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Hollow spy coins

— boingboing.net — 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 ... (more) Hollow spy coins

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Hollow spy coins
Boing Boing — ... original capture by the United States FBI was directly related to a hollow nickel that was used to transport microfilm. On the following pages are exact duplicates of Cold War Spy Coins. They are all precision machined from actual coins, and are absolutely indistinguishable from a solid coin to the naked eye. They can be safely handled without danger of separation, and can easily circulate without detection. These exact replicas are proudly made in The USA. Hollow spy coins

Hollow Spy Coins For Spies: Win A Coin Toss, Everytime
GEARFUSE — ... because during 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 ]

Hollow Spy Coins — 'Precision Cold War Replicas'
bookofjoe — ... From the website: .................... Hollow Spy Coins Our functional hollow spy coins are all precision-machined from actual coins and to the naked eye are absolutely indistinguishable from a solid coin. They can be safely handled without danger of separation and could easily circulate without detection..................... From $20. [via Milena] ...