pieces of eight

The original plan was to use nine pieces of eight to bind Calypso. But when the First Court met, the Brethren were to a one skint broke.

Silver pieces of eight were another passport to trade, and, as the first object of a global economy, a key step in the history of money.

Another says that it is a variant of a figure eight that appeared on the Spanish Peso, standing for the pieces of eight.

Before they authorized their agents in Jidda or Aden to make delivery they had demanded a deposit of Venetian doubloons and pieces-of-eight.

Soon after, an island farmer found pieces of eight around a hole in his cornfield.

Everything. Where are they meeting? Who are the Pirate Lords? What is the purpose of the nine pieces of eight?

Another story is that it is a variant of a figure "8" that appeared on the Spanish Peso, standing for pieces of eight.

Our new friend in Singapore was very specific, sir. Nine pieces of eight.

form I have never seen before original pieces of eight.

Pieces of eight!

There were all kinds of gold coins in the bag-big French gold coins, Spanish doubloons and pieces of eight.

Florens, "a human child, not pieces of eight" , given away by her mother in the hope of a better life (the "mercy" of the title);

I found in this seaman's chest, about fifty pieces of eight in silver, but no gold;