# Anyone want some random foreign coins? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 16, 2010, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-some-random-foreign-coins/539612 "2010-05-16T04:46:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2010, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-some-random-foreign-coins/539612/1 "2010-05-16T04:46:28Z")
I have this pile of coins on my bedside table and I really don’t know what the heck to do with them. Throwing them away seems wasteful, even though none of them are worth much, even in a country where they’re valid currency. I don’t really know what any of you would want with them either, but I just figured I’d ask. Making jewelry? Maybe your kid is a budding coin collector? I have no idea. Anyway, they’re a mix of thirteen coins from the Philippines, Colombia, and India. I feel like if I did some cleaning, I might find some more. This is truly a pointless thread. Thanks for existing, MPSIMS. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2010, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-some-random-foreign-coins/539612/2 "2010-05-16T04:57:43Z")
I would love them! I collect coins (in a very casual way) and exotic ones are exciting to me. ---
**Author:** ![dangermom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@dangermom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangermom)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2010, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-some-random-foreign-coins/539612/3 "2010-05-16T05:04:35Z")
My kids and I adore foreign coins and have a little collection. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2010, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-some-random-foreign-coins/539612/4 "2010-05-16T05:05:56Z")
Oh oh - I foresee arm wrestling in our future. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![dangermom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@dangermom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangermom)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2010, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-some-random-foreign-coins/539612/5 "2010-05-16T05:11:40Z")
_shrug_–maybe we can share. Or you can win, you were first. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2010, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-some-random-foreign-coins/539612/6 "2010-05-16T05:25:26Z")
Well, there are enough to share between the both of you, so that’s not a problem. PM me your addresses and I’ll send them off next week! Also, this will give me motivation to do some cleaning so I can make sure I get rid of all of them. Yay! ---
**Author:** ![RalfCoder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@RalfCoder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RalfCoder)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2010, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-some-random-foreign-coins/539612/7 "2010-05-17T18:52:22Z")
Got any little kids in the family? Whenever my son lost a tooth, we put a dollar or two under his pillow, and also a foreign coin. We told him that the tooth fairy must have come from (insert country of the coin here) the day before, and had a coin or two left over. He kept the collection for years, and used to take them out to show friends now and then. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2010, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-some-random-foreign-coins/539612/8 "2010-05-17T19:17:32Z")
> [@RalfCoder](#): > > Got any little kids in the family? Whenever my son lost a tooth, we put a dollar or two under his pillow, and also a foreign coin. We told him that the tooth fairy must have come from (insert country of the coin here) the day before, and had a coin or two left over. He kept the collection for years, and used to take them out to show friends now and then. Nope! I am a single person with no plans on children any time in the near future. **Cat Whisperer** and **dangermon** , the coins will be on their way out tomorrow. I found another rupee while cleaning, so I have an even number at the moment.