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So British pence do circulate in Australia!

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Posted 20 August 2009 - 03:57 AM

Pulled a British 1992 10 pence from circulation the other day. It's bigger than a Aussie 10 cents so I'm not too sure how it got into a roll or any vending machine.

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Posted 20 August 2009 - 08:42 AM

but why would someone bother... 10p is greater then 10 cents

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Posted 20 August 2009 - 10:04 AM

ScottO, on Aug 20 2009, 09:42 AM, said:

but why would someone bother... 10p is greater then 10 cents

True, but if Oz is the same as here then it's probably difficult to find somewhere that will convert change from one currency to another, maybe someone just wanted to get rid of it. Unfortunate for the poor person on the other end who gets short-changed with it!

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Posted 20 August 2009 - 10:18 AM

Or how I once got an Oz 5 cent coin in change as a dime here in the USA?

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Posted 20 August 2009 - 05:41 PM

I was roll searching one time and found a 2005 Brazil 10 centavos in a roll of Canadian pennies. I can say I never expected that!

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Posted 22 August 2009 - 10:21 AM

I've received some American coins, Euros and pre-Decimal coins in my change over the past few years. I keep them all for their novelty factor. :ninja:

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Posted 22 August 2009 - 06:10 PM

I must admit I do like it when I stumble upon pre-decimal coins in change! Very rare these days though. Occasionally farthings, halfpennies and shillings substitute for pennies, two pences and ten pences, and they're a very welcome find indeed!

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Posted 23 August 2009 - 12:35 AM

yea.. havn't seen one for many a year.. last one was a 1933 halfpenny, in Fine grade from one of those 2p machines in blackpool lol
havn't recieved an old size 5p for a while either, those are common 10p replacements.
i just love channel island ind isle of man comping up.. so low mintage because of low population, they are nice to keep