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Calius1337 t1_j684ojz wrote

Yeah, those are still worth 10,23€.

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PrayForMojo_ t1_j698gfc wrote

Sadly 10,23€ is worth far less.

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Lurd67 t1_j687hob wrote

Oh I had thooooose! Well, something similar, in France. When the Euro came, my dad bought us each a mix of coins worth exactly 100FR (15.24€, somehow I still remember the exact conversion rate of 6.55957FR for 1€)

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Nashiwa t1_j6aesbo wrote

I have the French ones as well! Still in its original packaging, taking dust in a drawer at home somewhere. I doubt they have any added value though

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Lurd67 t1_j6b1zbh wrote

They might not be worth much more than the individual value of the coins, but they're definitely a cool piece of history.

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Objective_Elk8459 t1_j69aut0 wrote

Cool!! When I got mines... I dropped the 50 cent in the toilet... 😅. I was 12 years old or something. (This memory has been stuck in my head... but I finally found a good moment to share it!!).

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wonko1980 t1_j68cj6k wrote

Back in the days I was a bank clerk selling those to the customers

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twentyattempts t1_j68lbx8 wrote

What are you now ?

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wonko1980 t1_j68mkij wrote

I quit the job about 3 months after finishing the education on it because it there haven’t been as much chances to improve. Today I’m working for the government for about 20 years now.

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Ilikeyourlight- t1_j6a7ipa wrote

Working for the government is just about the most ambiguous answer you could give.

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wonko1980 t1_j6a7l45 wrote

It’s true, sorry

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sei556 t1_j6c7mpz wrote

Tell me you work for the BND without telling me you work for the BND

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wonko1980 t1_j6c8ors wrote

LOL… no. It’s still finance sector, but now public finance

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eXtc_be t1_j688n1d wrote

one of my former employers got each of its employees a similar bag of Euro coins when they were first introduced. I still have mine, also in the original packaging. I hope one day they're gonna be worth something..

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rtvcd t1_j68b8b7 wrote

Don't worry they'll be worth at least 10,23€! :D

(Or however much you had in your bag)

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TopAlert2383 t1_j6aawjf wrote

Hold that and pass it to your kids. Things like that are worth a lot 100 years later. Just leave a note of how you acquired them.

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666ass999 OP t1_j6drix4 wrote

theyre actually my dads, hes holding on to it pretty tight ':)

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TopAlert2383 t1_j6ds4gt wrote

He might be holding them for you one day. If they're special to him they will be even more special to you one day.

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ArtistBig2549 t1_j68ceqn wrote

when people hoard/collect some amount of money like this does it have an effect on the economy (inflation)?

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666ass999 OP t1_j68etky wrote

honestly doubt it, theres people that keep much more cash at home because they dont truat the banks (which may effect the economy) but for a little amount like this it shouldnt make much of a difference

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ArtistBig2549 t1_j68kj2b wrote

thanks for the explanation, I'm not very knowledgeable about monetary system.

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VoxulusQuarUn t1_j694wwp wrote

People collecting small amounts of currency like this is not causing inflation. People hoarding large amounts of capital in a bank (or elsewhere) does cause inflation.

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Gyoza-shishou t1_j6a0k7h wrote

Also buying up properties as an investment is what destroys housing markets. As well as shorting companies on the stock market. And avoiding taxes with shady accounting practices. But remember, it's the poors who are ruining the economy!

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biome3 t1_j6atdwh wrote

Bro I've never seen currency in its original packaging

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VoxulusQuarUn t1_j694lqn wrote

I had those! Took them down to the candy store. Good times.

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TheBaconofGrief t1_j6ayk3c wrote

I was out on the town in Köln NYE ‘01. Went to an ATM to grab some cash. Nope. Every machine I went to had been shut down. New Year’s Day everything was up and running.

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Russiadontgiveafuck t1_j6cif9k wrote

Those came out shortly before Christmas and every adult in my life gave me one of these packs for Christmas. Easiest, most appreciated Christmas gift ever. I don't have any of them anymore (I was a teenager and teenagers need money), but I do still have 10 Deutsche Mark somewhere.

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S-Markt t1_j6cm6gr wrote

i kept my first euro and my last d-mark. it is as old as i am and from hamburg too.

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blueskies922 t1_j68z140 wrote

That’s pretty cool. I’d never open them lol

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levelcaty t1_j6b9cy0 wrote

Tasty looking airplane food

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Tiger37211 t1_j6ba6rx wrote

Maybe that's what I should do with all the leftover coins I have. The bank won't change out less than $200 🙄

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gigacored t1_j6c9kc2 wrote

Why did they come in a package?

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666ass999 OP t1_j6dsasp wrote

they were handed out as starterkits so that people had a chance to get familiar with each coin, im guessing it was in a bag because it was easier to hand out that way

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wascallywabbit666 t1_j6cavx4 wrote

What's the point of saving them?

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666ass999 OP t1_j6drr6d wrote

no particular reason, probably tho just because its interesting to look at after 20 years

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Beechtheninja t1_j6cf3xz wrote

That's going to be worth a fortune someday! Or nothing. Idk how this shit works.

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Ewer_won t1_j692ci6 wrote

They look like Mexican pesos

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BSamson0SI t1_j6ak5u4 wrote

I still have deutsch mark laying around from when I lived in Bavaria early nineties.

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grosbec_libre t1_j68anp0 wrote

The Deutsch logo is eye catching

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n21lv t1_j68c58g wrote

Hold on to the kit for some ten years and don't open it. The unopened kit will be worth much more than the coins inside it alone

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d0ri- t1_j68ocky wrote

I doubt it... I think there are still too many of these stuck in some cupboard for them to be rare enough to increase in value

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n1els_ph t1_j684u8r wrote

I thought 1 DM was 1 euro? So this seems a bit of a scam at the time? Or have I misremembered the value of old money?

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xXPhilippXx t1_j6867pk wrote

The exchange value at the time Was 1 € for 2 Mark but after 20 years of inflation you pay roughly the same amount of € as you would have been paying Mark at the time

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n1els_ph t1_j687cr0 wrote

Ah ok, due to all the public service announcements I do still remember in the Netherlands 2,20371 guilders for each euro but I mistakenly thought in Germany it was almost 1:1

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