Levies

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Levy \Lev"y\ (-[y^]), n.; pl. {Levies} (-[i^]z). [A contr. of
     elevenpence or elevenpenny bit.]
     A name formerly given in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia
     to the Spanish real of one eighth of a dollar (or 121/2
     cents), valued at eleven pence when the dollar was rated at
     7s. 6d.


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