Coins in use

I got this foreign coin once so I put it in my coin collection. I have not got any by mistake and if it were so, that coin was worth more then what I really used. I did find some coins on the street, mostly American and of course our Canadian. I was tended to use the latter when I went to the states so still have them.

Most common ones happen here would be given 10c New Zealand coins instead of Australian ones. They look really similar in size and color. For those who are not familiar with the currency would be quite impossible to be able to identify the difference straight away. We have silver coins of 5c, 10c, 20c, and 50c here. Then we have $1 and $2 gold coins. Once I was given Indonesian 500 rupiah coin as $1 change. That's like losing almost the whole $1 value considering $1 worth around 10,000 rupiah.

Here in Northern Ireland,and especially if you travel across or live in a county on the Republic's border-I'm in Co.Fermanagh-You get used to seeing Euro coins,though shops and businesses that accept Euro for purchases would tend to accept only notes,giving sterling change.As You say,the 20c coin is small and gold coloured,similar to the one pound coin,but -examining the two coins side by side- thinner,and can be distinguished by not being knurled around the edge,but smooth with a few indentations..One of them would probably not work in a vending machine here or self service checkout set up for pound coins..being of a lesser,and for the most part,unusable denomination,I can appreciate it would be frustrating to get one in change on the Mainland UK.. In my experience,I have found that the US Quarter would be similar to our 10p,and a dime similar to the 5p..I would collect odd coins like this that come my way at work that couldn't ethically be passed on to someone else in change-The US mint has been issuing quarters that feature the US states in recent years,and I'd like to be able to collect all of them

Here the coins are just for 10 cents, 50 cents and 1 yuan. But many people don't like using the coins because they are heavy and it is easy for them to get lost. I also don't like using the coins. So whenever I receive coins, I will just try to spend them at once

I have been given changed with a Hong Kong dollar coin. I thought it was a peso coin coz of how it looked. I just didn't stare at it long enough to be able to recognize the difference.

This used to happen to me in the usa. i would go to the store and be given canadian quarters rather than usa. And could never use them.

Don't know if you are aware of this my friend, but you know those trolleys that you use in the supermarket, the ones you have to put a pound coin in to release it, well there are people who ask you if you want to use the trolley they have and you give them a pound, only when you take the trolley back you realize it's one of those tokens in the slot. Yes I am always checking my change, you can never be too sure, I have had a few foreign coins, they don't like it when you challenge them, sometimes it's pure accident, but sometimes it's done on purpose.

I've gotten Canadian pennies and dimes in the past. I've found some Mexican money, but not generally in my change. Kind of funny to get Canadian money so far south.

Most common currency denominations in U.S. are, 1 cent penny, 5 cent nickel, 10 cents dime, 25 cent quarter... Then for the paper bills, 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, & 100... There're some odd ones out there like 50 cent coin & a dollar coins & 2 dollar bills but you don't see them too often...

My father once got a Swedish coin instead of Danish coin, but he didn't notice it right away. He just put the coin in his wallet and walked out of the shop (at that time the Danish and the Swedesh coins (1 kroner) were almost alike) When he got back to our house he noticed that the coin was Swedish. Next time when we had to buy something he said to me: "Just give the shop assistent the Swedish coin, she won't notice the difference" I told him that I was sure that she would notice it and then my father said: "Okay, I will pay her" and he gave her the Swedesh coin. The shop assistent immediately noticed that it was a Swedish coin and of course she refused to accept the coin

I have the same experience and honestly I am happy with it because I am collecting coins and bills (foreign currency) I am not sure whether I got the wrong coin from the mall supermarket or department store. I can't remember from what country did the coin from-all I know is that I am happy to have one :)

Hello :D. It happened to me a lot of times, specially in rushed situations where people can't really stop to notice. That's why I tend to carry coins when I go out, so that I can pay exactly without waiting for change. In here we use north american dollars, which are all the same size, so people could get easily confused if they are not paying attention, and the 1cent coin is almost the same size as the 10cents, and if you get an old blacked out 10c and you don't notice, you can loose 9c in a second :P.