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Groat was a British silver coin. See more »
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Denarius
Denarius, dih NAIR ee uhs, was a silver coin used by the Romans during the periods of the Republic and the Empire.
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Doubloon, duh BLOON, is a Spanish and Spanish-American gold coin that was widely used in America until the 1800's.
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Ducat, DUHK uht, is a coin first issued by Roger II of Sicily, Duke of Apulia, in the mid-1100's.
See more »Eagle
Eagle was the popular name for a $10 gold coin minted in the United States between 1795 and 1933.
See more »Holey dollar
Holey dollar, a silver coin used in Australia in the 1800's, was a Spanish dollar with a dump (small piece of silver) removed from its center.
See more »Piece of eight
Piece of eight was a name for the Spanish peso, which corresponded to the American dollar (see Peso).
See more »Pine-tree shilling
Pine-tree shilling was a silver coin minted by colonists in Boston, in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, from 1667 to 1682.
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