Years ago, when my whole capital would occasionally come down to " what in town the people call a bob, " I would recklessly spend a penny of it, merely for the sake of having the change, all in coppers, to jingle.
He opened an old rickety chest standing in the wall and took out of it a copper coin, bearing the effigy of the late king, and called our attention to a round stain crossing the coin from side to side.
Young man, we now know you would be more than capable of carrying one dog home without any help, which, according to your agreement with the shopkeeper, means you get to buy all three dogs for 50 copper pieces.