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Tiffibunny

Feb 25 2006, 09:42 PM

http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,...,102570,00.html

ccg

Feb 25 2006, 11:46 PM

Wow, that's probably one of the lowest-quality fakes I've seen.

Stujoe

Feb 26 2006, 12:08 AM

It does look pretty durn poor.

Ferret Lord

Feb 26 2006, 10:45 PM

i can relate to how when you are busy you may not look really hard. I have been on both ends of coin exchange errors.

taking canadian cents for american and not realizing it
when i worked as a cashier years ago

and just a couple weeks ago, giving a sba i forgot was
in my pocket as a quarter. the cashier didnt catch it
either.

ccg

Feb 27 2006, 04:48 AM

Maybe it's because I'm really into coins, but I've never taken in a "junk" coin before. On the other hand, I have had cashiers scrutunize (sp?) commemorative quarters.

Dockwalliper

Mar 2 2006, 04:27 AM

QUOTE(Ferret Lord @ Feb 26 2006, 05:40 PM)

taking canadian cents for american and not realizing it
when i worked as a cashier years ago

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About 1/10th of the pennies that circulate around here are canadian.......No body gives um a second glance.

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