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I rightly thought that it was expensive but I didn't think 'very'.
One meaning that came to my mind was 'an honest living'. Probably because of 'an honest penny' or 'turn up an honest penny'.
Are they really idioms or just 'a fig of my imagination'?
One meaning that came to my mind was 'an honest living'. Probably because of 'an honest penny' or 'turn up an honest penny'.
Are they really idioms or just 'a fig of my imagination'?
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Thanks, maybe i can improve my idiom vocabulary in this way..... Its difficult to remember.....
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Just a thought and only a thought, no concrete bases to say this is a fact.
Being a past collector of coins I would consider a "pretty penny" as an uncirculated coin with no blemishes and having distinct stampings. Coins that have not been circulated is always desired by collectors since they have greater wealth attached to them. The coin is usually always worth more than its face value. And who would have with them such a coin? Certainly not the common folk of old but those who had the opportunity to mingle around those in financial institutions, which I believe were off limits to those without wealth and some level of standing within the community.
Again, just my thoughts.
Being a past collector of coins I would consider a "pretty penny" as an uncirculated coin with no blemishes and having distinct stampings. Coins that have not been circulated is always desired by collectors since they have greater wealth attached to them. The coin is usually always worth more than its face value. And who would have with them such a coin? Certainly not the common folk of old but those who had the opportunity to mingle around those in financial institutions, which I believe were off limits to those without wealth and some level of standing within the community.
Again, just my thoughts.
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