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I think some provinces here in Canada had half a penny as well, I'm told it was know as a "hay penny" of course that could have been local slang.
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A shinplaster gained its name from the fact that the half dollar note became almost worthless during the depression, except for keeping ones shins warm and was stuffed down the socks to help keep the shins warm. The five dollar bill is referred to as a "fin". Where the name came from, I don't know.
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About my time, some years ago, when the two dollar bill was used and no talk of loonies or toonies, I remember it being referred to as a "deuce", but do not know of its origin.
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I don't know why it will not work, I will write the answers shortly, sorry for the trouble. take care.
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I went to google, typed in "$10.00 sawbuck", hit enter, and chose the first heading. hit "languagehat.com Sawbuck" and it should give the explanations, take care.
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In Canada "shinplaster" refers to 25-cent notes issued by the government from 1870 till they were recalled in about 1935.Canadians popularly called them shinplasters because they resembled some worthless US fractional notes in size and quality of paper.Unlike the US notes for which they were named they did not lose value.
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shinplasters are still LEGAL currency
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DBM, your correct, my error, they are a 25 cent note.
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When the canadian mint gets rid of the five dollar bill what will call new five dollar coin
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Thank you for the correction to my statement about which bill is a "sawbuck". I think that I was thinking about a "fin" for $5 and put down sawbuck .. all terms I used to use when I lived in the states. I've actually heard of a $20 bill called a "double-sawbuck".
And David .. what would be on a $5 coin? The name would depend on that.
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I've run across a couple names from our far distant past...see if you recognize them.
wampum
mousquetaire
papineaus
I'd never have known the second two without Google.
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Maybe the five dollar coin will be called a "Foonie"  |
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Personally, I think they should have called the Toonie... "Two Bucks" and put a couple of deer on the coin instead of the polar bear :) Ha hahahahah
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