samoleon (simoleon) antedating (1889)

[Tom Dalzell]

Last November Barry Popik posted a simoleon cite from 26 June 1883.

Tom Dalzell

Stephen Goranson wrote:

> OED simoleon (1896) "Origin obscure: perh. modelled on NAPOLEON 1.
>    A dollar."
>
> 1889 The Philistines By Arlo Bates (Boston) [g-bks] p. 180:
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> "Princeton platinum [....] It is a dream that people buy pieces of for
> good hard
> samoleans, and--
> "Good _what?_" interrupted the country member.
> "Shekels, dollars, for cash under whatever name you choose to give it
> [....]
>
> Stephen Goranson
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