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All Ogle, No Cash -- It's Not Just Annoying, It's Un-American

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Betsy HP - Jul 09, 2003 7:42:46 am PDT #5583 of 9843

If I only had a brain...

I'm pretty sure "bits" came from cutting an old Spanish dollar into eight pieces. Which is why eight bits are a dollar. All the proverbs I know with bits in them always have them in even multiples anyway; "Putting your two bits in", as well as "Two bits, four bitx, six bits, a dollar".

[X-post with Theodosia]

Fred Pete - Jul 09, 2003 7:43:47 am PDT #5584 of 9843

Ann, that's a ferret.

Mmmmm...Old Sturbridge Village.

t /Homer

(Edited to add fake tag, which didn't add the first time.)

amych - Jul 09, 2003 7:44:48 am PDT #5585 of 9843

Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

However, many elderly people still, to this day, 'think' in the former-former coin, the Lira.

I ran across a number of supremely crotchety older folk in France who would count in old Francs, but only when they were complaining about prices -- i.e., "I can't believe they can get away with charging 100,000 a month for this apartment!" If they got a bargain it was always in new Francs.

Betsy HP - Jul 09, 2003 7:45:19 am PDT #5586 of 9843

If I only had a brain...

The latest coinage of guineas took place in 1813; the sovereign, of the value of 20s., was first issued in 1817.

HUH. A sovereign is a pound, then. Learn something new...

The U.S. definitely minted half-cents. [link]

brenda m - Jul 09, 2003 7:50:07 am PDT #5587 of 9843

If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

I'm pretty sure "bits" came from cutting an old Spanish dollar into eight pieces. Which is why eight bits are a dollar

Also the source of "pieces of eight."

sumi - Jul 09, 2003 7:50:45 am PDT #5588 of 9843

Art Crawl!!!

Is the cutting it into pieces thing where they get "Pieces of Eight" from too?

Theodosia - Jul 09, 2003 7:57:37 am PDT #5589 of 9843

'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

The Spanish dollar coin was huge -- think much bigger than a quarter or a Suzy B or a Sacajawea. Bigger than the old American silver dollar coin. So the cutting into pieces was much easier than if they'd been dime-sized.

Allan Lang - Jul 09, 2003 9:27:16 am PDT #5590 of 9843

'And on that tragic day, an era came to its inevitable end.' That's all there is.

I know about marks (which didn't exist but were counted). As well as groats (value 4 pence), angels (value 80 pence - which was 6 shillings and 8 pence) , nobles (also 80 pence), rose nobles (120 pence - which would be half a pound - but everybody counted in marks, which were 2/3 of a pound).

Betsy HP - Jul 09, 2003 9:34:29 am PDT #5591 of 9843

If I only had a brain...

WHOA.

sumi - Jul 09, 2003 10:41:13 am PDT #5592 of 9843

Art Crawl!!!

So, the new Doctor Who is animated?

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