Bland dollar

noun

A silver dollar of 412½ grains that would have been coined each month from bullion purchased by the secretary of the treasury.

Meanings

nounBland dollar (plural Bland dollars)

plural Bland dollars

  1. UShistoricalgovernmentA silver dollar of 412½ grains that would have been coined each month from bullion purchased by the secretary of the treasury.

Origin

Proposed by Richard P. Bland.

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APA

Bland dollar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bland%20dollar

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“Bland dollar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bland%20dollar. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bland dollar,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bland%20dollar.

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