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the top coin looks like a UK 3d (3 pence) from 1900 to me The bottom one I can't really determine, but it says New Foundland on the obverse.

I'd favor a coin for $1 and $2. Like mentioned before, USA is one of the very few countries that still use $1 and $2 notes. Notes are far moe expensive in use: they wear out a lot faster so they need to be replaced a lot more often than coins. In the Netherlands, before the euro was introduced, we used to have a 5 gulden note, but it was demonitized and replaced by a coin. At first, many people thought that would be awkward, but in practice it was much more convenient than the note. About ditching the cent: someone here said that it would only increase a transaction with up to 4 cents if all was rounded up. Well, that's true, but it will increase EVERY transaction with 1 to 4 cents. Then the struggle with adding tax.... Ive never been to the USA, but have been to Canada and there they have hte same crazy system that taxes are added at the register and are not already included in the prices. so you walk through the store, you add up the prices and in the end you suddenly have to pay a significant amount more, because tax was added. That system is forbidden in europe. Prices at product in stores and advertisements must list the actual price you have to pay, including taxes. What's the big deal of not mentionin ng the tax as everybody has to pay it anyway?

Added two proof nickels to my type set today

Two proof 2005 nickels, bufalo and ocean view

You're a programmer Labmom?

I just won : 1959 Red Book 1963 Blue Book 1966 Red Book al together for $3.50 on Ebay

Art?????

and with that suggestion, if we get a gallery where members can post pictuers of their notes, we'd get a peep show?

So, sent me a dud eh?

Dutch kiitos, Tane

any particulate reason for that "50" with two different height characters. while all other denominations have equeally height numberS?

well, took me a week to discover what those ghost-lights and ghost-names meant..... Glad you found it that easy . Keep up the good work Stujoe. By the way, do you happen to have dutch 1966 coins already?

I was just gunna type: "Seems that you did it Stujoe" Thanks!!! :thumbsup"

voted for the walking liberty, as it's the best design of all the halfs I have. It's also the oldest half I have...

For about a week, I kept seeing strange things in the main index: the blue light lit and a a some member who posted last in the Coins forum. Then I'd go to the coins forum and see no blue lights, nor a thread that was posted last in by that member. It kept me puzzled until a few minutes ago when it happened for the so many'th time. And then I suddenly realized: could it be skin related? I changed from retro to IPB default and then I saw what was happening: I had the sub forums part minimized. When you do that in IPB default, and then switch to Retro, the whole sub forum is gone. But, if a member posts in it, I can see the blue light and that members name in the index page....

Oh, that's something I'd like to see too.....

you don't want to have type and TYPE??????????

I use mainly self adhsive 2x2's which go in 12 or 20 pocket binder pages for my uncirculated coins and for silver coins. base metal coins go in Importa albums I've got a very few coins in the above mentinoed coin capsules, as they are too big for those 2x2's (American Silver Eagle and Maria Theresia Thaler)

Are those inches or cm? When it's cm, then I see no problem there. My (dutch) supplier sells coin capsules (airtites) for coins with diameters up to 50 mm: link to page in dutch

That's one coin I want to own some day, a cartwheel twopence

Generalist

OK, Cool ! Now where was that light house note.....

You don't have last year's quarter???

From the Koninklijke Nederlndse Munt (Royal Dutch Mint) website: Design of the Peace Fiver is released June 24 2005 Mid August a second commemorative coin will be issued by the Dutch Financial Department. August 15 1945 is the day that Japan surrendered and that officially ended World War 2. To celebrate 60 years of peace and freedom, an official commemorative 5 euro coin will be issued. The cirulation version of the Peace Fiver will be availbale at the post offices starting at August 16. Besides that, the Royal Dutch Mint will also issue two collector's coins in Proof quality. A silver 5 euro coin and a gold 10 euro coin. The design This festive coin shines like a precious gem. Small dots shine at the obverse around Queen Beatrix, who, for the first time, is shown fully. She is portrayed in the lofty, powerfull and happy bearing we knwo of her. Sculpting artist Suzan Drummen is responsible for the design: "The dots suggest space, causing the coin to look a bit spherical. Queen Beatrix appears to be letteraly in that space. And space I associate with freedom".