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TWENTY-CENT PIECE

\twˈɛntisˈɛnt pˈiːs], \twˈɛntisˈɛnt pˈiːs], \t_w_ˈɛ_n_t_i_s_ˈɛ_n_t p_ˈiː_s]\

Definitions of TWENTY-CENT PIECE

1894 - Dictionary of United States history

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A silver coin authorized in 1875, and issued chiefly for use in the Pacific States. Its coinage was discontinued iu 1878. It was a legal tender to the amount of five dollars.

1894 - Dictionary of United States history
By John Franklin Jameson

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