My Charity Contacts Came Through Again For Me...

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cladhunter13 Pillar of the Community Canada 1161 Posts	Posted 08/26/2013 4:10 pm I received 2 calls today. Two different charities that I have made contact with earlier this year about buying all the cents they collect from them with their fundraising events. I ventured out today and picked up 5 boxes/bags of cents from one and 6 boxes/bags from the other. Yay. I had just finished up the last batch I picked up from the charity a few weeks a go. Managed to find a few keepers from that batch and I have high hopes from this batch as well. I was informed from one that he will call me when he collects $100 in cents which is great for me. The other charity said that once school starts...they will have another batch for me to pick up. I'm sure glad I took the time to contact the charities and discuss with them about having the opportunity to buy the cents of them and what I want them for. They were all very understanding and were happy to help. Its a win/win. I will report any good finds if I make them. Have a great week and a great holiday weekend to come. Cheers! Report this Post to the Staff

Valiamo Valued Member Canada 122 Posts	Posted 08/26/2013 6:44 pm That is a terrific idea, what part of the country are you in? Report this Post to the Staff
ksmcents Valued Member United States 306 Posts	Posted 08/26/2013 6:49 pm Awesome idea and good luck! Report this Post to the Staff
noahs-numismatics Pillar of the Community Canada 3167 Posts	Posted 08/26/2013 7:11 pm Nice! You certainly have got quite a bit from charities in the past while! Congrats! Report this Post to the Staff
cladhunter13 Pillar of the Community Canada 1161 Posts	Posted 08/26/2013 9:21 pm I live in Northern Ontario. Head over to your local Habitat for Humanity. They are having a penny drive (Have been all year actually). I also pay attention when out shopping and read all the charity jugs/jars and read all their flyers. It is a good way to find out which ones are having the charity drives and then contact them. If they are undecided about whether or not it is a good idea to sell them to you over taking them to the bank...offer them $2 a box over the the box/bag cost and it will usually loosen them up. After all...even if you do not find anything worthwhile in the box/bag...the extra you payed goes to a good cause. You can also approach any local food banks as they get quite a bit of donations. I have one in my area that will call me when they get $50 in cents. Just keep your eyes open and do not be afraid to ask...all they can say is no. If they are still hesitant...you can also let them know that selling to you will save them time and money in the long run with not having to take the time to take them to the bank themselves. Two hundred dollars in cents is quite heavy to the average person to have to drag to the bank. :) Cheers. Just cracked the first roll from one of the two boxes...very excited. The rest are in the $25 plastic bank bags. Report this Post to the Staff
AgCoinAu Pillar of the Community Canada 3049 Posts	Posted 08/27/2013 11:34 pm After reading this I was reminded of a local penny drive a High School in my city did... They had a goal of 1 million pennies... and when they finished the drive they put them all out on the gym floor .. for their assembly so all the student could see what it looked like.... I wonder if anyone go their hands on that hoard? (www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVEN1Zf4qyk) little you tube clip of their gym floor as it was laid out.. quite impressive! Report this Post to the Staff
rachums107 Pillar of the Community United States 3345 Posts	Posted 08/27/2013 11:48 pm wow it must have been terrible to pick those all up.. Report this Post to the Staff
cladhunter13 Pillar of the Community Canada 1161 Posts	Posted 08/27/2013 11:57 pm That is cool. That is alot of cents. :) Just jump on in and roll around in them. LOL! Thank you for sharing. Report this Post to the Staff
noahs-numismatics Pillar of the Community Canada 3167 Posts	Posted 08/28/2013 10:03 am That is pretty darn awesome! Report this Post to the Staff
168Bagua New Member Hong Kong 32 Posts	Posted 08/28/2013 10:18 am These days it's really important to have connections, you never know who has which rare coin/banknotes. Report this Post to the Staff
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