In Reply to: Bali shopping prices & exchange rate posted by VMM on Saturday, 2. September 2006 at 11:44 Bali Time:
that whether you give $1 or $2 coins, you will see them again at the airport when you are leaving!
These lads seem to collect the "gold coins", under the pretext of making bracelets out of them, but the coins are simply used to swap for "paper money" later.
Bracelets are good value though - but not made of Aussie coins.