piece of eight
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piece of eight
a former Spanish coin worth eight reals; peso
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Sovereign also shot up by ` 350 to ` 24,200 per
piece of eight grams.
The
piece of eight - called a 'cob' - was found among thousands of coins discovered during the diving expedition and was thought to have once formed part of bullion raided from an early 17th century Spanish galleon by pirates.
The
piece of eight - called a 'cob' - was found among thousands of coins discovered during the 60s diving expedition off Lucayan beach, Grand Bahama, and was thought to have once formed part of bullion raided from an early 17th century Spanish galleon by pirates.
See for yourself at a cinema near you, thanks to your show-stopping Daily Mirror - and it won't cost you a single
piece of eight.
Sovereign, however, held steady at Rs 23,200 per
piece of eight grams in limited deals.
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