specie payment

14 LETTERS · STARTS WITH S

specie payment is a valid 14-letter word worth 24 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

S1P3E1C3I1E1P3A1Y4M3E1N1T1

1 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 4 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =24 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 48TRIPLE WORD → 72

MEANING

What does specie payment mean?