U.S. warns about Canadian spy coins
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All I know is I need one a spy coin how cool would that be.
CoryKS
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Spy coin or not, every Michigander knows you should never take Canadian coins. The vending machines won't accept them. 
Steel Tiger
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Oh America, you get stranger to me everyday!
Solidman82
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Canadian vending machines will take our coins. They must be more advanced.
Well, we do our best
Spy coin or not, every Michigander knows you should never take Canadian coins. The vending machines won't accept them.
Yes this is very true. Michigan is one of a couple of states (* And I say Couple as parts of NY may also *) accept Canadian Coins at face value. Given the current exchange rate this is not as much of an issue as it used to be.
Canadian vending machines will take our coins. They must be more advanced.
Yes they are. Yes they are.
bydand
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Everyday I think we are turning into a nation of drool monkeys myself. Nothing like watching the nightly news and realizing there is an amazing number of window-lickers out there.
Canadian spy coins, good Lord what will they come up with next? And a Twoonie at that, sure they look better than our coins, but who wants to deal with the exchange rate for a pack of gum and a drink? I get rid of the blessed things as soon as I get back over the border so I don't have to deal with them. Guess I have to start checking them while I'm over there, who knows, my trips to Greco Pizza and Canadian Tire may be the things novels are written about.
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Canadian vending machines will take our coins. They must be more advanced.
I don't think it has to do with advanced, so much as we dont want fake money. Its still made from Bark and Rocks up there right?
But Seriously, I have a plethora of coin op devices in my house, A Vending machine in my kitchen, a couple Japanese Pachislo Slot Machines, a Jukebox, and a Condom dispenser in my bathroom... and the way the coin mechs work, Id actually venture to say that the ones that reject canadian coins are probably MORE advanced in their detection schemes than the ones that take both, since they can tell the difference.
But then again... all it takes to convert a Japanese Pachislo to a real money slot machine is a Zip tie... so what do I know?
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US???? We arent hiding Spy gear in our money...
Oh, wait, you said America, so you must mean, the Continent... so you DO mean Canada...
Steel Tiger
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Now there's the great thing about living in the Commonwealth (British that is). Coins from all over the place are in circulation in Australia, especially the Pacific, like New Zealand and Fiji. They may have different facings but they are all the same size and colour and work anywhere. The denominations are the same so nobody really cares. Ten cents is ten cents.
CoryKS
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I used to work in a Stop-n-Go, and there was always a handful of Canadian coins mixed in with the rest. The only person who ever had a problem with it was a Canadian guy who came in every day for a 40 oz. can of beer. He would pick through his change and make sure I didn't hand him any Canadians. Liked to rant about the price of cigarettes in Canada too, though I'm sure that we've bridge the gap in that respect.
CoryKS
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Canadian vending machines will take our coins. They must be more advanced.
Only if they also take US coins. Otherwise, they're not advanced... they're just differently challenged.
bydand
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Did you charge the going exchange rate for coins? If I'm in an area that doesn't charge the difference of coinage I don't have a problem with it either (won't take Loonies or Twoonies at all over here personally), but here they will bag you for the exchange on a nickle (No joke either.) I always check my change for Canadian coins. As for cigarette prices, I think they are still way more expensive up across than we are down here. Plus the taxes on everything you buy is enough to scare you away.
CoryKS
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Strictly face value. We figured any maple leaf that came in would end up across the street at Meijers eventually anyway. It's not like we were taking dollars or anything. Pennies, nickels, dimes. Not sure I've ever seen anything higher. The coins looked similar enough that if you didn't look you didn't know you had one... until the vending machine rejected it.
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Americas strange?
Sounds like its the Canadians planting coins not us.
We probably made them though.
Sounds like its the Canadians planting coins not us.
We probably made them though.
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BlackCatBonz
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wow.......US intelligence hard at work....lol
Canadian vending machines will take our coins. They must be more advanced.
Well, obviously Canada is more advanced. Carol told me about a certain candy bar that she gets, and I have to go to some specialty store to find any- unless I travel god only knows how far over the border. I demand that you hand the candy bars over!
As for the original post- It had me scratching my head for a minute. Not meaning anything bad, but I'm just having a hard time picturing that one. Besides, there's a few times I might see Canadian money, but not very often. I guess I'd see more if I were closer...
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"there are no such coins...."
"you can go about your business...."
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"you can go about your business...."
"these are not the coins you seek...."
