Coin Slang and Phrases

I find myself noticing "coin" phrases and other coin words in our everyday slang of today and days of old.

Examples: "That'll cost you a pretty penny!"
Or watching a western I hear them asking for "bits"? "Two bits please." Is that two cents?
Or
"He keeps showing up like a bad penny."


How'bout you? Got any others?

 

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This thread will shed some light on what two-bits means...

https://www.cointalk.com/threads/coin-cut-like-a-slice-of-pizza.284596/#post-2534640

 

A dime used be called a short-bit.

 

"Stop on a dime." (quick stop)

"Turn on a dime." (quick turn)

"Drop a dime." (give information)

"Penny for your thoughts?" (request information)

"Tough as a nickel steak." (very tough)

 

What does it mean to "coin a phrase"?

 

Good one, I forgot about that one. It means invent a phrase.

 

Yes "coin" is also a verb that means "to create".

 

case quarter I would here this but it would never made sense to me

 

Have you heard of pieces of eight? Well, 8 is a dollar, 4 is half a dollar and a quarter is 2 bits.

 

The very British "In for a penny, in for a pound."

 

Could you rephrase this comment...in English?

 

In the olden days cheapskates were said to hold a nickel until the buffalo ran away.

 

A Holey dollar is two coins in one. The center is a "dump" and when it's taken out what's left is the "holey" dollar.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hol...:Holey_dollar_coinage_NSW_1813_a128577_02.jpg

 

"He'd squeeze a dollar until the eagle hollers"

Not worth a plugged nickel.

 

"Don't take any wooden nickels."
"Not one red cent"
"Doesn't have two nickels to rub together."
"My two cents worth."

 

A case quarter is what black people referred to when that wanted a whole quarter instead of 2 dimes and nickel

 

@conder0289
What is your avatar?

 

All it costs is one thin dime...1/10th of a dollar...Step right up

 

Penny wise and pound foolish.
Dollars to doughnuts.

 

Let me edit the sentence for it to make more sense
A case quarter.. I would hear this phrase but it would never make any sense to me