Strange Coins and Currency of the World

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Wow, those are amazing. Museum quality.

The gold embedded in the notes business is interesting, but it's difficult to imagine precious metals being used in any mainstream modern currency as long as the engines of our economic systems continue to be debt and inflation.

Agreed.

In fact, as you know, the primary purpose for the invention of all fiat currency was so that the ubiquity of and dependence on debt, could

be assured. It is much harder to engage in currency devaluation without fiat, though the Romans eventually chipped away at it.......

There is a small, but vocal, sub-set of ppl that believe that when our current currencies complete their devaluation and "go to zero", that

the world will return to a "gold-standard". I don't believe that for one second. Once the current competitive devaluation is complete,

they will merely create another fiat and repeat the cycle. The next fiat will be an electronic one, no more paper/coins. Rogoff and

many other eminent Econs are advocating for 100% cashless already.

......liberia???????

Important bulletin from the Danvers Public LIbrary:

Peabody Institute Library, Danvers
August 30 -- This summer we've had a surge of folks attempting to pay fines and printing fees with tokens from Chuck E Cheese and Bonkers. Since they are not legal tender, we cannot accept them.
Please note, we also cannot accept Canadian coins



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I just got a silver certificate in change at the supermarket -- a 1935 edition. Haven't seen one in several years.

its condition is astounding for its age



ty for showing us

I just polished off this coin I'm using to learn how to flip things through my fingers.

It's Irish, and the date seems to read 1862 or 3, but it's been almost buffed blank.

Received in change today a well-worn 1944 quarter, about like the one below. I didn't notice when it was put in my hand but as soon as I dropped it in my pocket along with a handful of change I could tell by the sound I had gotten something silver -- they don't sound at all like modern (valueless) coins.

The web tells me it's worth about $3 for its bullion value (which is quite a bit more than 25 cents).

Good ear!

Now here's a beauty -- and it could be yours today for a mere $225,000.

(Click to see all the detail.)



https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=352594

I'll take a baker's dozen.

There's more than a few of these on eBay. I might buy one at some point

2018 Fiji Coca-Cola Bottle Cap-Shaped 6g Silver Proof $1 Coin

^ They follow in the great tradition of ancient Roman and Seleucid serrated coins, which collectors naturally call "bottlecaps." These are all ca. 150 BC:

Is the red side PAINTED?!?! !

Sacrilege to paint silver, imo.

Otherwise, it is VERY kewl!

WOW!

I love this thread!