Currency: Curt is correct, the Yen is Japanese. The Yen is easy drop two zeros off, 30,000 Yen is around $300, or $319.31 as right now the Yen is 93.9438 to the dollar. Each currency has a three letter designation, USD, CAD, AUD would be US dollar, Canadian Dollar or Australian Dollar. The Yuan is called the RMB (RMB, sign: ¥; code: CNY; also CN¥, 元 and CN元) is the official currency of China (People's Republic of China). The primary unit of renminbi is the yuán (元). One yuan is subdivided into 10 jiǎo (角), which in turn is subdivided into 10 fēn (分). Renminbi banknotes are available in denominations from 1 jiao to 100 yuan (¥0.1–100) and coins have denominations from 1 fen to 1 yuan (¥0.01–1). Thus, some denominations exist in coins and banknotes. Coins under ¥0.1 are used infrequently. The British pound is called the pound sterling, GPB is the three letter code as there are many pounds in the world today. Hong Kong uses what is called the Hong Kong Dollar, the HKD which is always around 7.75 to one as it is pegged to the dollar. The Yen is called The Japanese Yen JPY. Go to the universal converter: http://www.xe.com/ucc/ When I was in Japan in 1989 it was around 120 Yen to the dollar. The Yen is easy drop two zeros off, 30,000 Yen is around $300, or $319.31 as right now the Yen is 93.9438 to the dollar. PayPal will charge you for the exchange rate difference so you always get less than the posted rate. Banks normally offer the best. Credit cards used to give you the best rate, no more. When I flew into Japan five years ago I used my ATM card and got the best rate. Economics: I am parsimonious (and was a numismatist) so I live within my means (and understand coins better than most). Before inflation took away my buying power I used to travel as I work for an airline so I used to visit Canada each year to see some wonderful Phono collectors and my wife's relatives. Back then the USD would buy $1.55 CAD. Now it is around 1 to 1. Because I traveled and was in Japan for 30 days while in the Air Force I am familiar with different currencies and how the exchange rate works. From 2002 to 2010 I took a pay cut and did not get a raise, that is why inflation hit me so hard. NOTE: airline employee travel is very stressful, you only get on if there is an empty seat and it goes by seniority so you travel when no one else wants to. These days it is very hard to travel and many of the people I work with will buy tickets. The 2008 dollar lost $2200 a year in buying power compared to the 2000 Dollar. The 2008 Dollar lost $4500 a year buying power compared to the July 2012 Dollar. In 2013 the tax increase for me was $100 a month, added to the last four years this is $475 a month, $558.33 a month for the last 12 years. In 1977 bread went on sale 5 loaves for $1.00 and $200 would fill a station wagon with groceries, today it will not fill a cart. Those of us who are age challenged will remember the 1964 Kennedy half dollar was 90% silver, today if you melt it down the value is $10.80. I have some silver US coins I got in change, the last was a 1954 US quarter in the reject box at the toll booth. By 1970 silver was not in circulation very often, but you could look in the change drawers and ask for them. From 1942 to 1945 the US made nickels of 35% silver, 56% copper and 9% manganese. Today they are worth $1.70 if melted down. http://www.coinflation.com/coins/1942-1945-Silver-War-Nickel-Value.html The Swiss Franc CHF use to be worth around 60 cents, now it is worth more than a US dollar. Canadian coins used to be 80% silver, 1965 to 1968 they were 50% to transition people, then they went to pure nickel which is magnetic, today they use nickel plated steel. The Kennedy Half Dollar was 40% silver from 1965 to 1970 to transition people. In the US from 1794 to 1838 coins were larger and 89.2% silver, in 1838 they reduced the size and went to 90% silver so from 1794 to 1964 the value of the dollar was relatively stable compared to silver. The USD is made of cloth, 80% cotton and 20% linen with red and green silk fibers to deter counterfeiting. The Canadian Dollars are now made of plastic, they have one and two dollar coins. To explain why we have inflation, an arch is composed of two opposing walls joined at the top and it has great strength. What the arch is made of: http://www.rollcall.com/50richest/the-50-richest-members-of-congress-112th.html Steve
> From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2013 09:54:36 -0500 > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Interesting Sharpener for Cactus / Thorn Needles > > Google "yen to dollar" - in the first converter that comes up, type 30000 > into the "yen" box, which = $323.45 USD (delete the number one in the yen box > before putting in 30000) 👀 > > > Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2013 09:22:34 -0500 > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Interesting Sharpener for Cactus / Thorn Needles > > > > The yuan is Chinese, the yen is Japanese. The auction is from Japan. > > There are almost 94 yen to the dollar. Why are you insisting on yuan :-)? > > > > ---- john robles <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Not according to any currency converter online. I've tried 5 different > > > ones and > > > they all come out to over $4,800.00 for 30,000 yuan (yen). One US Dollar > > > is > > > approximately 6.25 yuan. > > > John > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > From: Vinyl Visions <[email protected]> > > > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Sun, February 17, 2013 5:56:35 PM > > > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Interesting Sharpener for Cactus / Thorn Needles > > > > > > It's $323.45 > > > > > > > Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2013 17:14:31 -0800 > > > > From: [email protected] > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Interesting Sharpener for Cactus / Thorn Needles > > > > > > > > Looks new to me, especially with the blueprints underneath. And 30,000 > > > > yuan is > > > > > > > $4,815 and change American. > > > > John > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: Arvin Casas <[email protected]> > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > Sent: Sun, February 17, 2013 12:43:05 PM > > > > Subject: [Phono-L] Interesting Sharpener for Cactus / Thorn Needles > > > > > > > > Hi All, > > > > > > > > I just spotted this interesting take on the rotary cactus/thorn needle > > > > sharpener. It's from the Yahoo Auctions section in Japan: > > > > > > > > http://page18.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/w83786020 > > > > > > > > Just wondering if folks have seen this before? Is it new? A > > > > reproduction? > > > > Is it a kit? > > > > > > > > I don't speak Japanese so I have to rely on a google browser plug-in > > > > translation, which is probably terrible. > > > > > > > > It may be a little overkil, but I just like its presentation. I'm not > > > > at > > > > liberty to drop 30,000 yen though. > > > > > > > > Curioser and curioser, > > > > > > > > Arvin > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Phono-L mailing list > > > > http://phono-l.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Phono-L mailing list > > > > http://phono-l.org > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Phono-L mailing list > > > http://phono-l.org > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Phono-L mailing list > > > http://phono-l.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Phono-L mailing list > > http://phono-l.org > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
