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Greenbacks
a name given to the inconvertible paper currency issued in the United States during the Civil War, so called from the colour of the notes, bonds, &c.; the name has since been popularly applied to the paper money of the States; the notes were made convertible in 1879.
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Greenbacks
The paper currency of the United States, printed in green and with a device of the same colour on the back. Mr Chase, Secretary of the Treasury in 1862, claimed the honour of having added this word to the American vocabulary.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Greenbacks in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Greenbacks in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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