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Have you seen...

...a Kennedy coin?

ME:

I love meatloaf. I really like deviled eggs. I paid for lunch with 2 $2 bills and got $1 change. Later I bought 3 pair pants (3 for 2) for $3 each (one free). Paid with 3 $2 bills.

It's been a sunny $2 day.

This morning I took a photo of Esteban (stuffed toy puppy) with $2 bills fanned out like a turkey's tail. Added 2 Lincoln $1 coins and 4 Kennedy 50¢ pieces.

Only one comment.

So... have you seen a 50¢ piece recently? They still make them (oldest American coin) but they have fallen out of favor. I've been able to get my hands on two rolls (remember rolls of coins?) recently and went through the dates. May save some. The others go back in circulation.

Same with $2 bills and $1 coins.

Americans have been skittish about these denominations. Do away with the $1 bill? It would be so UN-American! But so logical.

At least we still have paper money and coins. Plastic has its issues too. Like trying to ride the bus in Sweden. No plastic? no go!

Soon I'll be in the land of colored money. Bills of ₡50.000, 20.000, 10.000, 5.000, 2.000, 1.000 and coins of 500, 100, 50, 25, 10 and 5. The 5 and 10 coins are "worthless" but used (₡50.000 & ₡20.000 are hard to change in many places and I've never had the bigger bill in my hand). All the coins have the same design except for braille numbers. The differ in size and weight as well. The money differs in size and color (like most European systems).

Americans seem to have trouble coping (except the Ticos, they are Americans as well). When tourists visit Costa Rica many will use American dollars because they cannot learn another system of coinage. But then again... they can't learn their own... .

So... I'll just jingle my money...

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