On Wed, 06 Apr 2005 21:16:16 GMT, Martin Whybrow wrote:

"Dave Hinz" wrote in message
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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. So I've been told.
I also have heard that parking meters have little windows where you can
see the last two coins put in. Not mentioning this for any reason, nope.

Isn't a Belgian 5 Franc piece worth nothing as they have been using the Euro
for several years now?

Dunno. Was the mid 1980's when I "noticed" it.