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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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We ahould just have a 10, 50 cent, 1 and 5 dollar. That would make life simpler, and most states that issued currency, either issued one denomination and or smaller coinage.
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 Australia
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This is a 50 cent coin on top of a $5 coin, The 50 cent has been with us since 66 and is not much smaller and they have a place in modern commerce The 50 cents is too big for modern commerce, too. If Australia didn't have a 50 cent coin and we tried introducing one now, it would be nowhere near as large as the one we now use. Objectively, all the Australian coins are too big for their buying power. We're the only country in the Commonwealth still using the old £sd-sized coins. The age of circulating crown-sized coins has come and gone, I'm afraid. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Germany
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Surely they would just make a $5 coin that was a of a decent size, bimetallic at that. Something like the size of a €2 coin perhaps. But if they overhauled the whole system then it would matter really, they could make it whatever size they like.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
762 Posts |
If I put my coin collectors hat on I would say: Great idea, more coins to noodle, I'll be able to read the year easily and look forward to spectacular commemoratives.
But if I then put my Joe Public hat on I would say: You have to be kidding, the coins we've already got are too big and cumbersome, why would I want even bigger ones wearing a hole in my pocket?
I also suspect (and this would be the clincher as far as the RAM are concerned) the cost of producing a crown sized $5 coin would already be pretty close to $5.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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I don't think so. It just seems to make more sense as a note considering that a few other major currencies have similar denominations as notes rather than coins.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
3831 Posts |
Not against it. I've been in Japan where the highest denomination coin is 500 yen and lowest denomination note is 1000 yen, which is pretty much 5-6 dollars and 10-12 dollars respectively. (depending on the exchange rate)
On the other hand, let's think of this the other way around - imagine if you try to gather a date run set of 5 dollar coins. Can be awfully expensive if this goes on for more than 10-20 years! Unfortunately, I'm doing this for the Japanese 500 yen coin which a fair bit of money is tied up...
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
560 Posts |
Forget about the 500 yen, how about the Swiss 5 Francs, that is more expensive.
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Canada
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I have probably lost a small fortune in coins out of my pants pockets. I don't think I've ever lost a paper note out of my wallet and onto the ground, couch, etc. I'd be quite annoyed if I lost a couple of $5 coins out of my pocket. But from a collectors veiwpoint, we'd probably get some interesting commemorative $5 coins over the years.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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When the 5¢ is withdrawn would be a good time.  Roll on the day I say. Jeff |
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Australia
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I've been in Japan where the highest denomination coin is 500 yen and lowest denomination note is 1000 yen, which is pretty much 5-6 dollars and 10-12 dollars respectively. (depending on the exchange rate) That's interesting. Most of the countries I've been to have had denominations similar to $5 as notes rather coins (which is why it seems to make more sense for me). |
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