck's Sun, Milwaukee, Wis. - 1882 So he gave her two two-dollar bills and a big silver dollar. Boys and Girls Bookshelf; a Practical Plan of Character Building, Volume I (of 17) Fun and Thought for Little Folk Early in 1778 congress had 5,500,000 paper dollars in circulation, and the value of its paper dollar was from half to a quarter of the silver dollar. The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration We've heard of several poor people finding a silver dollar under their plates. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 108, October, 1866 Let me have my silver dollar this minute! Little Grandmother And instead of silver dollars, gold eagles and doubloons—the last being the great guns—are flung down upon the green baize, with a rattle continuous as the firing of musketry. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea This remonetized silver, providing for the purchase of not less than two million dollars’ worth of silver bullion per month, nor more than four millions, and for its coinage into 412� grain silver dollars. Historical Essays A boy old enough to know something takes a package of silver dollars for nails! Golden Days for Boys and Girls Volume XIII, No. 51: November 12, 1892 He said, 'If anything happens to me through treachery, no one will ever discover that money, although they will get a couple of thousand of Mexican silver dollars in my chest'. The Call Of The South 1908 After the door was closed upon them, Mrs. Lyman said—, "Here is your silver dollar, Patty, in my pocket." Little Grandmother For a silver dollar the negro ferried him across the river. A Lieutenant at Eighteen And then, unfastening a small bag tied round his naked waist, he advanced and emptied out a number of silver dollars. Rodman The Boatsteerer And Other Stories 1898 Her son Bill found a box of old silver dollars, Spanish and French, buried under t' house Bill had on Labrador, the time he were trapped by Captain Fordland's men. Labrador Days Tales of the Sea Toilers An enterprising smuggler at Bradore, just inside the Strait of Belle Isle, paved his oaken stairs with silver dollars to keep the wood from wearing out; and he could well afford to do so. All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways "Yes, mother," said Patty, laying the silver dollar against her cheek, "I do think." Little Grandmother Then, after a momentary hesitation, he put down the third silver dollar, gathered up the forty cents, slid it gently into his pocket and started for the door, the loose planks creaking under his tread. The Escape of Mr. Trimm His Plight and other Plights He crowded two silver dollars into Mayo's hands and gave him a push. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 Instinctively Mr. Alexander's hand was in his pocket, and a moment after, a round, bright silver dollar glittered in that of the girl. Who Are Happiest? and Other Stories It may appear as an erosion or as a dry scaling and indurated papule, varying in size from a pin-head to a silver dollar. The Biology, Physiology and Sociology of Reproduction Also Sexual Hygiene with Special Reference to the Male "Yes, and me a silver dollar," cried Patty. Little Grandmother He had three silver dollars, one quarter, one dime, and a nickel—three-forty in all. The Escape of Mr. Trimm His Plight and other Plights In reply, he stated that he had purchased the slaves from two Arab merchants, and had paid for them on the spot, giving one hundred and fifty silver dollars for each. The Boy Slaves When the boy glanced up from his task she offered him a silver dollar. Peggy-Alone In describing the silver dollars 'Tildy joined the ends of her thumbs and fore-fingers together, and made a figure as large as a saucer. Nights With Uncle Remus Now in order to prepare the quince-cake spread it on a board to the thickness of about a silver dollar and dry it in the sun covered with cheese cloth to keep away the flies. The Italian Cook Book The Art of Eating Well He scuffed through the sawdust to the bar and took a stack of silver dollars from his apron. Vigorish In a little heap there lay pennies, dimes, quarters, a few silver dollars—precious coins that had been put aside to keep the wolf from the door—and a separate roll of bills. Land of the Burnt Thigh Thus the English penny is a coin as large as a silver dollar, and it is worth two of the American pennies. Rollo in London He threw the man a silver dollar, and the white teeth of the Italian signalled a smile of thanks as he bowed low, lifting his dirty cap in acknowledgment. The Root of Evil The smith produced a fourth shoe, and fitted it on; and Saxe tossed him a French crown—a coin about the size of a silver dollar. