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Re: 1$ Coins
« Reply #30 on: July 02, 2011, 04:59:05 pm »
My Crackpot Theory:

I just got back from Ecuador.   Apparently in 2000, the banks there closed one night with everyone's Ecuadorian Sucres, but reopened the next day with US Dollars in paper money, and dollar coins.   For smaller currency, they have their own coinage, but in the same dimensions and values as ours.

Every cab I got into, the driver had a huge wad of these dollar coins to make change with.   They've really embraced the Sacajawea dollar coin down there.   Maybe they're all there instead of here.   
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Re: 1$ Coins
« Reply #31 on: July 03, 2011, 07:50:00 am »
In honor of s_s, a lovely song about shopping carts. Bonus: sung by a guy from Canada.
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« Reply #32 on: July 03, 2011, 02:32:52 pm »
Quote from: Asherdan on July 02, 2011, 05:15:57 pm
Fascinating, I had no idea Ecuador was making use of U.S. currency that way. I wonder how that deal works?
 triple huh.

That was my experience down there.   The guides said "You can get $20s from the ATMs, but they'll be pretty much useless.   So before my trip I went and pulled $600 in $5 and $1 from the bank. 

After the guy put it on the counter all stacked and rubberbanded, I looked at him and said "uh, I didn't think this through.  Do you have something for me to transport this in?" It was a 6" stack of bills.   He gave me a manilla envelope, and I felt like a bag man walking through the parking lot. 
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Re: 1$ Coins
« Reply #33 on: July 03, 2011, 05:02:26 pm »
Quote from: smick on July 03, 2011, 02:32:52 pm
That was my experience down there.   The guides said "You can get $20s from the ATMs, but they'll be pretty much useless.   So before my trip I went and pulled $600 in $5 and $1 from the bank. 

After the guy put it on the counter all stacked and rubberbanded, I looked at him and said "uh, I didn't think this through.  Do you have something for me to transport this in?" It was a 6" stack of bills.   He gave me a manilla envelope, and I felt like a bag man walking through the parking lot. 

I love this story.
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