Mudcat Café message #3468664

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Thread #149102 Message #3468664
Posted By: Nigel Parsons
19-Jan-13 - 03:36 PM
Thread Name: BS: A buck and a quid
Subject: RE: BS: A buck and a quid

Eliza: We often called a penny (old money) a 'stiver', as in "I haven't got a stiver
If I recall correctly, this is from the name for a Dutch coin: Stuiver

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