[Attention Surplus Disorder]

I knew a guy who worked where I was working at the time who traveled to Mexico about 5 times a year. He had family there. This was maybe 2002. I asked him about buying Onzas (Libertad) coins, which are one ounce Mexican silver coins. He said there were guys selling bucketloads of them a few blocks from where he used to stay, at his relatives home In Mexico City. They were about $6.

So I started giving him $200 at a time to buy and bring back the coins. You cannot import more than 25 (maybe 20) at a time without declaring them.

First time: “oops, I forgot”
second time: “oops, I forgot”
third “oops, I forgot” “
fourth “ “ “ “
fifth: “ “ “ (oh and they’re more like $7 now.
sixth: “oops”
seventh: Now they want $8 each.......

15th time: “Hey, they’re all gone”

never got one.

[JRandomFreeper]

I won't explain how I got the silver russian rubles. But I did.. They are 1 oz 3 ruble pieces.

I have no idea what the name is, and can barely read enough russian to see that they were issued by a bank. Who knows? They are real silver, and maybe have a slightly higher radiation count than background radiation here.

I'm happy with them. ;)

/johnny