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<p>[QUOTE="chrisild, post: 1708190, member: 39"]Not sure about the US, but in most of Europe you pay your parking ticket at a machine. At the exit, you insert the paid ticket and can leave the garage or parking lot. Now would such a machine accept "oddball" denominations such as 1 cent or penny pieces? Most probably not. Would it accept special collector coins? No.</p><p><br /></p><p>From what I can tell, anything above the quarter is an "oddball" coin in the US. The golden $1 pieces may work with machines, but those huge half dollar coins won't. Sure, everybody can pay with whatever money s/he has, but I don't find it that surprising that not every coin is universally accepted ...</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="chrisild, post: 1708190, member: 39"]Not sure about the US, but in most of Europe you pay your parking ticket at a machine. At the exit, you insert the paid ticket and can leave the garage or parking lot. Now would such a machine accept "oddball" denominations such as 1 cent or penny pieces? Most probably not. Would it accept special collector coins? No. From what I can tell, anything above the quarter is an "oddball" coin in the US. The golden $1 pieces may work with machines, but those huge half dollar coins won't. Sure, everybody can pay with whatever money s/he has, but I don't find it that surprising that not every coin is universally accepted ... Christian[/QUOTE]
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