Post Your Coins, Medals Or Currency That Ended Up In The Ash Heap Of History.
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Who will be the first to post a "coin" of you-know-who?
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Does this include those tossed into a landfill?
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I'll take the under if anyone wants to guess the life of this thread.
If you folks would just stop your smart ass remarks and post your Coins, Medals Or Currency the thread will be find. Your comments will kill it. But maybe that's what you want!
You could post almost any early to mid 20th century European coin. Virtually any African coin from the early 20th century. And then there's South and Central America...
WWII Japanese Invasion Money made for use in the Philippines, with post-war redemption stamp and signature of Dutch Van Kirk, who was the navigator on the Enola Gay.
Breen was never on a coin.
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I have one of these somewhere that my brother gave me when I was a kid. It’s a German Million Mark note. I remember reading that it took something like a wheelbarrow full of these to buy a loaf of bread when their economy collapsed. I googled this image
Mr_Spud
True, although almost no one probably ever did it. They were paying workers in cash twice per day in ever larger denomination notes. And workers tried to spend the notes immediately. As a result, few people would have accumulated such a large number of smaller notes.
So do it! I don't need a history lesson. The subject line is clear.
However, it is my thread and I'll take the hit and responsibility for it. Read between the lines if you want.
I should have been more specific. I should have said: Pictures only, negative or sarcastic comments or opinions not welcome.
You don't like the thread? (not you personally, but anyone) .......No problem, move on the next one.
I would, but I don't generally photograph coins worth 25 cents or less.
Here's one:
P.S. it wasn't a history lesson rather than an observation that the instructions aren't clear. What constitutes the ash heap? You posted a German 2 penning but Germany remains a sovereign country though the reichspfennige was replaced a a currency. So, does a 1975 French 10 Franc coin count or not?
Your choices suggest you are looking for something more than demonetization, but maybe not.
The Susan B Anthony dollar was in the trash almost upon release. The innovation bucks were born in the trash as they are not intended to circulate.
Then I guess this thread isn't for you.
Like I said: Read between the lines. Make it simple......just post pictures.
Here's another one.
I actually had hope for this commemorative as I thought it might do well, but alas "the junkheap of history" seems to be its destination.
Jim
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The "No P Mintmark" 1989 clad quarter comes to mind.
Remember when all the coin papers were running full-page ads for these, and they were priced at $100. a pop?
peacockcoins
Those were released into circulation in the beginning of August 1991, the 1961 dated 50 and 100 ruble notes had been recalled and withdrawn by the State Bank of the Soviet Union previously. I was there when these new notes were first released into circulation and exchanged dollars for the ruble notes at the bank - and remember spending them afterwards and getting asked why I already had the new 100 ruble notes etc and everybody looking at them. To the average Soviet citizen it was a lot of money - but if memory is correct, the ruble was about 30:$1 at that time so the 100 ruble note was only worth about $3. One purchase I can remember making with the 100 ruble note is a balalaika that I still have on top of my china cabinet.
August 1991 was definitely an interesting time to be in the Soviet Union, got to literally witness history in the making many times over.
Great story @SaorAlba! Thanks for sharing that.
I was down in Bavaria in 1990. Went up to Berlin a few month after the wall came down. Got "chunks" of the Berlin wall.
A year or two later I got these notes.
That's funny. Just checked eBay. This bundle sold for 1 Cent!!!
The real Ash Heap Of History.
A best offer was accepted. The starting bid was a penny but the seller accepted a best offer of $55.
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Nice way to slide out of politics.
Wads of Cash from Argentina. I served an LDS mission in Argentina from 1987-1989. Inflation destroyed the value immensely while I was there, by the time I bought these from an Ebay seller, they were canceled and worthless. I spent these bills when I lived in the country.
When I arrived in Argentina in 1987 the currency was pegged to the dollar and you could buy a nice steak dinner in the burbs (not Buenos Aires") for about 2 Australes. When I left, it took a $50 austral bill to buy a half pint of milk. Milk there came in these little plastic bags. Good times.
Amazing!..... They are colorful notes though.
Obsolete denominations such as the half cent, two cent, three cent, and twenty cent coins can fall into this category. Also, with the current increase in inflation, the cent and nickel may join this group.
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What is the story behind this?
Which story?
The variety was discovered. It was publicized and the coin hunt began with people checking rolls and their change. Eventually it turned out not to be scarce. With no hole in the albums, it came back down like most varieties.
When I lived in Donets'k Ukraine from 2008-2009 the value of this plummeted from about US$40 to about US$24 in October 2008. After the 2014 the value plummeted again and now this note is worth only about $7.00
Ten dollar bill from British Hong
Kong.