Foreign Coin

[Hillbilly]

Got another foreign coin today.  I serviced my machine at the truckers lounge today and noticed an odd coin.  It is a 25 Centavos coin from Brazil. 1994.

So strange.

Hillbilly

[mission vending]

I've got a whole jar full of foreign coins from places like, Mexico, France, Uraguay, Brazil, Spain and Saudi Arabia to name a few. I've been saving them for when I sell out and retire and plan to travel the world spending them.

[tooldini]

that would be kinda cool to get some odd coins,, all I get are smashed nickels

[Hillbilly]

I'll sell it to you for a quarter.

[tooldini]

LOL funny hillbilly it would suck if you got a lot of them

[Hillbilly]

Yeah.  It was in a machine without drop thru's so They got me on it. Only worth .14 US.

[tooldini]

:'( still worth more than my 10 smashed nickels that go thru my 1800 machine

[sbishop]

Tokens from  video game rooms, foreign coins, cardboard circles from the Pizza boxes... It's part of the business. Although I have run into a rash of Silver Quarters! I guess that makes up for it. Keep opening those piggy banks!

[agrantha]

sbishop

How can you tell if the quarters are silver?

Thanks

[Hillbilly]

They usually sound different when jingling the coins or when dropped on the table or counter.  Also look through them.  The silver ones are 1964 or older.(dimes and quarters).

Hillbilly

[sbishop]

They usually sound different when jingling the coins or when dropped on the table or counter.  Also look through them.  The silver ones are 1964 or older.(dimes and quarters).

Hillbilly

Hillbilly is correct. I hear the difference in the jingle on the silver coin. You can pick up a cheap one from a coin store for about $2 and listen for the difference.

[mission vending]

It's a very distinct sound, when dumping your coins into a bag or counting them you will hear the difference. As suggested go get one at a coin shop and mix it in a bag and listen.