The Small Coin Poll

[The Last Conformist]

In what corresponds to junior high, I collected quite alot of money from the floors, but, this being Sweden, it wasn't really tiny coins, but ones that represent a value of about 5c to 1€.

 

[Marla_Singer]

Just a question for people who always have lots of small coins with them... Do they think about using them when they pays 9.24 € or 13.38 € ?


When you have to pay 9.24, give to the guy 10.24 and then he will give you back 1 euro ! I do that all the time and I have never more than few coins in the wallet.

 

[dunk]

Pennies? I havent had a use for pennies since I was 7 years old and I could buy a piece of Bazooka Bubblegum for one or two cents. Pennies dont factor into my life in any way

So you throw them in the trash? Do you at least put them in the Jerry's Kids jars when available? Or the take-a-penny tray?

I've never encountered anyone who would throw money in the garbage.

So... yourself.

 

[dunk]

Just a question for people who always have lots of small coins with them... Do they think about using them when they pays 9.24 € or 13.38 € ?


When you have to pay 9.24, give to the guy 10.24 and then he will give you back 1 euro ! I do that all the time and I have never more than few coins in the wallet.

I try to. But I usually don't carry any coins with me, so I keep them all in cups. Some day I will put them in little paper rolls and deposit them in the bank.

 

[CIVPhilzilla]

It's fun cutting some slits into a penny then sticking it in hydro-chloric acid, after a couple days all that's left is the cover of the penny. Fun science experiment to try sometime.

 

[SeleucusNicator]

I must say, I find it strange that Europeans here are complaining about the 1 and 2 eurocent coins as being the ones that weigh down their pockets or wallets, when these are the smallest and lightest coins they have.

When I was in Europe and using Euro currency, I also complained about my pockets becoming too heavy, but this was not because of the 1 and 2 cent coins, which were so light as to never be felt, but it was because of the huge 1 and 2 Euro coins. If anything, I would complain about getting rid of those and replacing them with far lighter bills.

 

[Dell19]

I'm not exactly fond of small change since it just collects in a pile and I always try to avoid actually having any in my wallet since its just extra weight...

 

[Bozo Erectus]

So you throw them in the trash? Do you at least put them in the Jerry's Kids jars when available? Or the take-a-penny tray?

I've never encountered anyone who would throw money in the garbage.

So... yourself.

Its not money to me. I can barely even see pennies, its like theyre in another dimension I only notice them when there are alot in my pocket or scattered all over my desk, then I throw them out.

 

[Dell19]

I must say, I find it strange that Europeans here are complaining about the 1 and 2 eurocent coins as being the ones that weigh down their pockets or wallets, when these are the smallest and lightest coins they have.

Thats because at least those coins actually have a use whilst 1p or 2p coins just get carried around and will never be used.

 

[Marla_Singer]

I must say, I find it strange that Europeans here are complaining about the 1 and 2 eurocent coins as being the ones that weigh down their pockets or wallets, when these are the smallest and lightest coins they have.

If people have them in their pocket and not in a wallet, then I guess most of their complains come from the noise it makes more than from the weight... it weights.

When I was in Europe and using Euro currency, I also complained about my pockets becoming too heavy, but this was not because of the 1 and 2 cent coins, which were so light as to never be felt, but it was because of the huge 1 and 2 Euro coins. If anything, I would complain about getting rid of those and replacing them with far lighter bills.

Actually, there are also people who want to change the 1 and 2 €uro coins into bank notes.

The problem is not really the weight, it's about the feeling of worth. That's maybe unconscious, but it's obvious that when we see one euro coin and one dollar note, we consider the dollar note is worth more than the euro coin... when actually, €1=$1.20.

It's now a known fact that a large part of the inflation Europeans have experienced all over the continent was due to the fact they didn't consider their currency as valuable untill €10 notes. The small coins are too small and too thin. And about the €5 notes, it's ridiculously small and the paper quality is about the same as the one of toilet paper.

 

[Marla_Singer]

I'm not exactly fond of small change since it just collects in a pile and I always try to avoid actually having any in my wallet since its just extra weight...

It's not simply extra weight. You can easily get rid of them. Read one of my post above to know how.

