11 Jan
1999
11 Jan
'99
10:51 a.m.
Date sent: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 10:58:23 +1030
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From: "Geoff Roberts" <geoffrob(a)stmarks.pp.catholic.edu.au>
To: "Discussion re-collecting of classic computers"
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Subject: Re: Y2K stuff
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From: Uncle Roger <sinasohn(a)ricochet.net>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
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Date: Monday, 11 January 1999 12:28
Subject: Re: Y2K stuff
Ditto here, in canada except:
Loonie (1 dollar coin) gold with faceted edge came out '86ish.
Tooine (or Twonie?) 2 dollar coin except for two features:
two-piece silver ring disc with a gold color disc together placed into
press that binds both together and impresses the graphics on it.
The edge is alterating serrations and smooth. Again '96ish.
First few did came apart! Bad press was the cause. :-( )
No problems with carrying $20 CDN mixed lot of Loonies and $2
coins. They get used fast. Those $2 coins are useful as
screwdriver for those IBM silver screws that secures case covers.
Well, I don't like those stinky US 1 dollars bills, they multiply like
wabbits. Often I find myself carrying over $20 in $1 bills!
I think those US 1 bux bills still hangs around because prices is
still low enough and economy is still healthy enough.
Funny, I was in US during somewhat that didn't work out in college
before and didn't see Susie B. coins.
At 12:53 PM 1/9/99 +1030, you wrote:
least
Are they polymer rather than paper like all ours
are now?
The US could have hundreds of millions of dollars by doing that (at $1 coins) but it has been demonstrated around the
world that the only
way
to do that *successfully* is to pull the bills out
of circulation
immediately as the coins are released.
That is what happened here. No notes < $5.
The $1 & $2 coins are a brass composite, and are gold in color. Quite
distinctive.