Therefore...
I aim to collect a full set of denominational coins from every country which I can get someone to send me coins from.
I have now full sets (from smallest to largest) of U.S., Canadian, and UK modern coins. (which reminds me, whatever happened to the shilling?)
I don't want mint or proof sets, just one of each type/denomination.
So... who will send me a set of their country's coins?
Er, you do know we went decimal right? Several decades ago?
History: When we went decimal the new currency of 5p was said to be the same as 12d (still pronounced pence) in the old format. The coins looked exactly the same, I believe. Until the early 90s, 5p coins still has "shilling" on them. The more recent smaller size of 5p coins doesn't have it on (since they can't fit it).
I should point out though that no-one ever, ever called a 5p a shilling. Where'd you get the bizairre idea that we were still using it? Mary Poppins?
Let's just check you do have one of each coin (I assume you don't want all the varieties of pictures on them, right? The pound coin has loads).
Bronze:
1 pence
2 pence
Silver:
10 pence
20 pence
50 pence
Gold:
1 pound (also called a quid)
2 pound (also called two quid. Duh.)
(There's also �5 (fiver), �10, �20 and �50 pound notes, but you just want coins, right?)
I have all those coins. My 2-pounder is a silver-gold mix, though. A gold center in a silver ring.
Maybe I'm forgetting, but don't you have a 5-pence coin, too?
Whose got Australian coins? French? Danish? Belgium? Semprini?
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Originally posted by Da_bang80:
I gotta set of Canadian coins from the 125th aniversary. it has coins from the 10 provinces and 2 territories (nunavut excluded because it wasn't officially a territory in '92) i'm not sure if i'm ready to give it up. it might have some value in the far future.
That's not the only "special" set out there. One was commissioned for the 130th anniversary of Confederation. Two sets were commissioned for the millenium during 1999 and 2000. Don't forget the centennial quarter in 1967. And also the ceremonial toonies in 1999 to celebrate the incorporation of Nunavut, and 2000 for the millenium.
And don't forget to find loonies ($1 coin) and toonies ($2 coin) in their first year of issue.
I have an interesting collection of Canadian Dollar Bills here. Among them is an old $1 bill, an old $2 bill and two of its descendants, an old $5 bill, and two old $10 bills.
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Whose got Australian coins?
I'm going to take a completely wild guess and say that the Australians have got the Australian coins. I don't know, I could be wrong.
And.... the two-toned coins? I don't believe those are from britain. They sound like Canadian Toonies to me.
Do you have a Susan B. Anthony or Sacajaweia (sp?) coin?
All 2 pound coins are like that.
BTW, I would like to take this opportunity to rant at US money. How hard is it to put what the coins worth on the actual coin? "Dime" isn't very useful, y'know. And what is it with bloody notes and "Exact change" for everything? Why can't you use dollare coins, they'd make things a lot easier. And why are the speech amrks in different places on US keyboards? And why hasn't Florida discovered the joys in internet cafes? And why can't I find a suncoast? And why did I pay $18.99 each for Powerpuff DVDs, then see then in Toys R Us for 4 dollars cheaper?
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In short, grrr.
Did you recently visit the U.S.? Lot of Suncoast around her -- 'pending on where you visit, of course. We do have dollar coins, they're gold.
<snipe>And American paper money is evil ugly shit. Ugly Ugly Ugly.</snipe>
Send me coins!
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I just wanna preserve my share of European culture before the Euro comes along and wipes it all away.
Yeah, like the U.S. did by establishing one currancy, and abolishing all the various states' currencies, completely destroying out culture.
Grow up.
A guinea was twenty-one shillings. A shilling is twelve pence. A shilling is also one-twentieth of a pound. So a guinea is twenty-one shillings, or 252 pence, or a pound and a shilling.
The US has had dollar coins for a long time. We just don't like using them.
