boingboing.net - 10/20/2008
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200810161559 Brian Dereu, a wonderful MAKE magazine contributor, has started a new business selling hollow spy coins. During the Cold War, Spies from both the East and West used Hollow Coins to ferry secret messages, suicide poisons, and microfilms undetected. On May 1st, 1960 U2 Pilot Gary ...
spy-coins.com - 10/16/2008
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During the Cold War, Spies from both the
East and West used Hollow Coins to ferry secret...
messages, suicide poisons, and microfilms undetected. On May 1st, 1960 U2 Pilot Gary Francis Powers was shot down over the Soviet Union and taken captive. In his ...
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productdose.com —
... coins are worth it just for their novelty. Used during the Cold War by agents on both sides, hollow coins were used to carry messages, suicide doses, and microfilm. They can be handled like normal coins and are virtually undetectable at a glance. I have no idea what I would use one for but if it makes me feel a little more "dangerous" when walking into a place of ill-repute, then I think I'm ready to slap down some green. A hollow nickel is better than a wooden nickel. |via BoingBoing| ...
Hollow Spy Coins For Spies: Win A Coin Toss, Everytime
GEARFUSE —
... the Cold War everyone was a spy . That’s why Brian Dereu wants to cash in on spy-wannabes everywhere. He’s started a new business selling hollow spy coins for 20 bucks a pop. It’s a coin that’s been hollowed out so you can covertly transport secret messages, suicide poisons, microfilms and maybe even drugs. Hell, if you’re dropping a twenty dollar bill on nothing more than a coin, you’ll have to do some smuggling with it to make up for your loss. Link [ via ]
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Boing Boing —
Brian Dereu sent me a sample of the hollow spy coins that he makes and sells. It came with a metal collar that makes it easy to open. I don't think I'll ever find a use for it, but I like having it anyway!
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