Getting rid of coins
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Most banks now have direct coin deposits. Pour in the coins and it credits your account. Without any charges.
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Yes going to try this soon once I've confirmed the branch I think has one does, and I can access it at night or weekends.
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I buy pretty much everything on credit or debit card. The exceptions are bus fare, taxi fare and most pubs/clubs which tend not to take them.
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Eeee when I were a lad, the Half Crown was known as a "'alf a doller" because at the time the Crown was roughly 1 dollar. $1 = £4.
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Henry Minute wrote:
$1 = £4.
Are you sure? I think there is a case of Cart before Horse. Surely $4 = £1.
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Plastic is for medium/large purchases... Cash is for small ones. Then again, I do recall one instance of a friend of mine using a credit card to buy a pack of chewing gum... That was... really odd.
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels)I use them to pay at McDonalds. The machine authorizes them pretty much instantly so its a lot quicker than counting change etc, plus I can generate big mac consumption reports etc.
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Melt them all down, create modern art sculpture from them, sell for more than value of coins. ;P
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You're probably right. I think it's actually illegal to melt them down now because of this.
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I use them to pay at McDonalds. The machine authorizes them pretty much instantly so its a lot quicker than counting change etc, plus I can generate big mac consumption reports etc.
Dave Parker wrote:
plus I can generate big mac consumption reports etc
Can't you just count the notches in your belt, see which ones are no longer used?
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Henry Minute wrote:
$1 = £4.
Are you sure? I think there is a case of Cart before Horse. Surely $4 = £1.
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:-O Silly me! BTW Do you need a part time book keeper? I've still got some I forgot to return to the Public Library.
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Hasn't the Mint just started making steel 5p and 10p pieces because of this?
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Ennis Ray Lynch, Jr. wrote:
or whatever The English call pennies
New Pennies, or pennies for short.
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
Showing your age there, aren't you? :-\ So, here's a quiz I was given in a pub ages ago. What's the next number in the following series: 1/2, 1, 2, 3, 6, 12, 24 ...
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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 :)
If you want HSBC to take them, which they will happily do for you for free, you'll need to bag them up correctly into denominations (i.e. 1ps in a bag, 2ps in a bag, 20ps in a bag etc), and to the correct value. It takes a bit of time, but you can do it in front of the TV for the evening, or whatever. They simply chuck the bags onto the scales, and they know how many coins of the same type there are by the weight. If the bag is light (or heavy I guess), then they won't accept it. Word of advice - take a bag of spares, or be very sure about your counting, or you'll end up bringing a load back!
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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 :)
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Showing your age there, aren't you? :-\ So, here's a quiz I was given in a pub ages ago. What's the next number in the following series: 1/2, 1, 2, 3, 6, 12, 24 ...
I've seen that before but, for the moment, the solution escapes me. I'll keep thinking.
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
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Showing your age there, aren't you? :-\ So, here's a quiz I was given in a pub ages ago. What's the next number in the following series: 1/2, 1, 2, 3, 6, 12, 24 ...
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You're probably right. I think it's actually illegal to melt them down now because of this.
Illegal to melt them down or illegal to melt them down and create art ;P
I know the language. I've read a book. - _Madmatt
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Showing your age there, aren't you? :-\ So, here's a quiz I was given in a pub ages ago. What's the next number in the following series: 1/2, 1, 2, 3, 6, 12, 24 ...
30 a half crown was 2 and 6 or 30 pence
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Count your pennies or whatever The English call pennies and order a pizza. Attempt to pay in the counted pennies. Its a mixed bag. Sometimes you get the pizza for free and sometimes they take the pennies. Win-win. I think I will buy my next car in pennies. Of course I may have to rent a truck.
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Ennis Ray Lynch, Jr. wrote:
I think I will buy my next car in pennies.
I had a friend back in high school that paid for part of a used Mustang with just pennies.
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If you want HSBC to take them, which they will happily do for you for free, you'll need to bag them up correctly into denominations (i.e. 1ps in a bag, 2ps in a bag, 20ps in a bag etc), and to the correct value. It takes a bit of time, but you can do it in front of the TV for the evening, or whatever. They simply chuck the bags onto the scales, and they know how many coins of the same type there are by the weight. If the bag is light (or heavy I guess), then they won't accept it. Word of advice - take a bag of spares, or be very sure about your counting, or you'll end up bringing a load back!
I'm going to try to find a branch that has a machine that you can just pour your money into without counting / bagging it. I've heard they do exist. If I can't find one I might get a small personal machine to do the sorting / counting and bag it possibly.
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There are limits on the maximum value a retailer has to accept as legal tender in coinage in the UK. Something along the lines of; £2 - any amount £1 - any amount 50p - any amount not exceeding £10 20p - any amount not exceeding £10 10p - any amount not exceeding £5 5p - any amount not exceeding £5 2p - any amount not exceeding 20p 1p - any amount not exceeding 20p
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http://www.royalmint.com/corporate/policies/legal_tender_guidelines.aspx[^] Legal Tender Guidelines Legal tender has a very narrow and technical meaning in the settlement of debts. It means that a debtor cannot successfully be sued for non-payment if he pays into court in legal tender. It does not mean that any ordinary transaction has to take place in legal tender or only within the amount denominated by the legislation. Both parties are free to agree to accept any form of payment whether legal tender or otherwise according to their wishes. In order to comply with the very strict rules governing an actual legal tender it is necessary, for example, actually to offer the exact amount due because no change can be demanded. The amounts for legal tender are stated below. BANK OF ENGLAND NOTES: In England and Wales the £5, £10, £20 and £50 notes are legal tender for payment of any amount. However, they are not legal tender in Scotland and Northern Ireland. COINS: Coins are legal tender throughout the United Kingdom for the following amount: £5 (Crown) - for any amount £2 - for any amount £1 - for any amount 50p - for any amount not exceeding £10 25p (Crown) - for any amount not exceeding £10 20p - for any amount not exceeding £10 10p - for any amount not exceeding £5 5p - for any amount not exceeding £5 2p - for any amount not exceeding 20p 1p - for any amount not exceeding 20p
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There's inflation for you. I heard £40M, possibly rising to £100M. Are you sure "billions" isn't hyperbole?
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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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You've got yer crown all wrong! A crown was 5 bob, 'arf a crown was 2s 6d. Therefore 4 crowns to the pound. You are a prime example of why it was changed (pun intended).
Phil
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