And what do you expect the dime to say on it? "One tenth of a dollar"? Sure, it could follow the "one cent" and "five cents" of the penny and nickel, but that assumes you know what a "cent" is. And, if you don't know what a dime is, you probably don't know a cent, either.
Here's a toughie for Rob: Do you have a Canadian 50 cent coin?
Nor did I mean to imply that the TOTALITY of European culture would be wiped away br the Euro... just the various coinages. I see coinage as a small part of culture. We put important national symbols on coins.
It WOULD be terribly silly to imply that losing coinage alone could destroy a country's culture... as much as importing Big Mac's and Disney.
Incidentally, you can mail completed coin sets to:
R.Farquhar, II
Rampant Lion Inc.
405 Fayette City Rd
Perryopolis, PA 15473
USA, Terra, Orion Arm, Milky Way, Local Group, Virgo Supercluster, Known Universe.
At least, until I get moved in to the new apartment... which may take a month.
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It WOULD be terribly silly to imply that losing coinage alone could destroy a country's culture... as much as importing Big Mac's and Disney.
I do owe you an apology for that, tho, I was in rather short mood ... found out my book costs had balooned from $0 for the semester to $120. Groan.
Hmmm. The address of Rob's Army For The Liberation of Librarians.
Or is it?
Unless they send me coinage.
And, if you want, you're supposed to be able to exchange the exact value of my pesos for dollars. $(US)1=$(Ar)1 ... at least, they say so. 
The attempt failed.
I will no longer be accepting delivery of any parcels wrapped in oily brown paper, thank you.
No. I expect it to say "ten cents".
"Sure, it could follow the "one cent" and "five cents" of the penny and nickel, but that assumes you know what a "cent" is. And, if you don't know what a dime is, you probably don't know a cent, either."
In a quick poll of family and friends (who are at university), almost all of them knew that there were 100 cents in a dollar. Just under half knew or guessed what a quarter was. One person knew what a dime was. And until a few posts ago, I had no idea what a nickel was. Your assumption is wrong Tim.
"So how much is a guinea in the UK? I keep reading about them in historical novels, so maybe they're not in use anymore."
No we don't. We use pennies, and pounds. Christ people, do you think we still have chimney sweeps with unconvincing cockney accents breaking into song too?
"I'd rather carry a wallet with paper then a pocket with coins, sorry."
Jeff, we're talking about dollar coins. One dollar. Not twenty dollars. You have 5 dollar notes right? Then you should never have more than 4 coins in your wallet anyway.
Or is that why all your money is the same? So you can have a wallet full of single dollar bills, and drive around in your jeep saying "ooh, look at me. I have a wallet filled with notes that, altogether, can buy me 3 Happy Meals. La la I'm a big stupid head"?
There were no suncoasts anywhere near me. Arse.
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Not twenty dollars.
In my line of work, I carry a "bank" with me of twenty singles. I'd rather carry twenty bills then twenty coins, thank ya' much.
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So how much is a guinea in the UK?
I seem to remeber something about a Monty Python skit about guineas.
I used to have some Italian Lyira, First, I'll look and see what I have.
I also have a dollar bill with Richard Nixion's picture on it, and a coin with George Wallace. My Dad was into such things.
"In a quick poll of family and friends...[j]ust under half knew or guessed what a quarter was."
Erm... I'm sorry, but your family and friends obvisouly have a severely lacking vocabulary if they can't even figure out what a "quarter" is.
"Er...a quarter of what?"
"Money, silly."
"Um..."
"Come on, one quarter. What will that buy me?"
"A clue?"
Ah! I know! The added weight of twenty coins would cause your jeep to consume more petrol, thereby making you spend more money than you make, causing you to pursue pimpage as a career. You get fat, lose your hair, and become a republican. You're right. Dollar coins are evil!
Tim: As Sol was going for (I think), while it may be obvious to you that a quarter would refer to one quarter of a dollar, for all us other countries who don't use quaint terms to refer to our smaller money units, its not immedietly obvious. Besides, shouldn't you call a dime a "tenth" then?