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Random Babbling - 114

Discussion in 'Whatnots' started by dmc, Dec 2, 2010.

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  1. Ofelix

    Ofelix The world changes, we do not, what irony!

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    That's exactly it ! The coin on the link matches the coin exactly, except for the date. Thank you all :D
     
    Ofelix, Feb 14, 2011
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    Ofelix's search for the identity of a coin reminds me of a coin I found when I was a kid. I have since lost it but never did knew from what country it came from. I did tried Google a few times before but no luck. The coin was about 1.5cm in diameter, probably 2mm thick. Has a round hole in the middle. The design was very peculiar, no face or human or animal or emblem. Imagine the dial of a rotary telephone, that was the actual design on one side. The other side, iirc, shows it's denomination... unfortunately I don't remember how much. Anybody knows about it?
     
    nior, Feb 15, 2011
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    Morgoth La lune ne garde aucune rancune Veteran

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    I think certain Scandinavian coins have holes in them.
     
    Morgoth, Feb 15, 2011
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    So do some Japanese coins. Can't remember which ones though, it's been too long.
     
    LKD, Feb 15, 2011
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  5. Montresor

    Montresor Mostly Harmless Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder

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    Affirmatory. Danish 1, 2, and 5 krone coins have holes.
     
    Montresor, Feb 15, 2011
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  6. Master of Nuhn

    Master of Nuhn Wear it like a crown Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    Nior,
    Most coins with holes that I know/found on the net have the name of the country written on it (like the Spanish 25 pesetas, French 10 centimes, 25 Egyptian piastre Danish and Norwegian krones, 10 centimes from Belgian Congo, Indian pice, Philippines 5 centavo ;) and Third Reich's 10 Reichspfennig :p)

    Does it belong to an actual currency or could it as well be a token? Can you say something about the colour or metal?

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    *Ting* 3k posts :) In more than 9 years. I'm slow... :D
     
    Master of Nuhn, Feb 16, 2011
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  7. Ragusa

    Ragusa Eternal Halfling Paladin Veteran

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    Did a firmware upgrade for my SSD last Saturday - I haven't had a bluescreen since. Used to have them daily before :)
     
    Ragusa, Feb 16, 2011
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    I honestly don't know if it belongs to a real currency or just a token. But it is the same material as most coins are, it's nickel colored but it was rather old. There was no text or characters that may suggest it belong to a certain country. No years either. There were only numbers, 0-9 for the telephone rotary design, and another number on the other side. Construction is very similar to that of a coin too, so I was never sure what to make of it.
     
    nior, Feb 16, 2011
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    Montresor Mostly Harmless Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder

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    Could be a token for pay phones. :)
     
    Montresor, Feb 16, 2011
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  10. Master of Nuhn

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    That's what I was thinking, too. :) Here's an example. Looked a bit like this?

    [​IMG]

    Nice! That must be a relief. I had them daily on my PC as well. I got an iMac now. Only blue screen I get is when visiting these forums. :D
     
    Master of Nuhn, Feb 16, 2011
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    MoN, except for the characters near the hole, that's the same. So that's a token for payphones? We don't have such over here.
     
    nior, Feb 16, 2011
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  12. Master of Nuhn

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    This is/was one from Israel.
    We don't have them either. Most payphones here use a chip.
     
    Master of Nuhn, Feb 16, 2011
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    Our older payphones accepts coins, while the newer ones can accept bills or phone cards. Anyway, thanks a bunch guys, that really clears the mystery.
     
    nior, Feb 16, 2011
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    Wow, that must have been annoying! :)
     
    Blackthorne TA, Feb 16, 2011
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    Oh, definitely. But then, the beast is fast even so - I reboot from screen to screen in 45 seconds, and with loading I was usually back in the game within a minute. It was primarily a nuisance.

    It was just the lost game progress that annoyed me, ameliorated by the game I played recently having decent auto save functions or being outright on-line games.
     
    Ragusa, Feb 16, 2011
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    Saber A revolution without dancing is not worth having! Veteran

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    New DSLR camera got here today, but nobody was home to sign for it, so now I must go to the UPS store (once they call me) to get it. I am stoked! Canon Rebel t2i!
     
    Saber, Feb 16, 2011
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    [​IMG] My boss recently said in an Intranet vid that we are "pioneers of knowledge anarchy". Right.
     
    Ragusa, Feb 17, 2011
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  18. 8people

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    [​IMG] So... at the forefront for purposeful ignorance? Or leading forward on the determined misappropriation of information? ;)
     
    8people, Feb 17, 2011
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    Ha, real life Discworld stamps.
     
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    Saber A revolution without dancing is not worth having! Veteran

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    Sick, but playing RE5 with my roommate and eating pizza.
     
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