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, V. 5, Nov 1877-Nov 1878 Scribner's Illustrated But he put them all down on the bar top, about twenty-five silver dollars. Vigorish "No! not for a house full of silver dollars." Summerfield or, Life on a Farm Her father gave her a silver dollar with a hole punched through it, and Steve brought her a blue ribbon for it. A Little Girl in Old New York By the Mint Law of 1792 our silver dollar was made to contain three hundred and seventy-one and a quarter grains of fine silver, or four hundred and sixteen of standard silver. History of the United States, Volume 3 A silver dollar would buy one of them.” Ahead of the Army My best sustained lift, I suppose is about two hundred times the weight of a silver dollar. Vigorish I showed them each a silver dollar and they went at it like college athletes. Swept Out to Sea Clint Webb Among the Whalers Jack replied by laying ten silver dollars in the old man's hand. The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills Even this would not answer our purpose; it was as difficult to make change with the old churchwarden as with Malcolm: there was no money in the camp except hard silver dollars. Acadia or, A Month with the Blue Noses “There are plenty of fellows here,” he remarked, “who would cut my throat for a silver dollar, let alone a gold piece.” Ahead of the Army Similar eruptions, but distributed less generally, about the size of a silver dollar, may occur as a symptom of dourine, or colt distemper. Special Report on Diseases of the Horse Their pretty little feet, which absolutely do not look larger than a silver dollar, seem made on purpose for the task. The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52 I knew that my serape was water-proof: it was one of the best of Parras fabric, and had cost me a hundred silver dollars. The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse I did not parley about appropriating a third of the mineral, for which I counted five silver dollars on the cabin table. Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver The five-franc pieces were very bright and new, and they were of about the size of silver dollars. Rollo in Paris A friend told me that he spent election day in the office of a candidate for Congress in a certain Western town, and the candidate had his safe heaped full of silver dollars. As A Chinaman Saw Us Passages from his Letters to a Friend at Home Local enterprise was disregarded and discouraged so long as abundance of silver dollars came from across the Pacific. The Philippine Islands I have seen one whole and good, which has been in general use for weaving rag carpets ever since the War of 1812, for which a silver dollar was paid. Home Life in Colonial Days He held out a silver dollar and dropped it. The Highgrader Niver mind now: I take this here silver dollar, an' I fetch it wan with me hammer. Mr. Dooley in Peace and in War Looking about him, he discovered on a chair by the bedside the overalls, and upon them a note and a silver dollar. The Young Acrobat of the Great North American Circus It was quite another thing to face in battle this brown, competent youth who could hit silver dollars in the air with a revolver. Oh, You Tex! He takes a silver dollar out of a full bucket of water without upsetting the bucket or drinking a drop of the water. Sparkling Gems of Race Knowledge Worth Reading A compendium of valuable information and wise suggestions that will inspire noble effort at the hands of every race-loving man, woman, and child. Carleton noticed that when the collection was taken up among the tars present, the plate, when returned, showed several silver dollars. Charles Carleton Coffin War Correspondent, Traveller, Author, and Statesman "I 'most forgot the money for the license," he stammered, as he pulled out a couple of silver dollars. Peak and Prairie From a Colorado Sketch-book He slipped a silver dollar into the landlord's hand. Sonnie-Boy's People His left hand came out of the pocket bringing with it half a dozen silver dollars. Oh, You Tex! With an embarrassed air, Frederick tendered her a silver dollar. Tess of the Storm Country Luckily the day was well advanced, and as I had served my purpose I was given a silver dollar. The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance As it placed a silver dollar on the board a flash of diamonds caught Dirke's eye, and he recognized the "lucky ring" he had once worn. Peak and Prairie From a Colorado Sketch-book And he did—- ten dollars to the hands and fifteen to the cook, and a silver dollar all around for car-fare. Sonnie-Boy's People Their coinage was suspended by an order of President Jefferson in 1805, and after this order only 1,300 silver dollars were coined by the United States prior to 1836. Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. In less than an hour she had made—practically without noise—a hole the size of a silver dollar. The Lion's Mouse |
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