Archive for April, 2010

Foreign Money Value to canadian.. please help… mostly euro?

20 euro cent = ? canadian cent
2 euro = ? canadian ?
10 euro cent = ? canadian cent
50 euro cent = ? canadian cent
10 pfennic = ? canadian ?
100 chinese/japanise money in coin = ? candian ?

plz help with as much as u can, whoever helps the most gets 10 points, thanks!… Continue reading

Help with the coin problem!?

You have 12 identical-looking coins but one is actually counterfeit. The coin that is counterfeit is either heavier or lighter that the other eleven coins that all weight the same amount.
The challenge is: Using one balance scale {JUST THREE} times, you must identify the coin that is counterfeit, and whether it is a heavier or lighter coin that the other eleven coins.

How do I solve this problem?… Continue reading

How to find total amount of coins an irregular container can hold?

I am trying to figure out how many coins an irregular shape container can hold. I can easily find out the radius and height of any given coin to determine this. In this case, I am trying to determine the amount of coins this container can hold in different currencies since this container can be used to hold different currencies such as Canadian, US etc…

I know that this… Continue reading

what one has more gold USA eagle coin or a Canadian maple leaf?

i know one is gold eagle in 91.67 and a gold maple leaf is 99.99 but the eagle weight’s more due to copper and silver added to the coin where the maple leaf does not the are both 1 oz of fine gold, is what they say on the coin.. do they both have the same gold in them just the eagle has more other medals for hardness vs the… Continue reading

i want to buy gold coins. as of 8/15 gold closed @ 785.5 an ounce, how much should an american gold eagle ?

how much should a 1 ounce south african krugerand or canadian maple leaf cost me… is it the same as the cost of an ounce of gold or do i have to pay some type of markup … thanks… Continue reading

counterfiet coin puzzle?

there are ten stacks of ten silver dollars. you are given the weight of a real silver dollar, and are told each counterfeit coin weighs one gram more than a real silver dollar. you also know that one of the stacks is completely counterfiet, and you can use a scale that weighs by grams, what is the minimum number of weighings needed to determine the counterfeit stack?… Continue reading

Where can i exchange canadian money for american?

i have 2 dollar canadian coins and 20 dollar bills from canada and i would like to exchange it for american (US) currency where can i do that?… Continue reading

can someone check over my work? thank you.?

3. Clifton is planning a trip to the United States. He wants to take US 0 in spending money. If the current exchange rate is Can .00 = US $ 0.632, how much will the US 0 cost Clifton in Canadian currency?
Convert US 300 to Canadian dollars.
US .00 = Can {content}.632
US 0/Can {content}.632
= Can 4.68
It will cost Clifton 4.68 Canadian in order to have 0… Continue reading

Why is Americal Eagle costlier than Canadian Maple Leaf?

Considering the fact that Canadian Maple leaf is 99.9% gold and American Eagle is only 91.6% gold, I’d expect the maple leaf to be costlier.
I’m trying to find if the maple leaf is lighter than americal eagle - that is whether 1 troy oz is the gold content of the eagle and not the actual coin weight.
(I know this is the case with South African Krugerrands, but I’ve… Continue reading

I have a 1799 silver dollar that does not have Liberty written on top of it?

I’ve looked into counterfeits and seems like my coin cant match the counterfeits. So what do I have????? And what could it be worth???… Continue reading