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Coins in a box

posted 8 years ago by Movie_Guy79
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In episode 6, the candidates had a chance to continue or take a payoff and go home. The payoff was a bunch of random coins Ina clear glass box.

I don't know anything about Brazilian coins, but how much money could that possibly be? Even if every coin was a "silver dollar" (or the equivalent) that's only maybe $1000. And they weren't all high value coins.

Also, in one scene they show the box being carried effortlessly - even if every coin was aluminum i would weigh enough to need 2 people carrying it (at least).

Anyone else find that weird? I wonder why the prop Department didn't show paper money instead.

[–] veictor 8 years ago

Are you aware that this show takes place in the future? Maybe people are so miserable that coins are enough for them.

[–] Camikka 8 years ago

In one of the shots in Michele's room it's possible to see among the coins a telephone token that was used in the 80's and early 90's to make calls from phone booths. So it appears to me that all the coins are just that: tokens. Their value is made up according to convenience. We don't get to know a lot about the economics of the Inland (which is a flaw of the script, in my opinion, and the fact that they don't seem to grow food) but it seems to me they have no government and no law and no central bank. Probably just barter for things they need and use the coins whenever it's convenient. It could've been a case full of bottle caps, for all we know.

[–] ricierij 8 years ago

There is a line where someone says that there is no need for money in the island. Currency of any kind is only used in the slum.

[–] gregory-brossi 8 years ago

It's not Brazilian coins. It's in the future, new monetary system.