Avalon
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Last trip to the Coinstar machine earned me an Israeli coin and a NYC Transit token from the 70s. lol Did get a Mercury dime back once from a vending machine, which was very cool.
Feraud said:You rarely see any of those NYC tokens around anymore..
WideBrimm said:He, he! Oh my gosh. Yikes I would have been absolutely floored to get back change in pre-decimilized Britain! The only thing I ever learned (and remembered) about the old style British money is "Twelve pence to the shilling, and twenty shillings to the pound." Anything else (such as in a quote from the Bard) and I've got to look it up.
Shangas said:Sovereign & Guinea both equal a pound sterling, last time I checked.
The good ol' bad days of NYC.Avalon said:That's why this one is so cool. I'm holding onto it, for nostalgia's sake.
MrNewportCustom said:Just a small sampling of the change I've found in my pockets (or just found) over the years.
The coin that's mostly hidden beneath the dollar bill (silver certificate) and the "Sampung Sentamos" is a Chucky Cheese token.
I know not how it came to land in my pocket, as I have never been to Chucky Cheese's (Hell on Earth), so don't ask! lol
Lee
My favorite British coin is a counterfeit 1737 halfpenny -- New England was awash in these during colonial times. Since the mother country was very stingy when it came to supplying small change, local entrepreneurs would make up their own -- at short weight -- to make up the deficiency.
Wonder of wonders, a 1964 silver quarter turned up in my change this afternoon, courtesy of an oblivious restaurant cashier. There's a whole generation out there which has no awareness of anything but our current mickey-mouse money, which means they don't look twice at the coins in their tills.
It's the first silver I've gotten this year, and the first silver quarter I've gotten in about four years. They're still out there, but you'll only find them if you're paying attention.
Oh my, I have always dreaded those lil rascals, it seems that happens with the size being so small.A few weeks ago, I was given $.80 in change but instead of quarters they were Susan B. Anthonys.
I found one of these a while back. I haven't a clue as to how it came into my possession.
That one trumps a hug token.My Father in law used to collect, "certain" kinds of tokens.