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silver certificate

noun

  1. a former paper currency first issued in 1878 by the U.S. federal government for circulation, equal to and redeemable for silver to a stated value.


silver certificate

noun

  1. (formerly) a banknote issued by the US Treasury to the public and redeemable in silver
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of silver certificate1

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80
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If you currently hold a silver certificate dollar bill, you may be wondering what it’s worth.

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In the 19th Century, the first US First Lady, Martha Washington, was on the $1 silver certificate and Native American heroine Pocahontas was in a group picture on the $20 bill.

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Before being accepted into the class, each parent was required to take the ACT Work Readiness Exam, which is a workplace skills test, and earn at least a silver certificate, the third highest.

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Investigators also tracked him to a series of silver certificate bills he lost at a casino.

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The last woman represented on U.S. notes was Martha Washington, on the $1 silver certificate, while several other women have been featured on coins.

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