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Fine uncoined silver in the form of lumps of various sizes, usually having a banker's or assayer's seal stamped on them, formerly used by the Chinese…
Cant. Silver, whether money or plate.
Silver in the form of cut or hacked fragments of plate, jewellery, or other items, treated as bullion or used as currency.