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<p>[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 793822, member: 6229"]<font face="Arial">When one speaks about "<b><i>Bob</i></b>" numismatically non Englanders think of a British coin, "<b><i>Bob</i></b>," but any Brit, Scot, Irishman or Aussie will tell you there is no such coin.</font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial"><b><i>Bob </i></b>is slang for Shilling (photo courtesy of worldcoingallery.com):</font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial"><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img11/76-800&desc=Great%20Britain%20km800%201%20Shilling%20(1902-1910)&query=Britain%20km%20800" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img11/76-800&desc=Great%20Britain%20km800%201%20Shilling%20(1902-1910)&query=Britain%20km%20800" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img11/76-800&desc=Great Britain km800 1 Shilling (1902-1910)&query=Britain km 800</a></font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial">If you want to refer to two 1 Shilling coins, you don't say two <b><i>Bobs</i></b>, you say,</font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial">"<b><i><u>Two Bob</u></i></b>":</font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial"><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc2/76-746&desc=Great%20Britain%20km746%202%20Shillings%20(1851-1887)&query=Britain%20km%20746" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc2/76-746&desc=Great%20Britain%20km746%202%20Shillings%20(1851-1887)&query=Britain%20km%20746" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc2/76-746&desc=Great Britain km746 2 Shillings (1851-1887)&query=Britain km 746</a></font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial">Many numismatic historians believe <b><i>Bob</i></b> is a Cockney rhyming slang word as most slang words (currency or otherwise) are. If you were going to enter a night club in London and you are greeted at the door with the phrase "2 <b><i>Bob</i></b> a nob," you were just told the establishment has a cover charge of "2 Shillings a head."</font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial">If you have two 1 Shilling Coins and three 2 Shilling coins you have 8 <b><i>Bob</i></b>.</font></p><p><font face="Arial">If a friend has one 1 Shilling coin plus five 2 Shilling coins he/she has 11 <b><i>Bob</i></b>.</font></p><p><font face="Arial">If your date has 10 1 Shilling coins plus 10 2 Shilling coins he/she has 30 <b><i>Bob</i></b>.</font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial">If you are in Australia things change a bit. Australians say <b><i>Bob</i></b> for Australian Shilling banknotes. Here's a 10 <b><i>Bob</i></b> photo courtesy of banknotes.com:</font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial"><a href="http://www.banknotes.com/AU25.JPG" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.banknotes.com/AU25.JPG" rel="nofollow">http://www.banknotes.com/AU25.JPG</a></font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial">Australia slang for a Shilling coin is Deener (Dina). photo courtesy of Australian Stamp and Coin. For more than one add "s.":</font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial"><a href="http://www.australianstamp.com/Coin-Web/aust/shilling/shilling.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.australianstamp.com/Coin-Web/aust/shilling/shilling.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.australianstamp.com/Coin-Web/aust/shilling/shilling.htm</a></font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial">Thought you'd like to know....</font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial">Clinker </font></p><p><font face="Arial"></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 793822, member: 6229"][FONT=Arial]When one speaks about "[B][I]Bob[/I][/B][I][/I]" numismatically non Englanders think of a British coin, "[B][I]Bob[/I][/B][I][/I]," but any Brit, Scot, Irishman or Aussie will tell you there is no such coin. [B][I]Bob [/I][/B][I][/I]is slang for Shilling (photo courtesy of worldcoingallery.com): [URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img11/76-800&desc=Great%20Britain%20km800%201%20Shilling%20(1902-1910)&query=Britain%20km%20800[/URL] If you want to refer to two 1 Shilling coins, you don't say two [B][I]Bobs[/I][/B][I][/I], you say, "[B][I][U]Two Bob[/U][/I][/B][I][U][/u][/I][U][/U]": [URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc2/76-746&desc=Great%20Britain%20km746%202%20Shillings%20(1851-1887)&query=Britain%20km%20746[/URL] Many numismatic historians believe [B][I]Bob[/I][/B][I][/I] is a Cockney rhyming slang word as most slang words (currency or otherwise) are. If you were going to enter a night club in London and you are greeted at the door with the phrase "2 [B][I]Bob[/I][/B][I][/I] a nob," you were just told the establishment has a cover charge of "2 Shillings a head." If you have two 1 Shilling Coins and three 2 Shilling coins you have 8 [B][I]Bob[/I][/B][I][/I]. If a friend has one 1 Shilling coin plus five 2 Shilling coins he/she has 11 [B][I]Bob[/I][/B][I][/I]. If your date has 10 1 Shilling coins plus 10 2 Shilling coins he/she has 30 [B][I]Bob[/I][/B][I][/I]. If you are in Australia things change a bit. Australians say [B][I]Bob[/I][/B][I][/I] for Australian Shilling banknotes. Here's a 10 [B][I]Bob[/I][/B][I][/I] photo courtesy of banknotes.com: [URL]http://www.banknotes.com/AU25.JPG[/URL] Australia slang for a Shilling coin is Deener (Dina). photo courtesy of Australian Stamp and Coin. For more than one add "s.": [URL]http://www.australianstamp.com/Coin-Web/aust/shilling/shilling.htm[/URL] Thought you'd like to know.... Clinker [/FONT][/QUOTE]
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