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[guanin]

Today I paid for something. In the paying process, I took some loose change out of my bag and stared at it for five full seconds. I figured out instantly that the big coins were 25 cents, but those little thing ones which I've known my entire life are dimes, which is equivalent to 10 cents? Ha! Now way. I didn't know if they were 5 or 10 cents. The thing is, the British 5 pence coin is about the same size and since that's what I go with I didn't know anymore. *head desk* I just handed it to the teller with this dubious look on my face, like, "Is this correct?" Oh god.

Though it's fun to have four different kinds of currency in your bag. I got US dollars, euros, pounds, Mexican pesos... Fun.

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[guanin.livejournal.com]

If they were all the same size, I'd be going nuts. But wouldn't it make more sense for them to increase the size of the coins with the denominations? Wouldn't that make it easier for everyone? And why does the dime say "One dime" versus "ten cents"? What do tourists do when they first come to the US and are figuring out the coins and see that? "What's this dime thing? I thought it was cents! Ah!"

Those darn Illinois people. *shifty eyes*
I wonder how much the two pence coins costs to make. Cause they're really big and hefty.