American Change?

YouTube · Post by **General Mackevili** » Mon Dec 22, 2014 10:24 pm

LTO wrote:1865 “George Washington Dollar”

I thought we were on to something valuable.

PSD-Kiwi · Post by **PSD-Kiwi** » Mon Dec 22, 2014 11:58 pm

OrangeDragon wrote:A thought crossed my mind tonight... can you use US coin change in Cambodia? Has anyone ever tried?

I know it's not commonplace at all... but will places accept it? Lucky, tuktuks, etc?

Simple answer...No. US coins are not accepted in Cambodia, even by the banks. Most Khmer don't even know what a coin is.

frank lee bent · Post by **frank lee bent** » Tue Dec 23, 2014 2:31 am

that silver dollar is a fake

lots of them is asia of different appearances
some old, some new

whoops didn't read teh spoiler before posting.

sometimes tourists will comb the markets and buy heaps of these thinking of profit back home LOL!

OrangeDragon · Post by **OrangeDragon** » Tue Dec 23, 2014 6:24 am

PSD-Kiwi wrote:Most Khmer don't even know what a coin is.

While i believe you on the acceptance, not sure i believe the quoted statement. It wasn't that long ago they had coins as well, and most remember them from my experience. Mostly from them seeing my US coins that were in my pocket when I moved and laughing and telling me about how they used to have them as well.

They likely wouldn't know US denominations however. Some may... but I guess most wouldn't.

wackyjacky · Post by **wackyjacky** » Tue Dec 23, 2014 6:55 am

General Mackevili wrote:
wackyjacky wrote:
General Mackevili wrote:A "silver dollar."
Last silver was 64, except on the Kennedy 1/2 which was layered and had some only on the outside.
1964?

LTO's coin is from 1865.

I didn't look at it much & thought it was a quarter. It's obviously counterfeit (like FLB said). Silver $s had a seated liberty back then & they're worth > $1500 (see image). This is a copy of a Wash head quarter which wasn't minted until 1932. I don't know much, but I know that. I initially thought it was an altered quarter, but after digging, I found it's a facsimile & the base metal is worthless (though the coin isn't). LINK: http://coinquest.com/cgi-bin/cq/coins?main_coin=13689

PSD-Kiwi · Post by **PSD-Kiwi** » Tue Dec 23, 2014 8:26 am

OrangeDragon wrote: It wasn't that long ago they had coins as well

Do you know when they stopped using coins in Cambodia? I have no idea.

frank lee bent · Post by **frank lee bent** » Tue Dec 23, 2014 8:27 am

The KR abolished money so maybe then?

OrangeDragon · Post by **OrangeDragon** » Tue Dec 23, 2014 12:54 pm

http://en.numista.com/catalogue/cambodge-4.html?o=y

shows coins as recent as 2007, however they are all just specialty collectors pieces (which is odd for such a poor country to mint those). In the end I'm sure they stopped with them because of the cost of minting them vs the cost of paper money.

The ones that look more like common currency (and the ones i've seen) seem to go up to 1994 so I'd imagine they stopped being accepted within a few years of that date.

Hotdigr · Post by **Hotdigr** » Tue Dec 23, 2014 7:11 pm

PSD-Kiwi wrote:
OrangeDragon wrote: It wasn't that long ago they had coins as well
Do you know when they stopped using coins in Cambodia? I have no idea.

My girl just said she was about 10 when they stopped using them. She is 32 now, so about 1992.

Rama · Post by **Rama** » Thu Jan 01, 2015 11:57 am

I just got a $2 note as my first change of 2015!
That has set me up for the year, incredibly lucky!

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