Brasher doubloon

noun

A rare American doubloon of eight escudos, privately minted in and after 1787.

Meanings

nounBrasher doubloon (plural Brasher doubloons)

plural Brasher doubloons

  1. historicalA rare American doubloon of eight escudos, privately minted in and after 1787.

Origin

Created by the goldsmith Ephraim Brasher.

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