JimVanDeventerTIL Ecuador doesn't have its own currency and uses US dollars, but maybe not the same US dollars you are used to seeing.
These aren’t rare or unseen. All legal US money
These aren’t rare in the sense that everybody has one they keep as a collectible. I’d I went down to 7/11 and tried to buy something with it they’d give me a funny look.
no they wouldnt. its money. i work at a gas station we get these all the time
Transporter Room 3I have a friend who works at a bank, and when he was a teller there was a guy who would come in every friday and exchange 500 in dollar coins of varying types, the little brass colored ones here, the silver looking ones, and also 50 cent pieces.
They didn’t carry that much at any time because nobody really brings them in so they had to start special ordering them for this one guy. Every week.
No idea what he uses them for, but either he’s got a shitload of them, or he makes it hail at strip clubs.
No idea what he uses them for,
Let’s say you want to buy a computer. You could, like a boring person, go to Best Buy and purchase a computer for 800 bucks on a credit card. Or you could dress up like a pirate with 800 gold doubloons in a sack, and slam that shit on the counter during checkout.
darklamerAt today’s gold prices, 800 US dollars is just one single small gold coin. A classic 1 oz Krugerrand coin is currently worth more than 2,000 US dollars.
He was referring to using the sack of dollar coins as if they were gold doubloons, not actual gold coins.
This seem completely reasonable