Shinplaster
Paper money of low face value, either because they were of low denomination or they were issued by an untrustworthy source.
Shinplaster - Slang term for early United States paper money and fractional currency.
Shinplaster - Canadian fractional banknotes.
Sight Seen - Available for examination to a potential buyer before a purchase decision is made.
Shinplaster
An American colloquial term for hand-written prommissory notes. The term was invented to describe paper currency only thought worth soaking in vinegar or tobacco juice as a poultice for bruises.
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Shinplaster - Canadian fractional banknotes.
Shotgun Rolls - Rolls of coins that contain double the normal amount of coins in a roll. Their length makes them look like a shotgun barrel.
Shroff Mark - Indian term for chop mark.
Sheldon to denote proportional values of large cents minted from 1793 to 1814 and subsequently adaped as a general grading scale shinplaster Canadian fractional banknotes sight seen Available for examination to a potential buyer before a ...
These "shinplasters" as they were known, rapidly soiled in circulation and were despised by the public.
Fractional currency (or "shinplasters" as they were derisively known) quickly vanished from the channels of commerce.
By 1863 hard money was a real rarity. In addition to greenbacks, private script and notes of dubious origin circulated. These were derisively called "shinplaster" - better to line your boots with them then to take them as currency! ...
 See also: Coin, Reverse, Obverse, Cent, Copper
  
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