To destroy coins or not?

Donate them to your local scout troup.
Coin collecting is one of their merit badges, and Im sure some 'less advantaged' kid would appreciate them.

 

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No brainer ...Destroy them.

 

If you really don't want them donate them to a charity. You get a tax deduction, the charity gets money that they need, and when they dump them at the bank they go back into circulation for other budding collectors to find. A three way winner.

 

I have a similar problem but it isn't with copper pennies it's with the zinc ones. I have about 2500 that I found while metal detecting over the last couple of years and they are deteriorated to the point that even a cleaning wouldn't make them passable. As soon as the coating gets punctured or damaged the zinc starts to rot the coin.

I hate to through money in the garbage but I don't think there is an alternative.

Any suggestions or should they just get tossed?

 

you could always have a contest and give them away on coin talk

 

Would your banks over there not take them? I'm nearly sure ours have to take them if offered.

That said, I like the tax deductible charity idea.. very good!!

 

Interesting post and similar to a dilemma I currently am faced with.
I have all these $100 bills that are all dirty and some are actually frayed on the edges. Many have a horrible purple toning more like a stain. All are pretty new and definitely not collectable. Just ugly and in reject condition.
Id hate to think of someone having to handle these old filthy things if i put them out into circulation. Or worse someone might (gasp) put them on ebay. I couldnt live with myself if that happened.
Should I just shred them or burn them?

 

Roll them and cash them, or give em to me. But really i roll or take all the mangled coins the coin machine wont take to the teller, they look at em closely, then cash em, but I'm just a penny pincher... one less penny to a new coin:smile

What I dont' understand is why people throw their money out, they could at least put it on the ground for penny pinchers to find.

 

This is a sample of the rotted zinc ones:

 

I've found a lot like that, and beleive it or not worse, sad to see but 100 of em still equal $1 and 1 still equals 1 cent

 

The problem with zinc is they are toxic. It's probably best to take them in when they are collecting special waste or just bind them up carefully so they don't split open. The zinc will leach into the soil and water slowly in a landfill.

 

Bada bing bada boom.
All it takes is one coin for a kid to get curious and start learning, until boom, you have a brand new CoinTalk member

 

Ok, I forgot to mention that there's only 8 or 9 of them. Not worth the tax deduction and donating them would be like a slap in the face of the charity. I'll post a pic of then so yall can see what they look like

 

They could always be used as fillers !!

 

id love them only got a few wheats only 15 though

 

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With the further info now revealed, I say spend them the next time your Starbucks coffee is $5.09. Of course, you will still need to tip. TC