bland dollar

bland dollar
\\ˈbland-, -aa(ə)nd-\ noun
Usage: usually capitalized B
Etymology: after Richard P. Bland died 1899 United States congressman
: the United States silver dollar of 412 1/2 grains troy coined under the Bland-Allison Act of 1878 that provided for the free coinage of silver

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