Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An English gold coin, a double crown of James I.
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Examples
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To the best of his knowledge, said this turnkey, having told the money over, there were twenty moidores, eighteen guineas, five broad pieces, a half-broad piece, five crowns, and two or three shillings.
She Stands Accused 1935
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He searched and found the bag, and there was in it thirty-six moidores, eighteen guineas, five crown pieces, two half-crowns, two broad pieces of twenty-five shillings, four of twenty-three shillings, and one half-broad piece.
She Stands Accused 1935
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