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- Explanation: The old Mexican 8 reales silver coins, which circulated extensively in America in the 1700's and 1800's, was sometimes divided into sections. A 'bit' was one eight of the coin, 'two bits' was one fourth. This is how the US quarter dollar came to be known as Two Bits
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