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Argentum album (Latin for "white money" or "silver coin"), mentioned in Domesday, signifies bullion, or silver uncoined. In those ancient days, such passed as money from one to another in payment.
Sumitur pro ipso hoc metallo pensili non signato. Spelm.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chambers, Ephraim, ed. (1728). "Argentum album". Cyclopædia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences (1st ed.). James and John Knapton, et al. [1]
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