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March 2nd, 2004, 10:27 PM
Damned Angel

Funny Money

OTTAWA - Hang on to any of the new Province of Newfoundland quarters. If
you have them, they may be worth much more than 25 cents. The Canadian Mint
announced today that it is recalling all of the Newfoundland quarters that
are part of its program featuring quarters from each province.

"We are recalling all the new Newfoundland quarters that were recently
issued,Canadian Mint Undersecretary Jack Shackleford said Monday. "This
action is being taken after numerous reports that new quarters will not work
in parking meters, toll booths, vending machines, pay phones, or other
coin-operated devices."

The quarters were issued in the order in which the various Provinces joined
Canada and have been a tremendous
success among coin collectors worldwide.

"The problem lies in the unique design of the Newfoundland quarter, which
was created by a Memorial Universit y of St. John's graduate," Shackleford
said. "Apparently, the duct tape holding the two dimes and the nickel
together keeps jamming the coin-operated devices."
March 2nd, 2004, 10:45 PM
Straight_Shooter

Quote:

Originally Posted by Damned Angel

OTTAWA - Hang on to any of the new Province of Newfoundland quarters. If
you have them, they may be worth much more than 25 cents. The Canadian Mint
announced today that it is recalling all of the Newfoundland quarters that
are part of its program featuring quarters from each province.

"We are recalling all the new Newfoundland quarters that were recently
issued,Canadian Mint Undersecretary Jack Shackleford said Monday. "This
action is being taken after numerous reports that new quarters will not work
in parking meters, toll booths, vending machines, pay phones, or other
coin-operated devices."

The quarters were issued in the order in which the various Provinces joined
Canada and have been a tremendous
success among coin collectors worldwide.

"The problem lies in the unique design of the Newfoundland quarter, which
was created by a Memorial Universit y of St. John's graduate," Shackleford
said. "Apparently, the duct tape holding the two dimes and the nickel
together keeps jamming the coin-operated devices."

Somehow, I feel, Julie On has something to do with this fiasco... :eek2:
March 3rd, 2004, 12:44 AM
techguy13

Noth’n better than a good Newfie joke from the prairies ;) :thumbs: .
March 3rd, 2004, 03:35 AM
emr

Quote:

Originally Posted by Straight_Shooter

Somehow, I feel, Julie On has something to do with this fiasco... :eek2:

Funny that you know Julie On considering you have only been around for 9 days. You're not an old member coming back with a new name are you?

What's with he duct tape holding the two parts together?

emr
March 3rd, 2004, 06:02 AM
gazzak

UK 10p pieces can fool machines in Europe into thinking they are 1 Euro coins, (65p). Obviously nobody here would try it as we're all honest aren't we? (but it does work) ;)
March 3rd, 2004, 07:42 AM
Archer
Obviously the machines discriminator is not set up to very tight tolerences then?

Quote:

The ten pence coin initially weighed 11.31 grams and had a diameter of 28.50 mm, identical in this respect to the florin. In 1992 a smaller version was introduced weighing 6.50 g and with a diameter of 24.50 mm, just slightly larger than the old 5 pence coin which had been withdrawn a year or two before

http://www.tclayton.demon.co.uk/dec5.html#10p
Quote:
1 euro coin

diameter (in mm): 23.25
weight (in g): 7.5
colour: external part yellow, internal part white
edge: interrupted milled
http://europa.eu.int/scadplus/leg/en/lvb/l25028.htm
March 3rd, 2004, 07:47 AM
emr

Quote:

Originally Posted by gazzak

UK 10p pieces can fool machines in Europe into thinking they are 1 Euro coins, (65p). Obviously nobody here would try it as we're all honest aren't we? (but it does work) ;)

You might as well just join the Euro and be done with it then. https://forums.windrivers.com/images.../2005/03/1.gif

emr
March 3rd, 2004, 07:53 AM
Archer

You can keep your under valued,unwanted euro funny money we should go back to Imperial Thruppeny bits,Florins,Half Soverigns,Ha`pennies and Farthings [s/p?] now that was real money :D

Whats up with 12 pence to the shilling and 20 shillings to the pound,240 pounds to the Ton [not TONNE] and bring back pounds and ounces.I feel a right twit asking for 210g of meat or whatever a proper quarter is these days.
March 3rd, 2004, 07:58 AM
emr

Quote:

Originally Posted by Archer

You can keep your under valued,unwanted euro funny money we should go back to Thruppeny bits,Florins,Half Soverigns,Ha`pennies and Farthings [s/p?] now that was real money :D

Don't know about it being undervalued, it is doing pretty well against the dollar at the moment.

