Coin Slang and Phrases

the pound known as a quid--comes from the latin quid pro quo--something for something,came into use when the sovereign went out of use and replaced by a note now a coin

 

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The US had pay toilets for years in airports. So much grief was raised by the public, they got rid of them.

 

Wow

 

In my physics classes, I refer to cents as centi-dollars, since they are officially 1/100 of a dollar.

 

I wouldn't mind bringing them back if the cost was a quarter or less. I mean, try finding a place to pee in San Francisco, for God's sake!

 

why I always hear nickel buffalo, what does it mins

 

The side of any building or mailbox seems fair game there. Or did you want privacy?

 

It is a Masonic pocket piece from a Northern Irish Black Lodge from the late 1790's

 

Thankyou for replying. Sorry I forgot to check the thread sooner.

 

Military people who only have a few weeks left before they get out are called short-timers.

"I'm so short I have to stand on a dime to see over a nickel."

 

"Old Copper Nose" was the name given to King Henry Vlll after he debased the coinage.

http://blog.royalmint.com/old-coppernose-quantitative-easing-the-medieval-way/

 

Since we already brought public toilets up here, why not add Vespasian's "pecunia non olet" (money does not stink) ... The Roman emperor introduced a tax on using the urine collected in public containers - whoever wanted to use it, e.g. for cleaning laundry, had to pay that tax. When his son Titus said he found that objectionable, Vespanian took a coin and asked him whether it smelled badly. Nah, Titus said. And that ultimately became the above proverb.

Christian

 

Ho-Kay.

 

Now the 99 Cent Store advertises "most items still 99.99 cents!". Many items are now in the 2-5 dollar range.

 

Anyone said "a dime a dozen" yet?

"A penny saved is a penny earned"

"Wish I had a nickel for every time I've heard that"

 

I wish I had a picture of it, but there's a "dollar store" in San Francisco that says "Everything at least $1." That's a serious case of "you're doing it wrong," right there.