in specie
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During the War of 1812, the Bank of the United States had suspended payments in specie, “hard money” usually in the form of gold and silver coins.
From Textbooks • Dec. 30, 2014
One soldier in the Continental Army, Joseph Plumb Martin, recounted how he received no pay in paper money after 1777 and only one month’s payment in specie, or hard currency, in 1781.
From Textbooks • Dec. 30, 2014
Of course, this price having been once fixed, the natives will not take less, that is, in specie.
From March to Magdala by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
The North Star sailed from Hong-Kong early one morning, bound for Japan, in ballast, but carrying some 12,000 dollars in specie.
From Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) by Lindley, Augustus F.
The total imports of the year were $215,725,995, of which $4,967,901 was in specie.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. by Various
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