Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A Portuguese gold coin, originated in 1722, the half-dobra of 6,400 reis: one of the most popular gold coins of the New World in the eighteenth century.
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Examples
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The war of which I am now writing, however, brought a great many guineas among us, most of the troops being paid in that species of coin; but the contractors, in general, found it easier to command the half-joe than the guinea.
Satanstoe James Fenimore Cooper 1820
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Pieces of eight, or dollars, are our commonest coin, it is true, but we make good use of the half-joe in all heavy transactions.
Satanstoe James Fenimore Cooper 1820
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