overseas CRH

[FormerTeller]

Just got back from China, where I finished out the last 3 weeks of the year. Sad to say, CRH much harder over there; mainly since I don't speak the language well, but also cause coins just aren't used much anymore. I did make it to Hong Kong and Macau, both of which use Hong Kong dollars, and was hopeful to see dollar coins in use in the Macau casinos, but no such luck - they're all electronic now, at least the ones I went to. At first I thought Hong Kong had a lot of potential for CRH'ers, as the dollar, two dollar, and five dollar coins are very popular, and the designs/sizes haven't changed much in the last 50 years, but alas, almost all the coins since then have been copper/nickel.

On a different note, one of the tellers I talked to today (back in the US, thank God!) mentioned that she visited her family over the holidays in Ecuador, where they use the US dollar and half dollar coin extensively, and have for decades. That sounds like it's got potential, should anyone get down that way.

 

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[usandthem]

Folks in other countries know what silver is and I'm sure they CRH and stack too.

 

[SilverAg47]

On a different note, one of the tellers I talked to today (back in the US, thank God!) mentioned that she visited her family over the holidays in Ecuador, where they use the US dollar and half dollar coin extensively, and have for decades. That sounds like it's got potential, should anyone get down that way.

I was there 4 years ago for three weeks and didn't find anything good (They use the US dollar, but still have a ton of Ecuadorian coins that you get in change) but I'll look harder when I go again in a couple months.

 

[oxbowbarefoot]

I got a silver dime in Niagara, Ont. at one of the Casinos. Too bad I nearly lost my shirt playing poker.

 

[Generic_Lad]

Unlikely that the South American countries would get silver. Instead you get the coins that no one wants... Also known as 2342349239048095823534985 gold dollars/SBAs. While I /suppose/ there is silver in circulation (just like there is over here) you aren't going to find many collection dumps and the like.

 

[BuffaloBoy]

funny thing is, I found a china(or near asian country-- sorry for my ignorance), 5(dont know dneomination) coin in a nickel roll. The coin is slightly larger than a US nickel and has a reeded edge... my first east asia coin found while CRH'ing (except for russia---then again, russia could be europe too)