As for unwanted, believe me it is so much more easy now with the single currency. Pop into another European country for the day and you don't have to worry about messing around in change shops.

Downside is that prices seem to have increased more than the inflation figures would indicate but that could just be me being suspicious.

emr
March 3rd, 2004, 08:00 AM
Archer

No your not paranoid the UK suffered the same fate after metrication BAH HUMBUG!
March 3rd, 2004, 08:06 AM
Archer

Hmm......lets see

Yep its a Euro alright

http://www.x-rates.com/d/GBP/EUR/graph120.html

British Pounds to 1 EUR
2003-09-05Friday, September 5 0.696809GBP
2003-11-28Friday, November 28 0.696614GBP
2004-01-30Friday, January 30 0.683612GBP
2004-03-02Tuesday, March 2 0.664201GBP

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...3/f974249c.jpg
March 3rd, 2004, 11:55 AM
emr

Quote:

Originally Posted by Archer

No your not paranoid the UK suffered the same fate after metrication BAH HUMBUG!

When was metrication again, 70 / 71 if I remember correctly?

I was just being born around then so don't remember it.
March 3rd, 2004, 12:57 PM
Shard92

Quote:

Originally Posted by Damned Angel

OTTAWA - Hang on to any of the new Province of Newfoundland quarters. If
you have them, they may be worth much more than 25 cents. The Canadian Mint
announced today that it is recalling all of the Newfoundland quarters that
are part of its program featuring quarters from each province.

"We are recalling all the new Newfoundland quarters that were recently
issued,Canadian Mint Undersecretary Jack Shackleford said Monday. "This
action is being taken after numerous reports that new quarters will not work
in parking meters, toll booths, vending machines, pay phones, or other
coin-operated devices."

The quarters were issued in the order in which the various Provinces joined
Canada and have been a tremendous
success among coin collectors worldwide.

"The problem lies in the unique design of the Newfoundland quarter, which
was created by a Memorial Universit y of St. John's graduate," Shackleford
said. "Apparently, the duct tape holding the two dimes and the nickel
together keeps jamming the coin-operated devices."

At least it isn't just our government running into this stuff!!! Our new bills wouldn't work in the different machines to change money... and that was the previous change we had this more recent change of $20 bills they thought ahead and got most of the bill machines to read them... except they forgot the grocery stores and their auto pay lines ( among others ) ....
March 3rd, 2004, 12:57 PM
gazzak

Quote:

Originally Posted by Archer

Obviously the machines discriminator is not set up to very tight tolerences then?

http://www.tclayton.demon.co.uk/dec5.html#10p

http://europa.eu.int/scadplus/leg/en/lvb/l25028.htm

You can quote weights and measurements until you're blue in the face. All I know is it works because I tried it several times, (research) ;)
March 3rd, 2004, 01:15 PM
Shard92

Quote:

Originally Posted by gazzak

You can quote weights and measurements until you're blue in the face. All I know is it works because I tried it several times, (research) ;)

And you did it SEVERAL times to make sure it wasn't a fluke right? :thumbs:
March 3rd, 2004, 02:47 PM
gazzak

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shard92

And you did it SEVERAL times to make sure it wasn't a fluke right? :thumbs:

Good experiments have too much data rather than too little
March 3rd, 2004, 02:56 PM
Shard92

Quote:

Originally Posted by gazzak

Good experiments have too much data rather than too little

In that case maybe you better gather some more data :devil:
March 3rd, 2004, 03:52 PM
Orangeman

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shard92

At least it isn't just our government running into this stuff!!! ....

Remember the Susan B. Anthony Dollar piece....

It basically had the same problems as the Newfie Quarter.... only this really happened :thumbs:

(looked a little like the Newfie Quarter too!(
March 3rd, 2004, 04:34 PM
Orangeman

BTW,

This is a new nickel commemorating the Lousiana purchase:

http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/...=nickel_series

What'll they think of next, a coin commemorating the Mexican Purchase (aka: The Alamo):D
March 3rd, 2004, 04:40 PM
Cleetus

Quote:

Originally Posted by Orangeman

BTW,

This is a new nickel commemorating the Lousiana purchase:

http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/...=nickel_series

What'll they think of next, a coin commemorating the Mexican Purchase (aka: The Alamo):D

The Alamo had nothing to do with the Mexican purchase
March 3rd, 2004, 05:15 PM
Archer

Quote:

Originally Posted by gazzak

You can quote weights and measurements until you're blue in the face. All I know is it works because I tried it several times, (research) ;)

I was not disputing the fact mearely stating the failure in machine technology to account for the differences :D