But one coin, a 10-cent piece known as a dinero, stood out.

“I feel like I’m investing in my health. Like this is money, even though it’s not real dinero. … I treated it like it was currency,” he said.

The Democrats currently have “mucho dinero” to play with, as Mr. Schmidt put it.

Her biggest worry, she said with a simple one-word answer, is dinero, money.

There are signs for boiled peanuts and Envios de dinero — money transfers overseas.