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Just went through my 'leftover money (mostly coins)' collection from years of past trips.

Posted by ty97 Jan 14 '16, 16:13

Canadian dollars (useless now!)
Mexican Pesos
Argentinian whatevers
Chileans whatevers
Yuan
Kroners from either Denmark or Europe
Euros
More Euros
Pounds
More Pounds
baggie of little denomination yen coins
another baggie of crap yen
a big baggie of crap yen
a mixed bag of TBD coins
and 50 Hong Kong Dollars

Plus to Honk Kong subway cards with unknown value.

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my dad was in the air force from ww2 to vietnam and collected dollar bills from all the countries, unfortunately he taped them together in a roll - Professor Snipegeist Jan 14, 17:27
I remember when coin collecting was a 'thing' and you could always find a kid to hand it off to. - Meg Jan 14, 17:10 16
- i used to do that. i'd send away for coins and they would come in the mail in these little cardboard holders....nm - x Jan 14, 17:12 7
  - fool! - slipping jimmy Jan 14, 17:14 6
    - my fillér coins, my kopecks, my zloty....all gone. just so much dust....nm - x Jan 14, 17:30 2
      - at least you still have your lunches, man. plus your kitty. -- nm - b. Jan 14, 18:11
      - Surprised you didn't grow up to be the next Charles Foster Kane, really -- nm - slipping jimmy Jan 14, 17:35
    - some of those quarters might be worth almost 28 cents by now! -- nm - mafic Jan 14, 17:17 2
      - i actually do still have a bunch of silver quarters, buffalo nickels, wheathead pennies and mercury head dimes!....nm - x Jan 14, 17:33
      - i bet he lights his cigars with crisp hundred dollar bills too -- nm - slipping jimmy Jan 14, 17:19
- I have a friend I still give them to. she even collects special mintings of australian coins (of which there are many, esp. 20cent pieces and dollars) -- nm - mafic Jan 14, 17:11 7
  - my favourite of which is the slightly terrifying Wills & Kate 20 cent piece. -- (link) - mafic Jan 14, 17:14 6
    - Wayne Gretzky and... -- nm - Reagen Jan 14, 17:20 4
      - I was thinking laura linney before she went all-in with face work. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jan 14, 17:25 [Image] 2
        
        don't you be talking bad about my Laura! - slipping jimmy Jan 14, 17:27 1
        
        mostly, I think she's great. I just wish she hadn't given in to altering like that. -- nm - b. Jan 14, 17:35
      - Dee Wallace in The Frighteners -- nm - slipping jimmy Jan 14, 17:22
    - wow, that's awful. "let's age them horribly, because coins last forever." -- nm - b. Jan 14, 17:18
mine... - mafic Jan 14, 17:01 3
- and some UAE dirham. -- nm - mafic Jan 14, 17:02 2
  - show-off -- nm - mud Jan 14, 17:06 1
    - australia's surprisingly close to lots of countries. -- nm - mafic Jan 14, 17:18
I've got - Reagen Jan 14, 16:47 1
- oh, and UK pounds. -- nm - Reagen Jan 14, 17:07
Last I looked - iSpam Jan 14, 16:40
at home, I have a bunch of canadian coins; but here I have a decent collection of coins from places I've never been. -- (edited) - b. Jan 14, 16:32
do a google search to see which ones are the right size, shape & weight as a NYC subway token :) -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 14, 16:26
Kroners from either Denmark or Europe?! -- nm - nic to be named later Jan 14, 16:25
any chance you have a 5 yen coin from Japan? -- (link) - JenBro Jan 14, 16:23 1
- I just grabbed a handful of coins out of one of the 'random yen' bags and had at least a half-dozen. -- nm* - ty97 Jan 14, 16:25
Damn you! Those could've been lottery tickets! -- nm - David Jan 14, 16:22
you know, this Elizabeth lady is making it really hard to sort the coins by country. -- nm - ty97 Jan 14, 16:19
I love my TBD box of currency. -- nm - Spawndroid Jan 14, 16:18
i got like 6 or 7 pounds left from London -- nm - slipping jimmy Jan 14, 16:15 1
- I've got rupees mixed with my pesos and it's confusing me! - ty97 Jan 14, 16:17

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