Yippie Currency

[cleef]

I remember reading in 'Steal this book' a section about Yippie Currency the idea of exchanging money for coins that are of the same size and shape but of less of a value such as the urguayan 10 centismo being the same size as a quarter.

Thought something like this would come in handy in saving people money while at the same time taking it out of the greedy corporate owners pockets :cool:




URUGUAYAN 10 CENTISIMO PIECE

works in many soda and candy machines, older telephones (3 slot types), toll machines, laundromats, parking meters, stamp machines, and restroom novelty machines. Works also in some electric cancerette machines but not most mechanical machines.

DANISH 5 ORE PIECE

works in 3 slot telephones, toll machines, laundromats, automats, some stamp machines, most novelty machines, and the Boston Subway. Does not work in soda or cancerette machines.

PERUVIAN 20 CENTAVO PIECE

works in new (one slot) telephone and some electric cancerette machines, but does not work as many places in the Uruguay, Danish and Peruvian coins.

MEXICAN 10 CENTAVO PIECE

works in new (one slot) telephones and some cancerette machines, but does not work as many places as the Uruguay, Danish and Peruvian coins.

ICELANDIC 5 AURAN PIECE

most effective quarter in the world, even works in change machines. Unfortunately, this coin is practically impossible to get outside of Iceland and even there, it is becoming difficult since the government is attempting to remove it from circulation.

Dime Size Coins

MALAYSIAN PENNY

generally works in all dime slots, including old and new telephones, candy machines, soda machines, electric machines, stamp machines, parking meters, photocopy machines, and pay toilets. Does not work in some newer stamp dispensers, and some mechanical cancerette machines.

TRINIDAD PENNY

generally works the same as Malaysian Penny.

New York Subway Tokens

DANISH 25 ORE PIECE

works in 95% of all subway turnstiles. A very safe coin to use since it will not jam the turnstile. It is 5/l000th of an inch bigger than a token.

PORTUGUESE 50 CENTAVO PIECE

the average Portuguese Centavo Piece is 2/1000th of an inch smaller than a token.

JAMAICAN HALF PENNY, BAHAMA PENNY and AUSTRALIAN SCHILLING

these coins are 12/l000th to 15/1000th of an inch smaller than token. They work in about 80% of all turnstiles. We have also had good success with FRENCH l FRANC PIECE (WWII issue), SPANISH l0 CENTAVO PIECE NICARAGUAN 25 CENTAVO PIECE.

Any others from around the world?
UK / Euro currency exchange possibly?

[ZeroNowhere]

That's the original, I'm not sure it would still apply. A better way is to just go to your local coin dealer with a quarter (or whatever other coin) in hand, using that as a measurement to find coins similar to it. This can be especially effective with South American and Asian currencies, since many have low exchange rates.

[Pogue]

A modern list of the coins you can use would be very useful.

[Plagueround]

Steal this book is awesome, but because it's so widely available most of the info is obsolete. It would be nice to know whether or not any of this still worked. ;)

[Yazman]

Just a note. There's no such thing as a schilling in Australia.. there hasn't been for like 20 years. The list probably needs some serious updating.

[Q]

Also, this translates to the American situation (I presume?), what about the Euro or other countries?

[ZeroNowhere]

Also, this translates to the American situation (I presume?), what about the Euro or other countries?
Well, yeah, it was written in the early 1970s, I believe, and the euro only came about in the 1990s. Also, most of the list is outdated now, I believe. Though the general idea is still generally applicable.
Also, IIRC, there was a project to update the book using a Wiki. The Wiki's linked to on the Wikipedia page for 'Steal this Book', I believe.

[Yazman]

I would be interested in seeing that wiki.

*edit*
I've found it:
http://www.stealthiswiki.org/

The section in particular we are discussing is here:

http://wiki.stealthiswiki.org/wiki/The_International_Yippie_Currency_Exchange

There are some interesting updates, the original section can be found all the way at the bottom.

