stivers

To the mill gang, and to the crook gang, for working through the breakfast hour, one stiver, and for working through noon, two stivers per day.

The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917 Various

As soon as he was thus legally invested with sovereign power, Charles demanded a large _aide_ from Holland and Zealand -- 480,000 crowns of fifteen stivers for himself; 32,000 crowns as pin money for his new consort; 16,000 crowns as donations for various servants, and 4800 crowns towards his travelling expenses.

Charles the Bold Last Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477 Ruth Putnam

Mayken has failed, of late, in her lessons; and too many sweets and trifles have gone to her lips, and too few stivers to her charity-box.

Christmas Its Origin, Celebration and Significance as Related in Prose and Verse Robert Haven Schauffler 1921

Other coins quite ordinarily met with in the literature of the times are pounds (7.5 cents), pfennigs (various values), stivers, crowns, nobles, angels ($2), and Hungarians ducats ($1.75).

The Age of the Reformation Preserved Smith 1910

All testaments must be written upon stamped paper of which the price is proportioned to the property disposed of, so that there are stamps which cost from three pence, or three stivers a sheet, to three hundred florins, equal to about twenty-seven pounds ten shillings of our money.

II. Book V. Of the Sources of the General or Public Revenue of the Society 1909

Those who consume wheaten bread, pay three guilders fifteen stivers; about six shillings and ninepence half-penny.

II. Book V. Of the Sources of the General or Public Revenue of the Society 1909

We came then to the end of the island, which was alluvial ground, and crossed over the Spyt den Duyvel in a canoe, and paid nine stivers fare for us three, which was very dear.

Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680 Jasper Danckaerts 1898

We had for supper a roasted haunch of venison, which he had bought of the Indians for three guilders and a half of _seewant_, that is, fifteen stivers of Dutch money, [117] and which weighed thirty pounds.

Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680 Jasper Danckaerts 1898

[Footnote 84: Twenty stivers made one florin or guilder, and three guilders one ducat.] _18th, Tuesday.

Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680 Jasper Danckaerts 1898

Mr. Jacobs said he had a remnant of tin which he would sell us for ten stivers a foot, and we had paid twelve for ours.

Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680 Jasper Danckaerts 1898