1. Coin of the precious met-als, of a certain weight and fineness, and bearing the stamp of the government, de-noting its value as currency. Trebilcock ▼. wilson, 12 wall. 695, 20 L. Ed. 460; walkup v. Houston, 65 N. C. 501; Henry v. Bank of Salina, 5 Hill (N. Y.) 536
Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
