{"product_id":"sw2-kb2663","title":"1870 Dominion of Canada 25-cent Shinplaster, Dickinson-Harrington, in Acrylic Display","description":"1870 Dominion of Canada 25-cent Shinplaster, Dickinson-Harrington, in Acrylic Display\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShinplasters, in the 19th century, were low-value paper banknotes, which came into circulation due to widespread metal currency shortages. The nickname comes from vinegar-soaked bandages that were used as a cheap and easy remedy for sores -- \"plaster,\" in this context, meaning \"bandage\". Soldiers would stuff these in their boots to ease the chafing on their feet and shins. When low-denomination banknotes started circulating in early 19th-century America, the joke was that they were more valuable as bandages for sores than as actual money. The nickname jumped to Canadian 25-cent shinplasters in 1870.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 1870 shinplaster was the first paper banknote produced by the Dominion of Canada. This example is in extremely good condition, pressed as it is inside a protective acrylic display.","brand":"Colonial Acres Coins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53427574047009,"sku":"Sept.Week2.P1-KB2663","price":299.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/1744\/7457\/files\/KB2663.jpg?v=1789047629","url":"https:\/\/www.colonialacres.com\/products\/sw2-kb2663","provider":"Colonial Acres Coins","version":"1.0","type":"link"}