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| Pete.:
--- Quote from: andyf on January 06, 2012, 09:18:48 AM ---Those must be export versions, Pete. Send them to Dave. As you know, here in the UK they wouldn't be acceptable; all of ours are issued pre-shrunk so the rain doesn't affect them. --- End quote --- You must have got yours before the VAT increase :) |
| Fergus OMore:
Not pre-shrunk! The UK Government gets 40% back-- after the EEC gets its whack. Just a thought- after 20% V-ery A-wful T-ax. To coin a phrase- in some circles as the Square Root of B***** All |
| PTsideshow:
I was going to say 16 ounces, but then I remembered our fore thinking unindited co-conspirators in Washington DC Brought out the new Indian maiden gold dollars 25.9mm which is 1.9mm larger than out quarter dollars which are24mm. Now our dollar coins at one time were 37.5mm and a slot machine favorite! The presidential dollars are also 25.9mm. Which none of the new one dollars coins can they get into popular use because coin vending equipment is set up for paper dollars, and doesn't want them! The gold dollars when the first came out have a alloy that corrodes even when they are in the rolls, and reacts so fast with sweat they had to adjust the alloy. They have something like 40 billion of the dollar coins in storage, cost the tax payer a billion or so a year! :doh: Got to love the people they hire as consultants :bugeye: :thumbup: :clap: |
| DMIOM:
slightly OT on pound notes Here on the Isle of Man, as well as pound coins, we still have pound notes. For about five years in the 1980s we actually had plastic pound notes. They were remarkably robust, would stand the washing machine, and only shrink slightly in the oven. They did show slight degradation in use, as the ink wore off; but by and large they were great. However, they didn't catch on worldwide quick enough. The problem came when the govt. need to buy some more - the printers (De La Rue?) couldn't obtain the particular type of Tyvek made for this purpose. Because the notes were lasting longer than rag-paper ones, the orders for renewal weren't coming in, and the manufacturers abandoned making that type of Tyvek - so in fact their long life was their own un-doing! Dave |
| andyf:
--- Quote from: DMIOM on January 07, 2012, 06:58:13 AM ---Here on the Isle of Man, as well as pound coins, we still have pound notes. For about five years in the 1980s we actually had plastic pound notes. They were remarkably robust, would stand the washing machine...., --- End quote --- :lol: So there was some money-laundering done on the Isle of Man But paper UK notes, which I have occasionally forgotten to remove from a shirt pocket, wash very well, and look like new once ironed. Andy |
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