Non-Americans

[TickTockMan]

Does your country have infrequently used currency? Like the U.S. has $2 bills and dollar coins?

If so what is the amount and what country is it in use?



Yes, I know this is an odd question.

 

[Kester]

Nup.

Not in Australia.

 

[Fuzzy1]

Canada has 50 cent coins that aren't used at all, I don't really think they mint very many, 25 cent coins are what is used instead, Canada did away with $1.00 and $2.00 bills some time ago and replaced them with coins as coins last longer in circulation. Canada also mints quite a few different collectors coins in silver and gold, these are legal currency but never really get into circulation.

 

[Enigma63]

Canada has 50 cent coins that aren't used at all, I don't really think they mint very many, 25 cent coins are what is used instead, Canada did away with $1.00 and $2.00 bills some time ago and replaced them with coins as coins last longer in circulation. Canada also mints quite a few different collectors coins in silver and gold, these are legal currency but never really get into circulation.

i think the penny is on its way out also

 

[LESAINT]

i think the penny is on its way out also

i wouldn't mind...

 

[TickTockMan]

i think the penny is on its way out also

Now if only the US would do the same.

 

[flyingfree]

Does your country have infrequently used currency? Like the U.S. has $2 bills and dollar coins?

The 50cent coin is also one that is used infrequently. So infrequently many people don't even remember the last time they received one in change.

 

[TickTockMan]

The 50cent coin is also one that is used infrequently. So infrequently many people don't even remember the last time they received one in change.

Good point. I forgot about them. lol

 

[frankfrank]

flyingfree:

The 50cent coin is also one that is used infrequently. So infrequently many people don't even remember the last time they received one in change.

^ Late April, 2009.

My favorite hamburger place in Ann Arbor, Michigan (or anywhere!) has the habit of giving half-dollars and/or $2 bills in change, IF it's a reasonable option to do so.

So if you spend $8.60 for your meal and pay with a $20 bill, they won't give you five $2 bills, two half dollars and 40 cents in change. However, if you have $3.70 coming back, you will probably have a $2 bill and a half-dollar coin in that change you get back.

 

[Lefty]

Currency??? Oh, you mean the stuff you use in the older little casinos and at the ranch outside of Vegas.

Californista, the neo green medical pot and gay mayors politicians but hosts homosexuals that live in sin, yea that place....well we have a barter system
set up on a Visa/ Mastercard program. Its a simple program we affectionately
call the "Will that be debit or charge today?"

Works great, no unsanitary stuff like filthy lucre here dude. In fact that
program went so well they set up a new govt. only FOP called the
Great State of California IOU.

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On a more aserious note, and yes I can be a little serious from time to time, (it requires great effort) any thing less than a $10.00 bill should be a coin. Paper money is actually made of clloth and the threading plus engravement and inks are very expensive with the bills having a shorter life span than Jasuns tolerance level of bisexuals.

On a lighter note, I went to my barber (no debit card..he is old...still uses a straight razor...oops, no cash. Had to go to car and root in boot for ck book. As i was writing ck I noticed my ph# had changed and the DL exp date shown was 5 yrs past. My bad....he and I both laughed like hell.

 

[Telstra]

NO,

only poor/corrupt countries use US dollars.

 

[TickTockMan]

The LIRR (Long Island Railroad) returns dollar coins in its ticket vending machines.

That is the Sacagawea Golden Dollar Coin.

About Sacagaewea:
http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/golden_dollar_coin/index.cfm?action=sacAbout

I have one of those in my pants for the next time I go buy tea.

 

[Lefty]

Tellie,

You go to damn far. Australia has never refused a US Dollar or U.S.

Trooper....citizen. hell you guys even took that pisstake turkey.

I forbid you to bad mouth my honourary second home land.

 

[Telstra]

Tellie,

You go to damn far. Australia has never refused a US Dollar or U.S.

Trooper....citizen. hell you guys even took that pisstake turkey.

I forbid you to bad mouth my honourary second home land.

I mean it in a good way.
Corrupt and/or poor countries always use US dollars because it hold values for a long long time or they just keep gold if they don't keep US dollars.

 

[Telstra]

Yeah, Tellie, your comment stinks.




(there, that's hitting him between the nostrils!)

jeee you mis-understood me completely !!!
I didn't mean the country of USA itself. I mean other countries.

Example:
Zimbabwe

 

[neruda]

Some of the paper stuff is becoming converted to coins in India.
Like I grew up on Five Rupee and One Rupee bills ( we call them "notes").
But they are all coins today.
Also the really small change - 25 paise and 50 paise - even the beggars throw them back, I hear.
That useless!

 

[Lefty]

Nice try to cover your lie.

You owe me and Kal a couple of stand up (us wimpy Americas like 'em cold though)

for your bollocksed attempt to piss in our pockets.






Hey Raven..Braex...even Tri, did I use the local correctly this time? Brother Oz wasn't here to guide me..

 

[braex27]

Nope. Australia discontinued use of the annoying 1c and 2c coins. The currency was much better for it.

And Raven, I like the plastic money. It's much more durable than the paper notes they used to have... that ripped so easily, it was terrible!

 

[TickTockMan]

Australian money looks like it belongs in a monopoly game. And it's some polymer thing that stops people reproducing it.

And Raven, I like the plastic money. It's much more durable than the paper notes they used to have... that ripped so easily, it was terrible!

Got pictures? I'd like to see what it looks like.

 

[Dobson73]

Nope. Australia discontinued use of the annoying 1c and 2c coins. The currency was much better for it.

And Raven, I like the plastic money. It's much more durable than the paper notes they used to have... that ripped so easily, it was terrible!

Now if we'd only do the same with the bloody 5c coin!