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Thread #108531   Message #2259820
Posted By: PoppaGator
11-Feb-08 - 05:18 PM
Thread Name: BS: Another question for Brits
Subject: RE: BS: Another question for Brits
"Quid" and "guinea" are both slang/informal names for "pound," right? Much as a "buck" means a "dollar" here in the US.

In the US, a "fin" is a $5 bill. I intended to also provide the corresponding old-time slang name for a $10, but am having a brain-fart at the moment.

A $100 bill is a "c-note" (for obvious Roman-numeral reasons, not anythning to do with music) or a "benjamin" (because it displays a portrait of Mr Franklin).