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Coins Quotes

Quotes on spare change, currency history, and small everyday money moments.

This collection of coins quotes moves from a nostalgic department-store scene of counting out small coins to memories of busking and paying for petrol with silver change. One quote even traces American currency law back to 1793.

The name of my ailment was longing, and it was not cured till I finally went to the department store and counted out the money in small coins before the dismayed clerk. When I came to the house, I held...

Quotes by William Christopher Handy

I love steakhouses. When I'm in Chicago, I know there's a Gibsons that's open late. 13 Coins at Sea-Tac Airport in Washington is a gourmet restaurant I love.

Quotes by Triple H

When I was busking, when I was paying for petrol with silver coins or when I was sneaking into hostels so I could park my van up and sleep in it, I had the best time of my life.

Quotes by Tones and I

My great-great-grandfather was a shah back in the 1800s. Unfortunately, I don't have any gold coins or jewels to show for it.

Quotes by Sarah Shahi

Action Quotes

Do you think I'm wandering around all day thinking, 'I must write a song called 'Three Coins In The Fountain'?' Only an idiot would do that.

Quotes by Sammy Cahn

It means that the silver coins of the United States at whatever ratio is fixed, and I want the present ratio that we have now, 16 to 1, maintained precisely as it is.

Quotes by Richard Parks Bland

We're playing the Superbowl this year, we're opening up before the coins drop.

Quotes by Peter Criss

With the block chain, for the first time, we no longer need these central institutions for settlement or for guaranteeing the value of coins or for land titling. All of these functions can be replaced by a transparent public ledger...

Quotes by Patrick M. Byrne

It is important to realize that gold and silver are international commodities and that, therefore, when not prohibited by government decree, foreign coins are perfectly capable of serving as standard moneys.

Quotes by Murray Rothbard

Age Quotes

Originally, Congress provided in 1793 that all foreign coins circulating in the United States be legal tender. Indeed, foreign coins have been estimated to form 80 percent of American domestic specie circulation in 1800.

Quotes by Murray Rothbard

Bitcoin is not an actual physical coin, and if computers are shut down, you can't buy or sell them. That's why nothing will ever replace gold and silver coins themselves, and all investors should have them at home or in...

Quotes by Mark Skousen

I usually have a few coins in my pocket when I'm playing, but the one I use to mark my ball on the green is a special silver coin that my wife designed for me. It has our wedding date...

Quotes by Louis Oosthuizen

When I was a boy, I took over the shed at the bottom of the garden and displayed fossils and potsherds and coins in it and proudly called it my 'museum'. I charged people to come in, and my most...

Quotes by Kevin Crossley-Holland

Words are the coins making up the currency of sentences, and there are always too many small coins.

Quotes by Jules Renard

Always Quotes

The shrewd guess, the fertile hypothesis, the courageous leap to a tentative conclusion - these are the most valuable coins of the thinker at work. But in most schools guessing is heavily penalized and is associated somehow with laziness.

Quotes by Jerome Bruner

Cash as a physical entity will virtually cease to exist, with coins and checkbooks consigned to museums. As people conduct their financial transactions on hand-held devices made secure by advanced biometrics, even tipping will be done electronically.

Quotes by James P. Gorman

I think my gap adds character. A while ago, on the street, a guy yelled, 'You could stick a gold through your front teeth!' Which meant I could put a £1 coin between them. But you can't. I've tried! Fifty-pence...

Quotes by Georgia May Jagger

It is not helpful to help a friend by putting coins in his pockets when he has got holes in his pockets.

Quotes by Elizabeth Bowen

It's rare to find these true coin flip situations in Hold'em but surprisingly common in Omaha. That's one of the reasons why Omaha is the perfect game for action junkies who relish the notion of flipping coins for large sums...

Quotes by Daniel Negreanu

American Quotes

When I was younger, I liked money - the feel of it. I would sit with my dad and count his coins and be like, 'Yeah.' I'd saved £700 by the age of 10. I thought: 'What the hell am...

Quotes by Cara Delevingne

Frequently Asked Questions

What is this Coins quotes collection about?
This collection uses coins as a lens on money, memory, and history, from a nostalgic department-store scene to a restaurant named after loose change. It blends personal recollection with a note on early American currency law.
Why do readers search for coins quotes?
Coins carry a tactile, nostalgic quality that resonates with readers thinking about thrift, travel, or the past. These quotes tap into that feeling through busking, dining, and shopping memories.
What historical detail appears in these quotes?
One quote traces back to 1793, noting that Congress once made foreign coins legal tender because they formed a large share of the money circulating in the early American economy.
Is there a quote about eating out and coins?
Yes, one quote mentions 13 Coins, a restaurant near Sea-Tac Airport in Washington, describing it as a favorite gourmet spot when traveling.
Does the collection touch on frugal or humble moments with money?
One quote recalls paying for petrol with silver coins while busking and sleeping in a van, describing that stretch as one of the best periods of a whole life.

Food lovers get a nod too, with a mention of the restaurant 13 Coins at Sea-Tac Airport. For more on habits that stay constant over time, see Always quotes.