money, from Spanish peso see also: dollar | |
dollar see also: money | |
quarter, twenty-five cents literally "two bits" - The term "two bits" dates to colonial America when Spanish dollars or "pieces of eight" circulated. 1⁄8 of a dollar (12 1⁄2¢) was one "bit", and thus 1⁄4 dollar was "two bits." | |
nickel, five cents literally "five rocks" | |
"X" basket pattern, basket pattern in the form of an "X" see also: "X" basket design | |