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<p>[QUOTE="Aidan Work, post: 137092, member: 1824"]I started out by finding Australian & Fijian 5c.,10c.,& 20c. coins in change.Here in New Zealand,I used to always find Sixpences,Shillings,& Florins in change,as the Sixpence (6d.) was legal tender as a 5c. coin,the Shilling (1/-) was legal tender as a 10c. coin,& the Florin (2/-) was legal tender as a 20c. coin.I used to commonly find these in change very often,not so today.After the end of July,new New Zealand coins will be issued.As from the end of October,the old coins will no longer be legal tender.The 5c. will cease to be struck.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have been collecting since 1986,when I was 9.I started to branch out into collecting foreign,but now,I am sticking to collecting British Commonwealth.Eventually,I will be offloading my foreign coins online,& ploughing</p><p>some money into buying more British Commonwealth coins & notes.I am aiming to buy my own laptop computer as well,so I can work from home.</p><p><br /></p><p>Aidan.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Aidan Work, post: 137092, member: 1824"]I started out by finding Australian & Fijian 5c.,10c.,& 20c. coins in change.Here in New Zealand,I used to always find Sixpences,Shillings,& Florins in change,as the Sixpence (6d.) was legal tender as a 5c. coin,the Shilling (1/-) was legal tender as a 10c. coin,& the Florin (2/-) was legal tender as a 20c. coin.I used to commonly find these in change very often,not so today.After the end of July,new New Zealand coins will be issued.As from the end of October,the old coins will no longer be legal tender.The 5c. will cease to be struck. I have been collecting since 1986,when I was 9.I started to branch out into collecting foreign,but now,I am sticking to collecting British Commonwealth.Eventually,I will be offloading my foreign coins online,& ploughing some money into buying more British Commonwealth coins & notes.I am aiming to buy my own laptop computer as well,so I can work from home. Aidan.[/QUOTE]
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