From: a_eder_muc@web.de   
      
   On Sa 03 Jan 2026 at 23:38, Lars Poulsen wrote:   
      
   > One of these was the German "Joachimsthaler" - a coin minted in   
   > Joachimsthal (wherever in Germany that may be) and "thaler" smoothed   
   > down to becomme "dollar". So 25 cents = 1/4 dollar = two bits.   
   > "Haircut and shave is - two bits!!"   
      
   Well it isn't in Germany at all!   
   It is nowadays in the Czech Republic and called Jáchymov (Czech   
   pronunciation: [ˈjaːxɪmof]).   
   It is near Karlovy Vary the famous spa town and has about 2,300   
   inhabitants.   
      
   'Andreas   
      
   --   
   ceterum censeo redmondinem esse delendam   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)