when people say "wouldn't worth a plug nickel"??

Question

what does it means?
i heard a lot of Texan use that words.

Answer 1

According to this website, the phrase came into being when counterfeiters would extract the valuable metal (silver, gold, etc) from the center of a coin and replace with lead thereby leaving it useless.

Answer 2

A "plugged nickel" is a nickel that has had the center removed and replaced with some sort of metal. Coins that have been altered in this way are no longer legal tender, and so are worthless.

Answer 3

It's more like "isn't or ain't worth a plug nickel". I suspect a plug nickel is a phony nickel used to try and pawn off as a nickel. Nickels used to be worth a whole lot more, once.

Answer 4

wasn't worth a plug nickel...means even more worthless than nothing. a nickel isn't worth much but a plug nickel isn't worth anything. so...it would be worth less than anything which is pretty bad. i have used that expression myself from time to time.

Answer 5

A plug nickle is a fake nickle or 'slug' used by crooks in vending machines back in the old days. A merchant finding a slug in his soda or candy machine couldn't use that plug nickle for nothin'

Answer 6

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Answer 7

plugged means shot, eg someone shot a hole thru a nickle, therefore it is now worthless

Answer 8

It was worthless.

Answer 9

it is worht nothing