Getting rid of coins
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Having accumulated way too much change I checked out the coinstar machine in asda. I took one jar in (of about 30-ish I'm guessing I could fill) - 2*£2, 89*£1, 94*50p, 114*20p, 112*10p, 37*5p, 5*2p, 23*1p = £178.18. The coinstar machine took a £15.86 service charge plus I had to wait ages at the till while they found the notes to give me in return for the voucher. I've heard some HSBC branches might have deposit machines that do it for free, so going to try and find one in Manchester that's open Saturdays. I've heard the St Annes Sq one is but haven't been to check yet. Either way at least I'll hopefully be able to see the floor of my flat again soon :)
Do you know anybody owning/working in a casino? You can trade coins with them :)
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2 Farthings to the Ha'p'ney. 2 Ha'p'ney's to the Penny. 3 Pennies to the Thruppeny Bit. 2 Thruppeny Bits to the Sixpence. 2 Sixpences to the Shilling. 5 Shillings to the Half Crown. 2 Half Crowns to the Crown. 2 Crowns to the Pound. 1 Pound and a Shilling to a Guinea. Simple, why did we have to change it, that's what I want to know!
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Ok, so basically... Pound -> Dollar Crown > Half dollar (50 cents) Shilling -> Nickel (5 cents) Penny -> 1/12 Shillings ~= 0.417 cents Farthing = 1/4 Pennies ~= 0.104 cents Good thing you didn't have computers back when a farthing could actually buy something, huh?
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
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Ok, so basically... Pound -> Dollar Crown > Half dollar (50 cents) Shilling -> Nickel (5 cents) Penny -> 1/12 Shillings ~= 0.417 cents Farthing = 1/4 Pennies ~= 0.104 cents Good thing you didn't have computers back when a farthing could actually buy something, huh?
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels) -
Do you know anybody owning/working in a casino? You can trade coins with them :)
By "trade coins with" I presume you mean "give coins, your car, your house and the shirt off your back to"?
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By "trade coins with" I presume you mean "give coins, your car, your house and the shirt off your back to"?
Unless you have "A System". I have a system that never fails. Work out how much I am prepared to gamble and lose. Gamble and Lose. Get a drink and then go somewhere else. Never fails.
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Firstly, here in Blighty we call them pennies, it is just odd to hear Americans call them pennies! Secondly, coppers (1p's and 2p's) can be refused if more than 20p in total of being offered. Thirdly, it is a brilliant Idea, Capt Semen Staines and all the other Pizza Boys are not going to take the pizza back are they!
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Dalek Dave wrote:
Secondly, coppers (1p's and 2p's) can be refused if more than 20p in total of being offered.
Really? I never knew that! :)
"If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough" ~ Albert Einstein "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." ~ Paul Neal "Red" Adair
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Dalek Dave wrote:
Secondly, coppers (1p's and 2p's) can be refused if more than 20p in total of being offered.
Really? I never knew that! :)
"If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough" ~ Albert Einstein "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." ~ Paul Neal "Red" Adair
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Unless you have "A System". I have a system that never fails. Work out how much I am prepared to gamble and lose. Gamble and Lose. Get a drink and then go somewhere else. Never fails.
------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC League Table Link CCC Link[^]
Dalek Dave wrote:
Work out how much I am prepared to gamble and lose.
So you actually calculate how much you are willing to pay to have people take your money from you? I generally pay people to do things that are much more useful.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Unless you have "A System". I have a system that never fails. Work out how much I am prepared to gamble and lose. Gamble and Lose. Get a drink and then go somewhere else. Never fails.
------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC League Table Link CCC Link[^]
You could just give it to me instead of giving it to someone who already has more money than they can ever spend.
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You could just give it to me instead of giving it to someone who already has more money than they can ever spend.
viaducting wrote:
You could just give it to me instead of giving it to someone who already has more money than they can ever spend.
How much would you charge for the service?
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Dalek Dave wrote:
Work out how much I am prepared to gamble and lose.
