what to do with them pennies

[riverite]

I gotta whole load of really bad pennies , any ideas what to do with them , they are not all as bad as the ones in the pic but still pretty nasty . Quarters nickels , dimes are black to cherry red ,how do you usualy get rid of em , do you try and clean them up

 

[stefen]

Rebury them in an active hunting spot...say a local playground where you see other MD'ers ...so some other person can find them... and so goes the problem in a circle...

 

[riverite]

thats cruel , i think some one did it to me

 

[extractor]

and to me also!

 

[stefen]

Well, worthless coins is like having a booger on your finger, you either get rid of it or eat it...your choice...

Personally, I'd trash the junk.

 

[BIG61AL]

I run them through a coin counter at a bank and I got a big jar of the rejects at my house....I was planning to bury them for someone lucky or unlucky to find them. But I am open to better suggestions.

 

[mick56]

I tumble all mine first, then keep the rotted ones separate. Once I tried running them through the self serve coin counter at the CU. A few went through, then the machine shut off. I had to get a teller to open it up. She picked up a handful of the rotted pennies and said "These must really be old". I laughed and said "No, actually they are newer, thye just rot because they are zinc". She gave me a funny look because she didn't know what I was talking about. She asked if I would not put them in the machine anymore. So, I have a bowl full of them, too.

 

[ivan salis]

ah now you know what coinstar coin counter machines are for

 

[thrillathahunt]

My 10 year old son keeps 'em in a jar and told me to post a picture of 'em when it is full

 

[vibes]

I've tried every method known to wo-man kind and nothin' worth while, or the effort...UNTIL...I thought of picking up cheap Goodwill tin boxes...fill 'em with the nasty pennies....bury it with a funky handwritten message, like, "Pennies are my way out" I dunno, but sumpin' like that.

save them for a childrens group hunt, charity event...whatever...or for your own mischievous fun

 

[Blacksheep]

Could always send them to the mint for replacement, might get the "new" Lincolns in exchange.
( I believe the mint will still redeem damaged coins)
(Just noticed your in BC, if they are U.S. coins they may not accept them from outside the U.S.)

 

[thrillathahunt]

I wonder what the teller would do if you tried to deposit them at your bank?

 

[ldablo]

let me zinc about dis one.

maybe create a work of art or sump'n like that.

a rotted penny collage. hmmm.

I have an artist friend who actually could do it.

LD

 

[scrubber]

Grab a GPS and find a local geocache. Leave a jar full of them in it and someone will be thrilled to "discover" it.

scrubber

 

[limegoldconvertible68]

Take a dozen or so to work with you everyday and spend them. Buy a tank of gas and make the total $20.09. Its not hard to get rid of them to the general public.

 

[mick56]

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I got this off Google:


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I have some coins that were damaged and the bank will not redeem them. What can I do with them?

The Treasury Department has prescribed regulations regarding uncurrent and mutilated coins. Let us explain the difference. Uncurrent coins are whole, but are worn or reduced in weight by natural abrasion. They are easily recognizable as to genuineness and denomination, and they are such that coin sorting and counting machines will accept them. Merchants and commercial banks will generally accept or refuse these coins at their discretion. However, Federal Reserve Banks and branches handle the redemption of uncurrent coins.

Mutilated coins, on the other hand, are coins that are bent, broken, not whole, or fused or melted together. The United States Mint is the only place that handles redemption of mutilated coins, and they should be sent to the Mint at Post Office Box 400, Philadelphia, PA 19106.

 

[scrubber]

Mutilated coins, on the other hand, are coins that are bent, broken, not whole, or fused or melted together. The United States Mint is the only place that handles redemption of mutilated coins, and they should be sent to the Mint at Post Office Box 400, Philadelphia, PA 19106.

Uh oh, someone should warn them that they're about to get a bunch of incoming packages from TNet members. I hope they actually reimburse for them and not just say "Thankyou."

Hey, wait a minute? Wouldn't shipping cost more than what you'd get for them??

scrubber

 

[curbdiggercarl57]

Tot Lots.

 

[BIG61AL]

Shipping cost----hmmm good point

I am thinking banks should be require to cash them in, after all they are acting on the federal reserve bank behalf's by removing damage coins/bills they receive as part of daily business....

 

[BIG61AL]

Just got this info of the us mint web page.....someone should write a letter and pray they answer it this century to find out exactly the correct procedure

Please send any questions about the history of the United States Mint, specific United States Mint programs or non-product issues to the following:

UNITED STATES MINT
OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
801 9TH STREET, NW
WASHINGTON, DC 20220-0001