On 6 Apr 2005 09:29:23 -0700, jim rozen wrote:
In article , Dave Hinz says...

I also heard somewhere that a Belgian 5 Franc piece is the same size as
a US quarter, but is only worth about 8 cents.

Wasn't that the famous CT turnpike toll scam?

I don't know, it's just something I noticed afer I returned from a trip
to Belgium as an exchange student.