- coin silver
- nouna silver of the degree of purity established for making legal silver coins• Hypernyms: ↑silver, ↑Ag, ↑atomic number 47
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noun: silver of the fineness legalized for coins (as .900 fine in the U.S., .500 fine for Great Britain since 1920)* * *
silver having the standard fineness for coinage purposes.* * *
coin silver,silver of the standard or legal fineness for making silver coins.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.