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York shilling Hist. 
one shilling York currency (12 1/2 cents).
See also: York currency yorker
- 1824 There was forty-four or forty-five dollars in York Bank notes, three half dollars, a watch with seal, and a York shilling found on the deceased.
- 1862 The pressure became so great that the owner . . . at last commenced to charge a York shilling fee; and on Monday she did a handsome business in this way.
- 1920 There was no coin for the York shilling, but the English sixpence passed as such.
- 1824 There was forty-four or forty-five dollars in York Bank notes, three half dollars, a watch with seal, and a York shilling found on the deceased.