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holey dollar

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Say it like: Hol-ee -dol-lar

The correct spelling is holey dollar. A coin used in the early history of Prince Edward Island and New South Wales, made by punching the middle out of a Spanish dollar; the punched-out middle part was used as a smal…

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  1. 1.A coin used in the early history of Prince Edward Island and New South Wales, made by punching the middle out of a Spanish dollar; the punched-out middle part was used as a smaller coin called a dump.

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