Mrs Bear Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Or leave them in a glass of coke overnight. I have found some that are barely recognisable as coins - what to do with those? Does the bank have to accept them? As long as they weigh the same nobody's going to notice, if they're mixed up in a little bag of £1's worth. The bank just weighs them, they don't count them out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
interestrateripoff Posted March 16, 2011 Author Share Posted March 16, 2011 Did you trip over it or something? No I just saw it in the corner of my eye, I think I've trained my eyesight pretty well to see cash on the floor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lepista Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 (edited) Just found another 1p walking home in the dark. Do they only go walking at night? I've never seen one waling in the daytime. Edited March 16, 2011 by Lepista Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloo Loo Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 My mate, Merv, found a button under his desk...it was marked...DO NOT PRESS. he pressed it and found 5000 pallets of new £20s in his parking space. you can imagine his face when he saw that lot. Oh how we laughed...and the really funny part...the chauffeur was stuck in the car for a week and Merv had to get a cab....oh the shame!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rantnrave Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Do they only go walking at night? I've never seen one waling in the daytime. .................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottbeard Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Another very handy tip is to scrutinise your change closely. Got one of these back from a tenner recently - I make that a profit of 500% instantly! I got $0.25 instead of £0.10 in change recently. Hardly a big profit, but ASDA tells me every little helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vagabond Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 I got $0.25 instead of £0.10 in change recently. Hardly a big profit, but ASDA tells me every little helps! Isn't that TESCO? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juvenal Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 (edited) @interstrateripoff - how's the found coin jar going? A slim bamboo cane slid under vending machines and scraped sideways reaps a rich harvest of dropped coins... Edited November 20, 2011 by juvenal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
interestrateripoff Posted November 20, 2011 Author Share Posted November 20, 2011 (edited) @interstrateripoff - how's the found coin jar going? A slim bamboo cane slid under vending machines and scraped sideways reaps a rich harvest of dropped coins... Still going strong. Been around the City Centre during the weekend a couple of times found £1 on the floor in one pub and then found about 25p in another, it appears people don't value 5p's. As for the bamboo cane I don't think I'd get away with it in a pub, my mates thought it highly amusing I was collecting the 5p, 2p and 1p on the floor of the pub. Up 27p today. Although it appears my washing machine is proving a good source at the minute, found £4.15 in it yesterday so that will get paid off the mortgage next week. Edited November 20, 2011 by interestrateripoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winkie Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 (edited) No word of a lie I found a 2p piece on the street today....was 1p of it comprising of QE money that found its way there or inflation, or both? .spelling not my forte. Edited November 20, 2011 by winkie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishman Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 Still going strong. Been around the City Centre during the weekend a couple of times found £1 on the floor in one pub and then found about 25p in another, it appears people don't value 5p's. As for the bamboo cane I don't think I'd get away with it in a pub, my mates thought it highly amusing I was collecting the 5p, 2p and 1p on the floor of the pub. Up 27p today. Although it appears my washing machine is proving a good source at the minute, found £4.15 in it yesterday so that will get paid off the mortgage next week. Did you find it in your jeans ? If so, you might be able to levi-erage it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rantnrave Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Counted the jar's worth yesterday: £48.52 so far this year of money that people have dropped, thrown away, forgotten in swimming pool lockers etc. Aiming for the big £50 by year's end - tricky now the nights are longer though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
interestrateripoff Posted November 24, 2011 Author Share Posted November 24, 2011 Had a good day yesterday, found 6p on the floor going to work and then found 73p walking home. Found another 1p today, so been a good couple of days overall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