So you actually calculate how much you are willing to pay to have people take your money from you? I generally pay people to do things that are much more useful.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Having accumulated way too much change I checked out the coinstar machine in asda. I took one jar in (of about 30-ish I'm guessing I could fill) - 2*£2, 89*£1, 94*50p, 114*20p, 112*10p, 37*5p, 5*2p, 23*1p = £178.18. The coinstar machine took a £15.86 service charge plus I had to wait ages at the till while they found the notes to give me in return for the voucher. I've heard some HSBC branches might have deposit machines that do it for free, so going to try and find one in Manchester that's open Saturdays. I've heard the St Annes Sq one is but haven't been to check yet. Either way at least I'll hopefully be able to see the floor of my flat again soon :)
Melt them all down, create modern art sculpture from them, sell for more than value of coins. ;P
I know the language. I've read a book. - _Madmatt
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Melt them all down, create modern art sculpture from them, sell for more than value of coins. ;P
I know the language. I've read a book. - _Madmatt
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Having accumulated way too much change I checked out the coinstar machine in asda. I took one jar in (of about 30-ish I'm guessing I could fill) - 2*£2, 89*£1, 94*50p, 114*20p, 112*10p, 37*5p, 5*2p, 23*1p = £178.18. The coinstar machine took a £15.86 service charge plus I had to wait ages at the till while they found the notes to give me in return for the voucher. I've heard some HSBC branches might have deposit machines that do it for free, so going to try and find one in Manchester that's open Saturdays. I've heard the St Annes Sq one is but haven't been to check yet. Either way at least I'll hopefully be able to see the floor of my flat again soon :)
Ha! I know this trick question. The answer is £150.83 because a pound and a quid are the same thing!
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viaducting wrote:
You could just give it to me instead of giving it to someone who already has more money than they can ever spend.
How much would you charge for the service?
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
Three guineas per pound.
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viaducting wrote:
You could just give it to me instead of giving it to someone who already has more money than they can ever spend.
How much would you charge for the service?
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
I don't know about viaducting but I don't charge for service of taking money
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Ok, so basically... Pound -> Dollar Crown > Half dollar (50 cents) Shilling -> Nickel (5 cents) Penny -> 1/12 Shillings ~= 0.417 cents Farthing = 1/4 Pennies ~= 0.104 cents Good thing you didn't have computers back when a farthing could actually buy something, huh?
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels)We did - the farthing was abolished in January 1961 All this old money (and months) is one of the reasons the old punch cards worked in duodecimal, rather than decimal or a multiple of two (AFAIK - the 5081 format was invented before my time (in the nineteen twenties) although punch cards in some format were first used in 1725 for controlling mechanical looms)
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together.
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Hasn't the Mint just started making steel 5p and 10p pieces because of this?
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We did - the farthing was abolished in January 1961 All this old money (and months) is one of the reasons the old punch cards worked in duodecimal, rather than decimal or a multiple of two (AFAIK - the 5081 format was invented before my time (in the nineteen twenties) although punch cards in some format were first used in 1725 for controlling mechanical looms)
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together.
OriginalGriff wrote:
punch cards in some format were first used in 1725 for controlling mechanical looms
Ask Henry about that, bought a Jacquard Bell machine.
------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC League Table Link CCC Link[^]
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2 Farthings to the Ha'p'ney. 2 Ha'p'ney's to the Penny. 3 Pennies to the Thruppeny Bit. 2 Thruppeny Bits to the Sixpence. 2 Sixpences to the Shilling. 5 Shillings to the Half Crown. 2 Half Crowns to the Crown. 2 Crowns to the Pound. 1 Pound and a Shilling to a Guinea. Simple, why did we have to change it, that's what I want to know!
------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC League Table Link CCC Link[^]
Dalek Dave wrote:
2 Farthings to the Ha'p'ney. 2 Ha'p'ney's to the Penny. 3 Pennies to the Thruppeny Bit. 2 Thruppeny Bits to the Sixpence. 2 Sixpences to the Shilling. 5 Shillings to the Half Crown. 2 Half Crowns to the Crown. 2 Crowns to the Pound. 1 Pound and a Shilling to a Guinea.
You forgot 6 Pounds to the Illoctopi
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together.
