halfcent

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So the gold was counted out, and the half passed over, very, very beautiful gold pieces worth about a hundred dollars, and the peasant received an apron full of halfcent pieces in return-that is why I mentioned it as a financial deal.

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"I hope in future budgets we can find a way to balance the budget without employees taking furloughs," he said, suggesting that a portion of the county sales tax of one-halfcent beginning April 1 could be used to improve future county budgets.

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