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What coin is called two bits?
Quarter.
The expression two bits mean twenty-five cents but how did this expression originate?
In the early years of the United States, the government had to decide what kind of money the new country would use. The Spanish Milled Dollar and its fractional parts had been used in colonial America for many years so it was decided to base the US money on it. The Spanish Milled Dollar was also called a "piece of eight" because it would often be cut into 8 equal pieces called bits . For a time both Spanish and American coins were used in daily trade so in the transition from the Spanish Dollar to the American Dollar, American quarters were worth "2 bits", or one fourth of the Spanish Dollar, the American half dollar was worth "4 bits", or one half of the Spanish Dollar. A quarter and a half dollar were worth "6 bits" or 3/4 of a Spanish Dollar. Although the "piece of eight" Spanish Dollar is no longer considered legal tender in the US, its history in our monetary system lives on in the term "2 bits"
What does two bits in mean in the 1920s?
its means a quarter
What is the name of the 25 cent coin?
a quarter? or two bits?
How many eights make a three quarters?
two eights make one quarter so it takes threes times as many to make three quarters. So, 6 eights make three quarters. ( A eighth of a dollar is called a bit so 2 bits is a quarter and 6 bits is 75 cents. There is an old song that ends with "Shave and a haircut - six bits.)
What is two bits called?
Quarter.
What coin is called two bits?
Quarter.
How much money is two bits?
A 'bit' is 1/8 of a dollar or about 12 cents. Two 'bits' is about a quarter.
How much money is to bits?
I think you mean "two bits" like the litte song, "Shave and a haircut, two bits." Two bits is a quarter, twenty five cents.
How many bits are in a quarter of a dollar?
two bits are in a quarter of a dollar
What is another name for the American dollar?
* buck * 8 bits (8 bits equals 1.00, each quarter is 2 bits, or each bit is 12.5 cents) * ** (For more info, see related question about "bit" - not to be confused with "quarter".) * greenback
What is another name for the coin you call a quarter?
It used to be called "two bits".
What is something worth 25 cents is called?
Something worth 25 cents, or a quarter is called two bit. As in "shave and a hair cut two bits."
What does two bits mean from the 1920?
Two bits is the same as one quarter. It comes from the Spanish 'real' which was called a 'bit'. A 'bit' was worth an eighth of a Spanish dollar.
How much is 2 bits?
1 quarter
The expression two bits mean twenty-five cents but how did this expression originate?
In the early years of the United States, the government had to decide what kind of money the new country would use. The Spanish Milled Dollar and its fractional parts had been used in colonial America for many years so it was decided to base the US money on it. The Spanish Milled Dollar was also called a "piece of eight" because it would often be cut into 8 equal pieces called bits . For a time both Spanish and American coins were used in daily trade so in the transition from the Spanish Dollar to the American Dollar, American quarters were worth "2 bits", or one fourth of the Spanish Dollar, the American half dollar was worth "4 bits", or one half of the Spanish Dollar. A quarter and a half dollar were worth "6 bits" or 3/4 of a Spanish Dollar. Although the "piece of eight" Spanish Dollar is no longer considered legal tender in the US, its history in our monetary system lives on in the term "2 bits"
How many bits in a half dollar?
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