I suppose some of the coins we get in "circulation" reflect the historical  
context in which we live. I recall as a young kid getting Japanese 20-yen 
copper  coins that people would use in the apartment washing machines instead of  
quarters. My family was always ticked off at the financial loss, but I thought  
the coins were a treasure. the thicker Mexican 20-centavo coins sometimes 
fooled  the dryers. Somewhere in my things, I have paper script from Occupied 
Japan and  other countries we no longer occupy. I say these are a sign of the 
times, as  Mexico no longer uses the centavo monetary unit and the script is a 
thing of the  past. I expect there were a lot of 1940s European coins that came 
back with the  troops after World War II that will find their way into 
archaeological sites. As  well, we should expect coinage to reflect Viet Nam, Kuwait, 
and Iraq.
 
Ron May
Legacy 106, Inc.



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