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If you live anywhere but Canada, your money officially sucks

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Frank Galikanokus

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Sep 19, 2011, 10:36:07 PM9/19/11
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Most of us are accustomed to money covered with dead historical figures
and scenic historical monuments...

http://io9.com/5841788/canadian-cryptid-coins-are-the-most-bad+ass-currency-in-the-history-of-legal-tender

JAM

Jerry Dennis

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Sep 20, 2011, 11:28:26 PM9/20/11
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On Sep 19, 10:36 pm, Frank Galikanokus <FrankGalikano...@nospam.net>
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> Most of us are accustomed to money covered with dead historical figures
> and scenic historical monuments...
>
> http://io9.com/5841788/canadian-cryptid-coins-are-the-most-bad+ass-cu...
>
> JAM

That's nothing. We've had our own "dragon dollar" since 1979. We
call it a "Susan B. Anthony."

Jerry
That's one ugly coin.

Frank Galikanokus

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Sep 21, 2011, 9:54:39 AM9/21/11
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They were not half as ugly as the dead president dollars we're making now.

JAM

Jerry Dennis

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Sep 21, 2011, 8:55:33 PM9/21/11
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On Sep 21, 9:54 am, Frank Galikanokus <FrankGalikano...@nospam.net>
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I have to agree. I think the Sunoco Presidential Tokens from the 60s
or 70s were better.

Jerry

Jud

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Sep 22, 2011, 11:17:06 AM9/22/11
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On Sep 20, 11:28 pm, Jerry Dennis <JDen1...@aol.com> wrote:

> That's nothing.  We've had our own "dragon dollar" since 1979.  We
> call it a "Susan B. Anthony."
>
> Jerry
> That's one ugly coin.

Ugly? You want ugly? How about the Eunice Shriver commemorative
dollar? Granted, Jamie Wyeth did a very good job of depicting
her...but she was no raving beauty. That's about as nice as I can be.

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