I'm worried about the schools in the US these days..

Ammo08

I'm worried about the modern education system. I was washing my car today and a young lady walked up and asked if I could trade quarters, she said the car wash wouldn't take hers..I had a pocketful and agreed,,she handed me a Canadian 25 cent piece. I said, "Well it's not American, it's Canadian.", she looked at it and asked me how I knew it was Canadian? She was still mystified when I pointed out that it had HM Queen Elizabeth II on it...

Thunderpussy

) I'd say there are a few in the UK who wouldn't know Who the lady on the coins is either.

Higgins

haven't I seen her in the Izzy thread? ?:)

always shaken

Thunderpussy wrote:

) I'd say there are a few in the UK who wouldn't know Who the lady on the coins is either.

hmmm she does look familiar

Thunderpussy

Oh, come on imagine not knowing Helen Mirren.

always shaken

Thunderpussy wrote:

Oh, come on imagine not knowing Helen Mirren.

is that who it is )

Ammo08

A Canadian friend of mine corrected me today, he reminded me that they are also Americans..."It was not a US coin"...picky picky picky...

Mr Martini

I work with money and you'd be amazed at how many people get quarters mixed up with nickels. When I point out what they've given me, they're shocked. Maybe it's a lack of paying attention. I know I've never mixed the two up

lilusako

I think what is just as bad is the number of times I've handed someone a Susan B. Anthony or Sacagawea dollar coin or a $.50 coin and people handing it back to me saying it's not U.S. money.

Also, how can you get quarters and nickels mixed up? There are ridges on a quarter...

Dalkowski110

Believe it or not, some of the older beverage machines took Canadian quarters. I never tried it, but I know it was done. We still had these machines when I was five or six years old. I remember one day I put in a dollar for a $0.50 can of soda and out popped not only a US quarter, but also a Canadian quarter. Being an aspiring coin collector at the time, wow, was I thrilled! I didn't care at all that I was short-changed....I didn't have a 1974-dated Canadian quarter and that was what mattered! )

Youknowthename

According to Homer Simpson, Canadian money isn't real...

Bond life

I live in the UK and some people think it was Queen Victoria and one person thought it actually was Helen Mirren I couldn't stop laughing