# Here's something you wouldn't see in the USA **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 20, 2000, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-something-you-wouldnt-see-in-the-usa/46507 "2000-12-20T13:15:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![CircusPhreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b487fb/32.png) [@CircusPhreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CircusPhreak)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2000, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-something-you-wouldnt-see-in-the-usa/46507/21 "2000-12-21T01:18:18Z")
Fundies’ hold on this country is awful. “And one nation under God” and “In God We Trust” as Mister Damage said earlier. Not like I pledge alleigence in school or worship money like the phat cats do, but still. Well I do like the “Pledge of Grievance.” I pledge grievance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republicans who I can’t stand, one nation under smog, Indispicable, with libetry for JUST US not ALL. (just us being the phat cats) ~NOFX~ I’m not a huge NOFX fan, but still, its great. ---
**Author:** ![NeutronJack](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/neutronjack/32/4134_2.png) [@NeutronJack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NeutronJack)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2000, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-something-you-wouldnt-see-in-the-usa/46507/22 "2000-12-21T01:44:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by elmwood \* > \*\*The current one cent coin was introduced in 1909. > \*\* I believe that the wheat penny was introduced then. When did the back side change? > [@](#): > > **there is no numerical designation of the value anywhere on US coins.** My nickel says “FIVE CENTS”. Or do you want a “5”? ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2000, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-something-you-wouldnt-see-in-the-usa/46507/23 "2000-12-21T04:23:14Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by TomH \* > Incidentally, Darwin was chosen, like his predecessor Dickens, for his bears. Funny, I never heard before that either Darwin _or_ Dickens owned bears. Nor that bear ownership was considered in putting people on money. ::runs far, far away:: ---
**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2000, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-something-you-wouldnt-see-in-the-usa/46507/24 "2000-12-21T06:26:10Z")
: My nickel says “FIVE CENTS”. Or do you want a “5”? A “5.” For those not familiar with coins from the US, here’s what the denominations say, in order of physical size from smallest to largest. “ONE DIME” (10c) “ONE CENT” (1c) “FIVE CENTS” (5c) “QUARTER DOLLAR” (25c) “ONE DOLLAR” ($1) “HALF DOLLAR” (50c) BTW, the back of the Lincoln cent changed from wheat to the Lincoln memorial in 1959. ---
**Author:** ![pluto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f08c70/32.png) [@pluto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pluto)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2000, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-something-you-wouldnt-see-in-the-usa/46507/25 "2000-12-21T07:52:48Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Kat \* > **Funny, I never heard before that either Darwin _or_ Dickens owned bears. Nor that bear ownership was considered in putting people on money.** Thank you, **Kat**. I read that sentence about fifteen times before I finally figured out what it meant. (“_Bears_? _Forebears_? No, they’re talking about hair – _bares_?”) ---
**Author:** ![Andy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/aeb1de/32.png) [@Andy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2000, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-something-you-wouldnt-see-in-the-usa/46507/26 "2000-12-21T08:00:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Coldfire \* > Of course, in a years time we’ll be switching them for [Euros](http://www.dnb.nl/english/e_emu_euro_en_escb/euro/e_euro_bankbilj.htm). Frankly, although not as imaginative as the Guilder notes, I think they’re pretty attractive as well. Hell Coldfire, flowers are pretty attractive too, but you wouldn’t want to be _paid_ in them;). ---
**Author:** ![Astroboy14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2000, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-something-you-wouldnt-see-in-the-usa/46507/27 "2000-12-21T10:03:21Z")
> [@](#): > > American money is ugly, let’s face it. Yeah, it is… but (to me, after growing up in the states) it looks and feels like **REAL** money! I just got some today (in preparation for my flight tomorrow home to the good ol’ USA! :)) and it feels GOOD to hold a real $20 bill! The money here in Korea is interesting looking, but I can’t shake the feeling that it is _play money_… this means I burn through a 100,000 won (about $80 or so) MUCH faster than I’d burn through the same amount in Mi-Gook (American) money! _Huh? You want some more of this Monopoly money? Sure, here… take all ya want! I got a bunch of them!!_ ---
**Author:** ![FloChi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58956e/32.png) [@FloChi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloChi)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2000, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-something-you-wouldnt-see-in-the-usa/46507/28 "2000-12-21T11:38:34Z")
I found that American money was confusing, people say ‘dime’ or ‘nickel’ and I have no idea. Quarter and half are understandable, but the others. Not that the British are any better. ‘Bob’? Also the way it is all the same colour really confused me. I managed to give a cab driver a $20 tip one day because I couldn’t tell the difference between the $10 and $20 notes. Monopoly money is when going to Italy or Turkey. 100 000 lire for a kebab?, yeah sure. ---
**Author:** ![Andy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/aeb1de/32.png) [@Andy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2000, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-something-you-wouldnt-see-in-the-usa/46507/29 "2000-12-21T11:54:11Z")
FloChi, if you look carefully, the notes also have the denominations written on them in numbers… Dime = 10c Nickel = 5c Nobody really says ‘bob’ anymore. Quid, squid, bullet, nugget maybe, but not bob. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-something-you-wouldnt-see-in-the-usa/46507.md?page=1)