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The largest statue should be of the unnamed woman who talked a pirate into giving her five hundred pieces of eight just to watch her strip.
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Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
Avery sent a purse stuffed with pieces of eight to make sure the governor got the point.
—Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
Avery sent a purse stuffed with pieces of eight to make sure the governor got the point.
—Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
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“Piece of eight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/piece%20of%20eight. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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