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Americans: Think you're fairly observant? Here's a question you will still probably get wrong.

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09-22-2009 , 11:38 AM

#101

27AllIn

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the queen is usually a safe bet for canadian currency.

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09-22-2009 , 03:10 PM

#102

KingOfFelt

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Originally Posted by meow_meow

I had to think about this for a bit, but was fairly certain it was FDR.

Also, I am canadian. Also, I know who is on all our coins without having to think about it. Every single one.

The queen isn't on every single Canadian coin. DUCY?

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09-22-2009 , 03:19 PM

#103

renodoc

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I ask fairly random people who is on various denominations of currency all the time. Its a huge fail for most.

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09-22-2009 , 04:12 PM

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Anacardo

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Sounds like a nice way to get people comfortable in your waiting room right before they get a ****ing needle jammed in their eye, doc, that's good on you.

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09-22-2009 , 04:15 PM

#105

Gorgonian

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Here's a question I bet you get wrong. Do you think people care who is on the freaking dime?

(got it right obv, though, I used to collect coins ffs)

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09-22-2009 , 04:29 PM

#106

Dids

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This is the first time in my life this information has ever mattered to me, and that's giving this thread a lot of credit for mattering. Being observant is important, but knowing minutia is a very different thing.

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09-22-2009 , 04:29 PM

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shemp

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It occurs to me that I haven't seen a wheat penny in years.

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09-22-2009 , 05:24 PM

#108

MrOnizuka

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Originally Posted by shemp

It occurs to me that I haven't seen a wheat penny in years.

I saved those when I was a kid because I thought they'd be worth a lot some day, probably got a couple bucks worth in a jar at home.

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09-23-2009 , 03:53 AM

#109

youtalkfunny

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Originally Posted by shemp

It occurs to me that I haven't seen a wheat penny in years.

It occurs to me that I know whose face is on the $500 and $1000 bills, which haven't been circulated in years (and are overdue for a comeback, IMO). And I've never been a coin collector guy, just a Presidents guy. BTW, neither of those two guys did anything memorable, a guy like John Adams is far more deserving of the honor, or Truman or JFK if you want to go all 20th Century when you bring back those denominations...

(And I know who was on the $100,000 bill, but only because I went to Binion's Horseshoe before it turned to ****, back when they had 100 of them on display.)

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09-23-2009 , 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by MrOnizuka

I saved those when I was a kid because I thought they'd be worth a lot some day, probably got a couple bucks worth in a jar at home.

I came across a 1944 wheat penny today. Storekeeper clearly had no idea that sucker had tripled in value.

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09-23-2009 , 06:45 PM

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Duke

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Originally Posted by Scary_Tiger

Well I assume he's not talking about a Mercury dime lol.

This was my first thought. Last year my parents got rid of 2000 or so mercury dimes that had been saved for a while.

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09-23-2009 , 08:45 PM

#112

nuisance

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an Old fart. With an old ladies wig on.

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09-23-2009 , 09:45 PM

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TheRover

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Originally Posted by J-Mac

Not at all, I just wrote, "Americans" because those are the only people for whom this question is relevant. I can hardly blame Estonians for not getting this one immediately.

Well, do you know who is on the 2 Krooni note?

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