Modern Euro's For Exchange

I've never tried it, but was told it's done at int'l airports. Large ones have several.

Umm, what weight (approximately) are we talking about here? If everything else fails, you could mail them to a friend of mine in California who would then give you the face value equivalent in US dollars. This way you would have to pay postage instead of a commission ... Getting foreign coins exchanged at a bank or forex place will indeed be difficult or expensive. But maybe a local coin club in your area is interested in a donation? :)

Christian