tabbs Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 Today's currency cut in Zimbabwe also brought coins back to life. In addition to the new paper money ($1, 5, 10, 20, 100, 500) the government also (re-)issued several coin denominations. http://www.zimeye.com/article0111310708.html Seems that some of them are just the old pieces from the 1990s while others are new. In other words, the coins from 10+ years ago are now worth billions as much. No way to get rich quick though, as the hyperinflation will have "eaten" all the theoretically possible profits ... Christian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NumisMattic2200 Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 Hmmm... now why didn't they just knock down the figures in the first place?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delta Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 Ok, paper money maybe. Why on earth did they bother with the coins? They'll be useless within weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grivna1726 Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 Ok, paper money maybe. Why on earth did they bother with the coins? They'll be useless within weeks. The new coins will probably be worth more as scrap metal than as money by the time they are released to circulation. So the mintage will likely be small with virtually all either hoarded or melted almost immediately. It would not be surprising if the coins are never struck, or if struck, not released because they are made worthless by inflation before the planned release date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 Alright! My 20c and $1 coins have value again... at 10,000,000,000,000 times their old value! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 But wait... 500B = $1 so 50 new zimdollars = $1 so my zim $1 coin's worth US$0.02 and the 20 cent coin's worth US$0.004 Never mind. Hello, melting pot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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