@DCW said:
I dont know if many of you have been to Ecuador, but these coins really do circulate there. I was in Quito probably ten years ago and was handed a pile of worn Sacagawea dollars in change.
Do you recall the dates? Did you bring any back with you?
They were 2000 (Philadelphia)
As chance would have it, my wife is in Ecuador right now, and she sent me this photo:
So, theyre still circulating. Even the Presidential dollars
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@DCW said:
I dont know if many of you have been to Ecuador, but these coins really do circulate there. I was in Quito probably ten years ago and was handed a pile of worn Sacagawea dollars in change.
Do you recall the dates? Did you bring any back with you?
They were 2000 (Philadelphia)
As chance would have it, my wife is in Ecuador right now, and she sent me this ph
So, theyre still circulating. Even the Presidential dollars
I have always loved the Ecuador dollar story, even if I was mocked for mentioning it earlier in the thread by my frenemy.
All 3 of your wife's coins have seen more circulation than probably any such coin in the US.
Can we interest them in Kennedy halves? Those must be taking up valuable space in the vaults.
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@DCW said:
I dont know if many of you have been to Ecuador, but these coins really do circulate there. I was in Quito probably ten years ago and was handed a pile of worn Sacagawea dollars in change.
Do you recall the dates? Did you bring any back with you?
They were 2000 (Philadelphia)
As chance would have it, my wife is in Ecuador right now, and she sent me this photo:
So, theyre still circulating. Even the Presidential dollars
Hmmm, interesting! Philly's?...okay. Thanks for that! Don't mean to be hijacking @Jillom3 thread but I don't think he's around anymore.
Also, keep an eye out for this on those Washington dollars:
I told her to grab as many circulated dollars as she could bring back. Hopefully. They have the Cheerios reverse and the prez buck has the elongated ray! Will update next week
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"Coin collecting for outcasts..."
@DCW said:
I told her to grab as many circulated dollars as she could bring back. Hopefully. They have the Cheerios reverse and the prez buck has the elongated ray! Will update next week
NO! We finally got rid of some of them. We don't want them back. 😆
Have her look for super lowballs, though. That's the place to get them.
@DCW said:
I dont know if many of you have been to Ecuador, but these coins really do circulate there. I was in Quito probably ten years ago and was handed a pile of worn Sacagawea dollars in change.
Do you recall the dates? Did you bring any back with you?
They were 2000 (Philadelphia)
As chance would have it, my wife is in Ecuador right now, and she sent me this ph
So, theyre still circulating. Even the Presidential dollars
I have always loved the Ecuador dollar story, even if I was mocked for mentioning it earlier in the thread by my frenemy.
All 3 of your wife's coins have seen more circulation than probably any such coin in the US.
Can we interest them in Kennedy halves? Those must be taking up valuable space in the vaults.
That is actually a good idea, getting rid of a few hundred million Kennedys from the vaults. However, the people might wonder why the half dollar is larger than the dollar.
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Can we interest them in Kennedy halves? Those must be taking up valuable space in the vaults.
That is actually a good idea, getting rid of a few hundred million Kennedys from the vaults. However, the people might wonder why the half dollar is larger than the dollar.
Good point. I wonder if they struggle with why the dime is smaller than a nickel?
Can we interest them in Kennedy halves? Those must be taking up valuable space in the vaults.
That is actually a good idea, getting rid of a few hundred million Kennedys from the vaults. However, the people might wonder why the half dollar is larger than the dollar.
Good point. I wonder if they struggle with why the dime is smaller than a nickel?
I was about to say that Ecuador issues it's own coins independent of any constraints linked to US coin dimensions. I checked the Google first and the results were very interesting.
Since dollarization in 2000, Ecuador does issue its own coins, and they mirror US coins in size (not necessarily composition). Apparently US coins of various denominations circulate alongside them.
The reason given for Ecuador issuing its own coins is that US coins don't have numbers to represent the denominations and Ecuadorans found that confusing. I'm sure seignorage also played a role.
Apparently supplies of US coins are shipped down every few months. (Presumably mostly dollar coins).
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They were 2000 (Philadelphia)
As chance would have it, my wife is in Ecuador right now, and she sent me this photo:
So, theyre still circulating. Even the Presidential dollars
Dead Cat Waltz Exonumia
"Coin collecting for outcasts..."
I have always loved the Ecuador dollar story, even if I was mocked for mentioning it earlier in the thread by my frenemy.
All 3 of your wife's coins have seen more circulation than probably any such coin in the US.
Can we interest them in Kennedy halves? Those must be taking up valuable space in the vaults.
All comments reflect the opinion of the author, even when irrefutably accurate.
Hmmm, interesting! Philly's?...okay. Thanks for that! Don't mean to be hijacking @Jillom3 thread but I don't think he's around anymore.
Also, keep an eye out for this on those Washington dollars:
I told her to grab as many circulated dollars as she could bring back. Hopefully. They have the Cheerios reverse and the prez buck has the elongated ray! Will update next week
Dead Cat Waltz Exonumia
"Coin collecting for outcasts..."
NO! We finally got rid of some of them. We don't want them back. 😆
Have her look for super lowballs, though. That's the place to get them.
That is actually a good idea, getting rid of a few hundred million Kennedys from the vaults. However, the people might wonder why the half dollar is larger than the dollar.
Good point. I wonder if they struggle with why the dime is smaller than a nickel?
I was about to say that Ecuador issues it's own coins independent of any constraints linked to US coin dimensions. I checked the Google first and the results were very interesting.
Since dollarization in 2000, Ecuador does issue its own coins, and they mirror US coins in size (not necessarily composition). Apparently US coins of various denominations circulate alongside them.
The reason given for Ecuador issuing its own coins is that US coins don't have numbers to represent the denominations and Ecuadorans found that confusing. I'm sure seignorage also played a role.
Apparently supplies of US coins are shipped down every few months. (Presumably mostly dollar coins).