interestrateripoff Posted November 24, 2011 Author Share Posted November 24, 2011 Counted the jar's worth yesterday: £48.52 so far this year of money that people have dropped, thrown away, forgotten in swimming pool lockers etc. Aiming for the big £50 by year's end - tricky now the nights are longer though. I find it harder spotting it in the dark, although it appears that my eyes are still good at noticing that little glint on the floor. No idea what the total is this year but it's probably a similar amount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rantnrave Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 I find it harder spotting it in the dark, although it appears that my eyes are still good at noticing that little glint on the floor. No idea what the total is this year but it's probably a similar amount. £49.16 now. Good couple of days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammysnake Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 mash "Nick Clegg added: "We calculated that if you strip the housing sector out of the British economy you're left with some Duchy Originals marmalade and footballers paying for threesomes" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juvenal Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 (edited) £49.16 now. Good couple of days B) Yes - so far so good. But as austerity bites deeper won't those casually dropped 5p's and 10p's be eagerly retrieved by their once profligate, but newly potless owners? I can forsee the tinkle of a dropped 50p causing a dangerous rush of the penniless in the days to come. Are the days of the bonanza of pavement riches coming to a close? Edited November 27, 2011 by juvenal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rantnrave Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Yes - so far so good. But as austerity bites deeper won't those casually dropped 5p's and 10p's be eagerly retrieved by their once profligate, but newly potless owners? I can forsee the tinkle of a dropped 50p causing a dangerous rush of the penniless in the days to come. Are the days of the bonanza of pavement riches coming to a close? Nah. People don't replace trousers that have pocket holes... Because of their size, 50ps are very rare to find. I pick up more 5ps than 2ps too. Another 5p found today. That's £49.21... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Barlow Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 @interstrateripoff - how's the found coin jar going? A slim bamboo cane slid under vending machines and scraped sideways reaps a rich harvest of dropped coins... Grassy areas where people congregate are good. Parkers Piece in Cambridge a good spot. On the way to work in days gone by I would always walk via the 'litterhenges' which would yield £2-3 a week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rantnrave Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 (edited) Good December for penny hunting. Finished the year having found over 55 quid in total . 29p found in Sainsburys earlier - not bad for day one of 2012. If I can continue at that pace for the rest of the year, then I'll still need a massive HPC before I can buy a place... Edited January 1, 2012 by rantnrave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juvenal Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Good December for penny hunting. Finished the year having found over 55 quid in total . 29p found in Sainsburys earlier - not bad for day one of 2012. If I can continue at that pace for the rest of the year, then I'll still need a massive HPC before I can buy a place... Strong start to 2012. Congrats on a solid 2011 performance, and keep us posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rantnrave Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Strong start to 2012. Congrats on a solid 2011 performance, and keep us posted. Just short of £5 so far this year. Blinder of a month in Jan followed by an absolute shocker in Feb. March going well so far though... Have a £'s worth of 1ps bagged up now and ready to take to the bank. PS - does anybody know if banks will take really grimy / rusty coins? I have more than a few that are only slightly recognisable!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellsbells Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 PS - does anybody know if banks will take really grimy / rusty coins? I have more than a few that are only slightly recognisable!!! If they are bagged up with other OK coins and the weight of the bag is right then they never seem to actually look at the contents when I pay coins in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
interestrateripoff Posted March 5, 2012 Author Share Posted March 5, 2012 Just short of £5 so far this year. Blinder of a month in Jan followed by an absolute shocker in Feb. March going well so far though... Have a £'s worth of 1ps bagged up now and ready to take to the bank. PS - does anybody know if banks will take really grimy / rusty coins? I have more than a few that are only slightly recognisable!!! Yep, although as I don't collect enough to back up it's down to the teller. I've given some in which have been flattened some accept them others don't. Gave in a 5p the other day where it was difficult to see what it was. She asked if I'd been given it her face looked well impressed when I said I found it Got a free pound with my trolley yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustAnotherProle Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 If they are bagged up with other OK coins and the weight of the bag is right then they never seem to actually look at the contents when I pay coins in. I can vouch for this having recently swapped £70 worth of change in various states of decay from a full optic bottle I keep for shrapnel storage, you would be amazed how much you can acquire over the years from nights out on the beer and the odd coin in the street, it was hard finding a bag strong enough to carry it all in! The hard part was obtaining enough money bags for the purpose, I think the bank staff was amazed I had so much disposable wealth just lying around! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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