What is a New England name for the Spanish real, a coin formerly current in the United States, as valued at twelve and a half cents called?

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ninepence — A New England name for the Spanish real, a coin formerly current in the United States, as valued at twelve and a half cents. (Webster's 1913.)

What is a New England name for the Spanish real, a coin formerly current in the United States, as valued at twelve and a half cents called?

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