I probably have one of those around here. Maybe a quarter, too. The vending machines used to have a magnet that would pull them out of the slot path and put them into the reject path. Come to think of it, I’ve got a quarter stuck to a refrigerator magnet on the refrigerator. If I get a stainless steel finish refrigerator, the nickel in the steel will make the quarter fall off. Economic experts say that they Canadian economy will also fall, should that happen.
I was right. There is a Canadian quarter stuck to the refrigerator, on a little disc magnet. I couldn’t see it, because there is a Flying Dog bottle cap over it.
YUP! At least one of the coins (can’t remember which) has corners on the edges instead of smooth circular edges like in USA. It was meant so that those with bad eyesight could tell how much each coin was worth. In these days, there’s almost nothing you can buy with a coin except maybe bubble gum from a machine.
Bill Thompson over 1 year ago
Or you could offer it to a numismatist.
tudza Premium Member over 1 year ago
You should have seen the looks I got in the drive thru spending my paper Canadian one dollar bills that one time I drove home through Canada.
Meh~tdology, fka Pepelaputr over 1 year ago
I don’t know where or how I got these game tokens.
No country accepts them.
6turtle9 over 1 year ago
Don’t waste your gas money. Put that worthless Kanuck paperweight to good use:
- finally level out that wobbly kitchen table.
- use it to check your tire tread before driving on a rainy day.
- put it in an old sock along with some pebbles as a self defense weapon.
- glue it to the bottom of your shoe and pretend you are a one legged tap dancer.
- give it away to some poor sap trick-or-treating at Halloween.
- hold it in your eye socket and walk around all day acting like Colonel Klink.
Superfrog over 1 year ago
If you can’t get rid of it then it must be lucky. Use it for coin tosses.
FLIGHT SUIT over 1 year ago
That Corvette is way too valuable to drive to Canada.
Radish the wordsmith over 1 year ago
Small things amuse small minds
3hourtour Premium Member over 1 year ago
…Ha!..
…there is American money just as poisonous…
…but I use it anyways…
…dollar coins make great tips…
…two dollar bills are a great discussion starter…
…some people ask if they are real….
…they are…
…and make great gifts…
…pennies, though…
…after next year…
…a thing of the past…
…just like our democracy…
…oopsy…
…went too far and got off topic…
Mad-ge Dish Soap over 1 year ago
Gum up a vending machine. Mmmmm Starbucks Coffee at the hockey game…Now nobody gets coffee, except the man with a key.
Spoon fishing lure and last week’s motor oil. Wow what a great gift thata make. I don’t care if you gift it out.
Penny loafers on a SundayMorning Church visit. Tip the delivery driver. Use for target practice w/the new rifle.
Brass Orchid Premium Member over 1 year ago
I probably have one of those around here. Maybe a quarter, too. The vending machines used to have a magnet that would pull them out of the slot path and put them into the reject path. Come to think of it, I’ve got a quarter stuck to a refrigerator magnet on the refrigerator. If I get a stainless steel finish refrigerator, the nickel in the steel will make the quarter fall off. Economic experts say that they Canadian economy will also fall, should that happen.
Zebrastripes over 1 year ago
Stick it in a dime roll and bring to the bank…see if it passes….or just leave it at the tellers window and walk away!
rastapopilos over 1 year ago
I have a “foreign currency “ file, with different envelopes for each, for when I next travel there. Look at that Canadian dime. Isn’t it a beauty.
3hourtour Premium Member over 1 year ago
…they painted over a Banksy on The Outlaws…
Plods with ...™ over 1 year ago
It’s worth 8 cents today, so you should probably have another reason to go to Canada.
Brass Orchid Premium Member over 1 year ago
I was right. There is a Canadian quarter stuck to the refrigerator, on a little disc magnet. I couldn’t see it, because there is a Flying Dog bottle cap over it.
https://i.etsystatic.com/5409298/r/il/6890de/373211924/il_fullxfull.373211924_d8rh.jpg
coltish1 over 1 year ago
That guy sure looks like a hockey ref. They go to Canada all the time.
coltish1 over 1 year ago
I didn’t like them when mullets were popular. Still don’t.
Linguist over 1 year ago
Tollbooth receptacles are the best place to get rid of Canadian coins.
Howard'sMyHero over 1 year ago
Tim Horton, is that you …?
( brother, can you spare a dime? )
willie_mctell over 1 year ago
In the ’70s I played music in the street. I hated getting Canadian money.
dfischer348 Premium Member over 1 year ago
It will work in Detroit
crazeekatlady over 1 year ago
Hang on to Canadian pennies. They’re extinct. As for the dime, I’ll take it!!!
Ray*C over 1 year ago
YUP! At least one of the coins (can’t remember which) has corners on the edges instead of smooth circular edges like in USA. It was meant so that those with bad eyesight could tell how much each coin was worth. In these days, there’s almost nothing you can buy with a coin except maybe bubble gum from a machine.
Sisyphos over 1 year ago
Road Trip! See Canada on a Dime! Quebec beckons!