Who coined the phrase, "dollars to donuts"?

Question:Who came up with the expression and what was the context in which it was first said? Sources appreciated. Thanks!

Answers:
DOLLARS TO DOUGHNUTS (or donuts) - "The almost forgotten terms 'dollars-to-buttons' and 'dollars-to-dumplings' appeared in the 1880s, meaning 'almost certain' and usually used in 'I'll bet you dollars-to-buttons/dumplings.' They were replaced by 1890 with the more popular 'dollars-to-doughnuts' (a 1904 variation, 'dollars-to-cobwebs,' never became very common, perhaps because it didn't alliterate)." From "Listening to America" by Stuart Berg Flexner (Simon and Schuster, New York, 1982).
I have no clue off the top of my head, but it sounds to me like something Homer would say. Think about it, it probly was said on one of the Simpson's episodes, he might not of originally said it, but it is a good guess.
I have no idea, but I first heard it 39 years ago from my Algebra I
teacher in high school. I think it's time that, due to inflation, we change the phrase to "dollars to donut holes."
Probably some cop , they eat a lotta donuts
well sadly idk.
but who ever came up w/ that phrase.
and honestly that was the first time i've ever heard that phrase.
The right answer is always, "I don't care."

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