# I got a quarter in my change - in Australia!

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 19, 2008, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-quarter-in-my-change-in-australia/473397 "2008-11-19T01:45:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bytegeist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9dc877/32.png) [@Bytegeist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bytegeist)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-quarter-in-my-change-in-australia/473397/41 "2010-12-16T02:47:56Z")

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> [@robert\_columbia](#):
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> I’ve received Canadian change in the US as well as US change in Canada. The coins below $1 are basically the same sizes and colors, and people basically don’t seem to care a whole lot about a single coin in change from the other country.

_Vending machines_, on the other hand, care deeply that you use the right coins. They’re very nationalistic that way.

And on two occasions, I’ve had cashiers notice a Canadian coin among my cash (when I hadn’t), and refuse to accept it as part of the payment. This might vary a lot from store to store.

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**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-quarter-in-my-change-in-australia/473397/42 "2010-12-16T03:23:20Z")

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> [@sachertorte](#):
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> My husband once got a swiss franc as change from a soda machine.

With or without mustard?

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