Bean Öffentlichkeit Deposited
An English slang term for a Sovereign or Guinea, and for money when used in the plural.
William Harrison Ainsworth, in his novel, Rookwood, 1834 (iii. 9) has the fol- lowing passage: " Zoroaster took long odds that the match was off; offering a bean to half a quid (in other words, a guinea to a half guinea), that Sybil would be the bride. "
- Frey's Dictionary (American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 50, 1916)