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Reply #10 - May 12^th, 2008 at 9:10pm

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Evening folks,
What's the spin on 'modifying' currency? I personally think it's a great idea but isn't there conditions that apply? Like ya can't just take to a coin & punch a hole through it, or does that only apply to 'current circulation'? I seem to recall something about defacing the Queens head or some such thing. Maybe on the old stuff, there's no issue.
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Reply #11 - May 20^th, 2008 at 4:16am

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Hey Pensioner,

You are likely right about the defacing laws. If I recall correctly we have such type laws here in the USA, but we also have the penny flattening machines that destroy the penny you place in the machine. It is an apperent loop hole in the law that allows it. It may be that because you are providing the penny to be destroyed that it is leagle. If the machine company provided said penny then it may not be. If I were sending the penny back into circulation with my stamping on it then I might be breaking the law, but they only go on to my CI for my use. I am not in the business of selling the tags to anyone. So I guess that makes me safer under the law. Huh

But heck, it costs me just pennies to make the tags. Wink

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Reply #12 - May 20^th, 2008 at 8:25am

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Hi guys

Sorry, should have answered The Pensioners post before.

They are actually made at the Australian Mint in Canberra, the makers of the original coins so no issues regard defacing them.

You can get them as hat pins, key rings and pendants that I can see.

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Reply #13 - May 20^th, 2008 at 3:10pm

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Aussie pennies are about 4 times the size of US pennies, so don't need to be flattened much anyway.
Our Pennies are no longer in circulation to be used as legal tender, that went out when we changed from Pounds, shillings and pence (pennies ) to Dollars and cents in On 14 February 1966., and now we don't even have 1 cent coins or notes - our smallest denomination is 5c coin. You may find this hard to believe but Aussies accept that purchases that come to an odd cent will be rounded up or down according to a protocol which is imbedded into the store cash registers. Therefore if articles cost total of say $4.99 then you would pay $5.00, if it came to $4.96 you would pay $4.95.
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The no pennies concept has been brought up over here too, based on the fact that it costs more to produce pennies than the value of the coin.

Of course to all retailers, there is another cost or so.

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Reply #15 - May 21^st, 2008 at 1:28am

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Hi all,

Although not as nice as those cute Aussie hats, you can use a stainless steel washer with your initials stamped onto it. They aren't too expensive and you can find them as most hardware stores. I've been using round brass tags that I've found at a locksmith's store. They work well, but are pretty expensive.

Oh, don't forget you can add tags to other equipment as well. Here in the states many of us use charcoal chimneys and they look exactly alike. I add a tag to my chimneys so I don't mix them up with other folks. I also added a tag to my Mair lid lifter since a lot of us use those as well. Oh yeah, I added one to my lantern too! Ok, maybe I got carried away, but I haven't "lost" any equipment for quite a while now!

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joanne wrote on May 21^st, 2008 at 1:28am:

you can use a stainless steel washer with your initials stamped onto it. They aren't too expensive and you can find them as most hardware stores. I've been using round brass tags that I've found at a locksmith's store. They work well, but are pretty expensive.

The cost was the main factor for me as I get the pennies for face value and the only other cost was the split rings and the stamp set, the rest is just my labor. The brass tags I was unable to find and when I did find them the cost was high Shocked

joanne wrote on May 21^st, 2008 at 1:28am:

Oh, don't forget you can add tags to other equipment as well. Here in the states many of us use charcoal chimneys and they look exactly alike. I add a tag to my chimneys so I don't mix them up with other folks. I also added a tag to my Mair lid lifter since a lot of us use those as well. Oh yeah, I added one to my lantern too! Ok, maybe I got carried away, but I haven't "lost" any equipment for quite a while now!

I have already added tags to many of my tools. It is nice not to have anything grow legs and wander off. Sad

As for my chimney, I don't have to worry much about it being mixed up with someone elses as I made my own out of a #10 sized can (about 4 liters). I just cut out both ends and drilled some small holes about an inch and a half from one end all around the side and then stuck some heavy wire through making a grate to hold the heat beads. After several uses and some moisture exposure it looks so nasty no one wants to steal it. Roll Eyes

best, Duncan

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