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Piece of eight

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  1. 1
    The peso, a silver coin that was minted in Spain and its colonies from the end of 15th century, equal to eight reales (hence the name). historical

    "It was a long, difficult business, for the coins were of all countries and sizes — doubloons, and louis d'ors, and guineas, and pieces of eight, and I know not what besides, all shaken together at random."

  2. 2
    an old silver Spanish coin; worth 8 reales wordnet

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