| 单词 | bungtown copper or cent |
| 释义 | > as lemmasBungtown copper or cent Bungtown copper or cent, a counterfeit English halfpenny or other spurious copper coin. Also elliptical. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > false coin > [noun] > specific crockard1300 lushburg1346 pollarda1387 rosarya1387 eagle1577 Leonine1577 morgan1659 rap1724 mitre1749 Paduan1770 Bungtown copper or cent1787 rap halfpenny1787 stampee1795 Jack1851 1787 Newport Mercury 13 Aug. in Mag. Amer. Hist. (1885) XIII. 206 We are informed that all Coppers by law, in New York, except Bungtowns, are fixed at 160 for a Dollar. 1840 Knickerbocker 15 385 [He took] a five cent piece and two bungtown coppers out of the till. 1845 S. Judd Margaret i. iv. 17 These flowers wouldn't fetch a bung-town copper. 1853 Oregonian (Portland, Oregon Territory) 13 Aug. 1/5 What is the currency of the U.S.?..Coppers, bogus, Bungtown cents, pennies, fips, [etc.]. < as lemmas |
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