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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;calcol, post: 5311248, member: 77639&quot;]I&#039;ll have a look at the other articles too.&nbsp; I have to admit that I don&#039;t collect east Asian coins ... central Asia is as far east as I&#039;ve gone so far, but things could change.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Regarding your OP question:&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I would guess most countries aren’t that concerned if a new coin issue by another country happens to match physically a coin that is currently in use inside their own borders and might be used in vending machines.&nbsp; Reasons are:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. Vending machines are a very small part of the economy.</p><p>2.&nbsp; Most vending machines are owned by private and semi-private companies and not the government.</p><p>3.&nbsp; Coins are small denominations compared to currency.</p><p>4.&nbsp; Not a lot of foreign coins are brought into a country compared to the country’s own coins in circulation.</p><p>5. Some vending machines may incorporate automated visual inspection as well as physical methods for the go-no-go decision.&nbsp; If foreign coins became a significant problem, visual methods are reasonably inexpensive to incorporate in future vending machines.&nbsp; They are already in universal use in machines that accept currency.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cal[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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