Foreign Coins

bap98189

Does anyone know of any charities that collect foreign coins? I've just come back from the Czech Republic and have a pocket full of Czech Koruna. The notes I can change back into pounds but nobody will change the coins back.

I also seem to have coins from other countries I am unlikely to visit again in the near future, like Cyprus, Turkey, the USA, all stuffed in the back of a drawer from various trips. There is probably less than a fiver's worth of each currency , but rather than throw them away I would rather give them to an organisation that could make use of them. I seem to remember Oxfam used to collect foreign coins in the shops. Anyone know if they still do?

cats_whiskers

Hi

Why not try your local charity shop. I recently took an assortment of foreign coins to our local chairty shop, Sue Ryder. They were received with thanks.

Cats.:rotfl:

33pelter

Most airports have a large charity box on your way off the plane for you to donate foreign currency.........

djl

most airline`s collect any coins for charity when you next fly you could give them

klondyke

Oxfam take them - drop them in to the nearest shop.

mrbadexample

Or you could eBay them and donate the proceeds to anyone you like.

lamb7994

Help the aged also collect coins you cand rop them off at your local shop or a collection can be arranged if you have 10kg in weight.


James

gallygirl

I've just returned from India with around £20 in rupees. I know charities will take this, and I also know from IR website that it will qualify as gift aid - but I can't find any websites of charities who will a) take it and b) mention gift aid.

Can anyone help? I'd prefer it to go to an overseas charity because I didn't spend it all overseas, IYSWIM.

Thanks.

lamb7994

ali007 wrote:

I've just returned from India with around £20 in rupees. I know charities will take this, and I also know from IR website that it will qualify as gift aid - but I can't find any websites of charities who will a) take it and b) mention gift aid.

Can anyone help? I'd prefer it to go to an overseas charity because I didn't spend it all overseas, IYSWIM.

Thanks.

Hi
Help The Aged would take your rupees but we can't claim gift aid on them.
You can take them to any Help The Aged store or p.m me and i'll send you an address of where to post them.


James

gallygirl

Thanks James, but I have found an overseas charity - OneWorldAction - which can claim Gift Aid.

I am really surprised how difficult it was to find out this info - generally speaking was v small local charities who had sufficient info. Big charities are missing a trick here.

GiveItBack

was just going to suggest Sue Ryder Care who have just started claiming Gift Aid on items donated to their shops. First people to do this, as far as I'm aware.

Biggest problem I guess for foregin coins is that the amounts are usually small individually, but larger combined, so tracking the Gift Aid could cost more than the income (in many cases)