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Rich49Rich49 Posts: 191 ✭✭✭
edited August 20, 2018 4:30PM in U.S. Coin Forum

Geek Trivia

In The Early 1980s, The U.S. Gaming Industry Lobbied For?
Taxing PC Games →
Curfew Bans →
A Lower Drinking Age →
Smaller $1 Coins →

https://www.howtogeek.com/trivia/in-the-early-1980s-the-u.s.-gaming-industry-lobbied-for/?answer=1

At the end it says Coke lobbied for 7 1/2 cent coin ???

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  • CoinstartledCoinstartled Posts: 10,135 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Does it mention the trillion dollar platinum coin?

  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 32,543 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Rich49 said:
    Geek Trivia

    In The Early 1980s, The U.S. Gaming Industry Lobbied For?
    Taxing PC Games →
    Curfew Bans →
    A Lower Drinking Age →
    Smaller $1 Coins →

    https://www.howtogeek.com/trivia/in-the-early-1980s-the-u.s.-gaming-industry-lobbied-for/?answer=1

    At the end it says Coke lobbied for 7 1/2 cent coin ???

    This makes no sense. In the early 1980’s we had a small dollar coin. People would not use them.

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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Coin trivia... wow... that could get a forum of it's own here....well, maybe not, people would just google the answer...It would make for fun at a coin show though... lots of wine and no googling... Yeah, that's the ticket.... :D Cheers, RickO

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