[cleef]

Yes i thought the list might have been a little outdated...i know this can still be applied though and there are still many similarities (such as the English £2 and the Canadian 2 dollars being very similar)

Heres a table of coins from the UK will add more shortly. Would be good if people could up the current currency used in their country

Coin
Mass
Diameter
Thickness
Picture

One Pence
3.56g
20.32 mm
Bronze 1.52 mm Steel 1.65 mm
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/ec/British_coin_1p_%281980%29.jpg/150px-British_coin_1p_%281980%29.jpg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:British_coin_1p_(1980).jpg)

Two Pence
7.12 g (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gram)
25.9 mm
Bronze 1.85 mm Steel 2.03 mm
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/44/British_coin_2p_%282000%29.jpg/200px-British_coin_2p_%282000%29.jpg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:British_coin_2p_(2000).jpg)

Five Pence
3.25 g (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gram)
18 mm
1.7 mm
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/FivePence.jpg/100px-FivePence.jpg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:FivePence.jpg)
Ten Pence
6.5 g (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gram)
24.5 mm
1.85 mm
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/46/10p-front.jpg/100px-10p-front.jpg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:10p-front.jpg)

Twenty Pence
5 g (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gram)
21.4 mm
1.7 mm
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f5/2008new20pobverse.jpg/150px-2008new20pobverse.jpg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2008new20pobverse.jpg)
Fifty Pence
8 g (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gram)
27.3 mm
1.78 mm
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a1/British_50_pence_obverse.jpg/150px-British_50_pence_obverse.jpg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:British_50_pence_obverse.jpg)
One Pounds
9.5 g (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gram)
22.5 mm
3.15 mm
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/cf/1pound2000front.jpg/150px-1pound2000front.jpg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1pound2000front.jpg)
Two Pounds
12 g (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gram)
28.4 mm
2.5 mm
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/47/British_2_pound_coin_regular_obverse.JPG/150px-British_2_pound_coin_regular_obverse.JPG (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:British_2_pound_coin_regular_obverse.JPG)

[Yazman]

Here are the specifications for Australian coins, in accordance with the guidelines provided above. Hope this helps!

Coin
Mass
Diameter
Thickness
Picture

Five Cents
2.83g
19.41mm
1.3mm
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Australian_Five_Cents.jpg/111px-Australian_Five_Cents.jpg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Australian_Five_Cents.jpg)

Ten Cents
5.60g (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gram)
23.6mm
2mm
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Australian_Ten_Cents.jpg/136px-Australian_Ten_Cents.jpg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Australian_Ten_Cents.jpg)

Twenty Cents
11.30g (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gram)
28.52 mm
2.5 mm
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/3b/Australian_Twenty_Cents.jpg/170px-Australian_Twenty_Cents.jpg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Australian_Twenty_Cents.jpg)

Fifty Cents
15.55g (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gram)
31.50 mm
3 mm
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/71/Australian_Fifty_Cents.jpg/199px-Australian_Fifty_Cents.jpg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Australian_Fifty_Cents.jpg)

One Dollar
9.0g (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gram)
25 mm
3.0 mm
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/46/Australian_One_Dollar.jpg/177px-Australian_One_Dollar.jpg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Australian_One_Dollar.jpg)

Two Dollars
6.60g (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gram)
20.50 mm
3.2 mm
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1e/Australian_Two_Dollar.jpg/155px-Australian_Two_Dollar.jpg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Australian_Two_Dollar.jpg)

[Plagueround]

Nice work guys.

[Magdalen]

http://www.wbcc.fsnet.co.uk/swa-1l86.jpg

The Swazi 1 Lilangeni coin, worth about 5p, has identical mass and diameter to the British pound coin, and can be used in most vending machines. The Daily Mail reported on a big operation to ship thousands of these coins into Britain a few years ago.

[Pogue]

I'm pretty sure a 20c coin in Euros fits the slots on things like trolleys where your supposed to use an pound sterling, dunno where else that applies though.

[cleef]

yeh cheers yazman helps alot...didnt realise that ***** was on your coins to :huh: gonna go through and collect info on all types and then up the ones that are similar

and nice one magdalen that looks like it might come in handy...

