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Can You Save Coins In Donation Boxes?

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 Posted 08/03/2012  10:23 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add joboman to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
I was at my local safeway and inside the donation box I saw a 1891 penny, some 50 cent pieces, one silver quarter and lots of foreign coins. I'm sure there was more underneath all the coins. IS THERE ANY WAY I CAN SAVE THOSE COINS? There's a coinstar in the store so I guess those are all the reject tray coins.
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 Posted 08/03/2012  11:49 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add santafeboy to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
What I would do is ask if you could buy them. Tell them you will donate twice face value if you can buy them
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 Posted 08/04/2012  12:05 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add kuh_85 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
See if you can volunteer as the collection guy for the charity? Or help them sort and roll the coins that are collected? Would be a dream opportunity!
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 Posted 08/04/2012  12:20 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add silvercoinrn to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Iv always wanted to do that for a penny drive, to see what coins they get
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 Posted 08/04/2012  01:02 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add sel_69l to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Ethical or moral questions here. You would NEED to ask.

Their coins. If there is a valuable one in the collection box, tell them so. THEY are the ones to loose if you don't tell them with your negligence dishonesty.

I would negotiate for a two way split on the value. It is THEIR coin, but they wouldn't have known without YOU telling them so.
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08/04/2012 06:11 am
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 Posted 08/04/2012  04:13 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add bpoc1 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Sel, Honesty is the best way.
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 Posted 08/04/2012  08:59 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add kenney to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I've been responsible for several donation boxes in some business for charity. I had to open the box and roll them and bring the money to the charity. only the person responsible for the box is allowed to open it. ask for him/her and tell them the value of the coins. if they don't know they'll just cash it in. but if you don't ask you'll never know. I agree with sel
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 Posted 08/05/2012  11:51 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add RoyalSilver to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
business is business. tell them your a collector and you are looking for old (or certain specific type coins) the offer to pay twice the face value. simple win win
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