Y2K stuff

From: Geoff Roberts <geoffrob_at_stmarks.pp.catholic.edu.au>
Date: Mon Jan 11 18:28:23 1999

-----Original Message-----
From: Uncle Roger <sinasohn_at_ricochet.net>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
Date: Monday, 11 January 1999 12:28
Subject: Re: Y2K stuff


>At 12:53 PM 1/9/99 +1030, you wrote:
>>Are they polymer rather than paper like all ours are now?
>
>Still paper, but with a few more security features.
>
>>To save money, the govt withdrew all coins below 5c, we now have $1 &
$2
>>coins,
>
>The US could have hundreds of millions of dollars by doing that (at
least
>$1 coins) but it has been demonstrated around the world that the only
way
>to do that *successfully* is to pull the bills out of circulation
>immediately as the coins are released.


That is what happened here. No notes < $5.
The $1 & $2 coins are a brass composite, and are gold in color. Quite
distinctive.

Cheers
Geoff Roberts
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