[Yazman]

Yes, that slut is on our fucking coins. I hate seeing that shit. It is like a symbol of foreign dominance.

[Dr Mindbender]

I know this thread is about coins, but i just wanted to bring this up. Wether or not notes can be exchanged in the same way im not sure, i know that notes of some countries have the same dimensions of american notes that are often worth a lot more.

If you ever come to the UK its also worth knowing that each of the UK nations have their own banknotes within. In fact, often banknotes from Northern Ireland or Scotland cannot be spent in England (despite the fact that its exactly the same monetary unit) which is one of the reasons i hate going to England cause i have to get all my money changed to English notes cause of the ignorant dick shopkeepers.
:mad:

Here are Northern Irish banknotes

£20
http://www.britishnotes.co.uk/news_and_info/irishlatest_news/p342a_ulster_2008_£20.jpg
http://www.banknotenews.com/files/Ireland_Northern_20_2007.05.01_f.jpg

http://www.trutv.com/graphics/photos/gangsters_outlaws/outlaws/major_heists/Northern-Ireland-20%28200%29.jpg


£10
http://www.britishnotes.co.uk/news_and_info/irishlatest_news/p339ar_z_2007_ulster_10.jpg
http://www.britishnotes.co.uk/news_and_info/irishlatest_news/p339ar_z_2007_ulster_rep_rev.jpg


£5
http://www.britishnotes.co.uk/news_and_info/irishlatest_news/ulster_5_new.jpg
http://www.britishnotes.co.uk/news_and_info/irishlatest_news/ulster_5_new_back.jpg


http://www.banknotes4sale.com/IMAGES/NIrelandPnew5Pounds2008.jpg

http://www.coincraft.com/data2/images/bnb5700-intext.gif

[elbmurcs]

Hey!

Do you know any cheap equivalent to the euro coins?

The people only talks about dollars, but If someone could crack it up simillar euro coins, that would be amazing!

[spritely]

You have to match the weight of the coin too for machines and the like.

Be warned though using slugs is illegal.

[elbmurcs]

You have to match the weight of the coin too for machines and the like.

Be warned though using slugs is illegal.

Weight and size, right? The most aprox. possible.

I was asking for a list, like there is for the dollar coins. It would be more easy to get the right coins. Because the country where I live don't exist coin shops, where you can see and touch coins before you buy. Most of the coins are traded directly by collectors. Or the web.

[Yazman]

Living in the Philippines I figured I'd put the filipino coins up too!

Coins of the Philippine Peso
There's no thickness data available so thats why it's not listed:

Coin
Mass
Diameter
Picture

One Sentimo
2.0g
15.5 mm
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/cc/Php_coin_0.01_obv.png/50px-Php_coin_0.01_obv.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Php_coin_0.01_obv.png)

Five Sentimo
1.9g (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gram)
15.5 mm
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/64/Php_coin_0.05_obv.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Php_coin_0.05_obv.png)

Ten Sentimo
2.5g (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gram)
17.0mm
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/57/Php_coin_0.10_obv.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Php_coin_0.10_obv.png)

25 Sentimo
1995: 3.8g (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gram)
2004: 3.6 g (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gram)
20.0 mm
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/55/Php_coin_0.25_obv.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Php_coin_0.25_obv.png)

One Peso
1995: 6.1g (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gram)
2004: 5.35 g (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gram)
24.0 mm
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8e/Php_coin_1_obv.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Php_coin_1_obv.png)

Five Peso
7.7g (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gram)
27.0mm
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4d/Php_coin_5_obv.png (hhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Php_coin_5_obv.png)


Ten Peso
8.7g (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gram)
26.5 mm
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/88/Php_coin_10_obv.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Php_coin_10_obv.png)

[elbmurcs]

Here it's a complete list of all the euro coins:

ttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro_coins

[spritely]

Youve gotta come close to matching weight and size. Sometimes currency with a hole in the middle or certain kind of edge needs to be matched because machines look for that.

Used to be able to use a certain kind of washer in the buses where I lived but you had to do it fast so the driver didnt see.