(Euro) Coins and nationalities

[Bereta_Eder]

BTW have you ever gotten a fake banknote?
I once got a fake 5 euro, it was discovered at a shop, then I simply passed it on to someone who didn't have a detector. or rather i knew he wouldnt use it.

[Gangerolf]

that's one hell of an expensive banana

[Drogue]

I put one, because I only carry around pounds. However I have a few USD and Euros downstairs. Never needed anything else.

[Snotty]

Does anyone know about the dynamics of euro circulation? I guess that holiday destinations would have a much greater mix of different countrys coins, as holiday makers would bring their coins from their home country. Except for holidays, what other reasons can coins have for crossing the border?

I also only carry pounds, and feel rather left out of all this interesting euro business.

[Gangerolf]

Euro suggestions for Denmark, Sweden, UK: http://www.eurocoins.co.uk/
Malta: http://www.kelb-tal-fenek.com/stampandcoin.htm (the maltese suggestion seems very unofficial though)

[Maniac]

25 Belgian (I urgently need to get rid of all my small exchange... )
4 French
1 German
1 Luxemburg

Oddly enough I rarely see Dutch coins.

[MichaeltheGreat]

I almost always have both dollars and pesos. Everybody down here takes dollars, but the informal exchange rates are sometimes better and sometimes worse than the market rate.

[Bereta_Eder]

Well during summer there were lots of other eurocoins from the other member states. But then they kind of became more rare.
I remember the first time I saw a foreign euro but can't place the country right now... But if memory serves correctly it was holland?

[The Emperor Fabulous]

I have a huge amount of foreign coins...but I don't have them at school...I know I had some turkish, some pesos, some italian, etc...but no euros

[cinch]

I carry mainly Canadian (fancifully coloured, I might add) dollars, but some Yankeebucks always find their way into my wallet. It's mostly small change; quarters to pennies... And it makes no difference really, everybody just treats them the same here.

But once you get into American paper money, the exchange rate becomes more important, and only certain stores will accept it (as they have to work out the daily calculations themselves).

But yeah, every once in a while, I'll find a Lincoln-penny in my pocket, and I'll have to melt it at my ceremonial "Hate America" altar.

[Rogan Josh]

oops - I voted wrong. I thought you meant 'How many different currencies do you have in your wallet right now?' to which I anserwed '4' -- US Dollars, Euros, UK Pounds and Swiss Francs.

[Immortal Wombat]

All my Euro coins are Spanish I think, maybe some french ones. Not that I can use them of course.

[OzzyKP]

No Euros in my wallet. What would be the point?

But I've got just about the whole collection of French and German Euros, and a handful of Euros from Spain and Italy.

See my other threads for a more complete monitary rundown.

[Flandrien]

At this moment I only have Belgian and Dutch in my wallet.
But I voted for three because I usually also have French and german coins. Just not this time.

My collection has almost all coins, except for Portugal.

[Starchild]

Only pound sterling right now but I've been given (and in turn gave out) euro change before. Mostly €0.02 coin because they are nearly the same size as the £0.01 coin. Once, amazingly, had someone hand me a euro coin instead of a pound coin despite the fact that they look and feel nothing alike.

Euro creep begins.