tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post7578514468076745552..comments2010-07-10T21:22:16.972ZComments on Lonely Panel: Exploring Comics and Beyond (Formerly Webcomic Finds): Stopover at Orange County: It's Not All Orange Tre...Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-45702274676458015512010-07-08T17:15:29.819Z2010-07-08T17:15:29.819ZIt isn't the nickel that is the oddball, but t...It isn't the nickel that is the oddball, but the dime. Think about it. The penny is smaller than the nickel which is smaller than the quarter, but the dime is smaller than all of the other coins.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-55645208814078987962010-07-05T18:34:55.332Z2010-07-05T18:34:55.332Z@ Sly Eagle: Well, that made considerably more sen...@ Sly Eagle: Well, that made considerably more sense! That also does explain why they call a nickel a... well... nickel. It's an interesting illustration of why things change and systems that were once logical no longer make sense- and yet we continue to use themPing @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-25843295599717810572010-07-03T22:11:18.612Z2010-07-03T22:11:18.612ZInitially, American coins were <i>actually</i> wor...Initially, American coins were <i>actually</i> worth what was printed on them. Like a copper penny was actually one cent's worth of copper in weight. So a nickel was 5 cents worth of nickel, and a dime was 10 cents worth of silver. Dollars also used to be made out of actual silver, and a quarter dollar was a quarter the weight of a dollar. In those days you could buy a house for a few hundredSly Eaglehttp://jaadrih.comicgenesis.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-9491477157409981092010-06-22T08:50:20.845Z2010-06-22T08:50:20.845Z@kat: That may be one of the funniest comments I&#...@kat: That may be one of the funniest comments I've had on my blog for a while. But I know what you mean about british money. Imagine what it was like before they decimalised it!Ping @ Phalanxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685142741575879139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7934033.post-82742094228645722402010-06-22T01:25:20.314Z2010-06-22T01:25:20.314ZI blame the British.
Seriously, I'm American,...I blame the British.<br /><br />Seriously, I'm American, we have stupid money, and *their* change confused the hell out of me. The biggest coin is the 2-pence piece. What do you even *need* a two-pence-piece for? And why do the 20p coins have clipped edges when nothing else does? And, and, and....<br /><br />All the other former British colonies got cricket. We get stupid money.<br /><br />kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06812849088987319200noreply@blogger.com