Where do you keep your spare change?

GaleSF63

Any coins I find go into a friend's daughter's piggy bank.  It's mainly odd ones I find at the bottom of drawers and bags as I rarely go out so they are never going to make her rich.

I found a threepenny bit recently but I don't think she would appreciate that!

RG2015

Interesting facts.

The latest UK’s circulating coin mintage figures include all denominations of circulating coins minted and either released into circulation or requested from HM Treasury and stored at the Royal Mint, ready to go into circulation in the upcoming months.

The actual demand for coins issued into circulation is determined by demand from UK banks and Post Offices. We then respond by issuing coins on behalf of HM Treasury, who ultimately decide how many new coins are issued into circulation. In the event that more stocks of UK coins are required to meet demand, we would seek approval to produce more.

Currently, there are approximately 29 billion coins in circulation in the UK.

https://www.royalmint.com/corporate/circulating-coin/uk-currency/mintages/

RG2015

GaleSF63 said:

Any coins I find go into a friend's daughter's piggy bank.  It's mainly odd ones I find at the bottom of drawers and bags as I rarely go out so they are never going to make her rich.

I found a threepenny bit recently but I don't think she would appreciate that!

I think she would love a threepenny bit.

My daughter used to collect coins. Old pennies, halfpennies, farthings, florins, half crowns, tanners, shillings and of course the wonderfully stylised threepenny bit.

Shakin_Steve

RG2015 said:

Interesting facts.

The latest UK’s circulating coin mintage figures include all denominations of circulating coins minted and either released into circulation or requested from HM Treasury and stored at the Royal Mint, ready to go into circulation in the upcoming months.

The actual demand for coins issued into circulation is determined by demand from UK banks and Post Offices. We then respond by issuing coins on behalf of HM Treasury, who ultimately decide how many new coins are issued into circulation. In the event that more stocks of UK coins are required to meet demand, we would seek approval to produce more.

Currently, there are approximately 29 billion coins in circulation in the UK.

https://www.royalmint.com/corporate/circulating-coin/uk-currency/mintages/

Are they actually 'circulating', or hidden away in sweetie jars?

Brie

MovingForwards said:

A coffee catering tin and it's pocket money for my cat in case she ever needs to see the vet.

Wot?  So she can meet the vet at Costa and buy him/her a latte??

EssexExile

Spare change is like leftover wine - no such thing.

MovingForwards

Brie said:

MovingForwards said:

A coffee catering tin and it's pocket money for my cat in case she ever needs to see the vet.

Wot?  So she can meet the vet at Costa and buy him/her a latte??

Depends how much her visit costs and whether she liked them 😃

pokora

Digital pot linked to the main account with save the change feature.
Ceramic pot for big coins.
Metal tin for small coins to use at the self checkout.

elsien

Very little spare change nowadays with the increased prevalence of places less keen on taking cash. 

Elmer_BeFuddled

In a demi-john.

 Anything below a £2 coin goes in (£2 coins wont go in) whenever I get home. A glass "dimple" a 1/3rd of the way up gave me just shy of £400 2 years ago without £1 coins.

Because of Covid and health reasons I've not been able to empty it since. Then I've been dropping the £1 coins in as well.

I'm guessing at at least £2k-£2.5k as I'm just above the straight sides of the demi-john.
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A nice pot for the two Grandsons for this years Christmas!

And a Guinness or 3 for me!