Here, take your money! Disgruntled client pays dealer $19,000 in COINS for new cara but the owner isn't buying it law, coins of a denomination smaller than 50 cents can only be payed for an amount of up to $2 A luxury car salesman knew something smelled fishy when a customer paid him in AUD$17,063.38 in stinking coins. Last Tuesday, Ong Boon Lin, 34, entered Exotic Motor, a shop specialising in Ferraris and Bentleys, pushing a white box on a trolley.