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A Spanish silver coin which in 1835 passed current in the United States for twenty cents, or one fifth of a dollar; not a coin made current by the laws of the United States. United States v Gardner (US) 10 Pet 618, 9 L Ed 556.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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