 

[dunk]

I must say, I find it strange that Europeans here are complaining about the 1 and 2 eurocent coins as being the ones that weigh down their pockets or wallets, when these are the smallest and lightest coins they have.

When I was in Europe and using Euro currency, I also complained about my pockets becoming too heavy, but this was not because of the 1 and 2 cent coins, which were so light as to never be felt, but it was because of the huge 1 and 2 Euro coins. If anything, I would complain about getting rid of those and replacing them with far lighter bills.

I wish we would have $1 and $2 coins here in the US. It's soooooooooo much cheaper to produce coins than it is to produce bills. Bills wear out in less than 5 years. I did a check. The average age of the coins in my desk is 17 years (ranging from 1955 to 2004). The average age of the bills in my wallet is 2 1/2 years (ranging from 1999 to 2003). Plus I think coins are just so much cooler. Woo!

 

[The Last Conformist]

@SN: I don't now about you, but I tend to end up with alot more 2c coins than 2€ ones. And as Dell19 says, the bigger coins actually feel useful.

That's not to say I would be against making the 1€ and 2€ coins smaller.

In Sweden, the 10 kronor coin (worth a bit over 1€) actually has a much smaller diameter than the 5 kronor one. OTOH, the former is golden colour while the later is silver.

 

[Marla_Singer]

@SN: I don't now about you, but I tend to end up with alot more 2c coins than 2€ ones. And as Dell19 says, the bigger coins actually feel useful.

Well, when I already have a lot of small coins, I usually end up with more 2€ coins than 2c ones. Indeed... if you have to pay 8.45 and you give 10.45, you end up with a 2€ coin and you've got rid of 45 cents in small coins.

That's not to say I would be against making the 1€ and 2€ coins smaller.

In Sweden, the 10 kronor coin (worth a bit over 1€) actually has a much smaller diameter than the 5 kronor one. OTOH, the former is golden colour while the later is silver.

Well, with all my respect, the Swedes have just rejected the Euro for the next 10 years. That won't help to convince other Europeans that their currency should look more like the Swedish one.

 

[Dell19]

It's not simply extra weight. You can easily get rid of them. Read one of my post above to know how.

But then you have to waste time counting coins which holds everyone else up if there is a queue, which there usually is in most shops...

 

[The Last Conformist]

Well, when I already have a lot of small coins, I usually end up with more 2€ coins than 2c ones. Indeed... if you have to pay 8.45 and you give 10.45, you end up with a 2€ coin and you've got rid of 45 cents in small coins.

As said (in the other thread?) I can't alwas be bothered to pay in change. Which tends to lead to a build-up of small coins

Well, with all my respect, the Swedes have just rejected the Euro for the next 10 years. That won't help to convince other Europeans that their currency should look more like the Swedish one.

Er? I've never suggested the euro coins should look like the Swedish ones. In fact, I'm quite happy there's no euro coin as big as the Swedish 5 kronor coin.

 

[Chairman Meow]

I wish we would have $1 and $2 coins here in the US. It's soooooooooo much cheaper to produce coins than it is to produce bills. Bills wear out in less than 5 years. I did a check. The average age of the coins in my desk is 17 years (ranging from 1955 to 2004). The average age of the bills in my wallet is 2 1/2 years (ranging from 1999 to 2003). Plus I think coins are just so much cooler. Woo!

We do have $1 coins, but the problem is that nobody uses them. At my college, the vending machines don't take $1 billls, so there is a machine that gives $1 coins for bills. So, over the summer, I had a bunch of $1 coins in my wallet, and decided just for fun to see who takes them and who doesn't... the local convenience store doesn't, the supermarket does, and the barber at the mall thought I handed him a quarter.

 

[Ancient Grudge]

Just put 'em in a box, and if I ever come your way, I'll pick 'em up.

Will do, i live a 40 minute train ride north of london, just to let you know.

 

[Hitro]

Will do, i live a 40 minute train ride north of london, just to let you know.

Do you live in Hatfield? Is your name Dave King?

Concerning the coins I can only repeat my opinion from the other thread that they are essential in a decimal system. Or that I just like them. Those who don't are probably thinking in the terms of their old worth-nothing currencies...

 

[Ancient Grudge]

Do you live in Hatfield? Is your name Dave King?

Yes i do, but no sadly i am not.