# CanDopers are you going to save any pennies? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 10, 2013, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candopers-are-you-going-to-save-any-pennies/649857 "2013-02-10T06:08:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![zoogirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b9bd4f/32.png) [@zoogirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoogirl)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2013, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candopers-are-you-going-to-save-any-pennies/649857/1 "2013-02-10T06:08:20Z")
What the title said. Are you going to hang onto any pennies? Perhaps a set of 'em by year? ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2013, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candopers-are-you-going-to-save-any-pennies/649857/2 "2013-02-10T06:15:51Z")
I have some shiny recent ones that I may keep. The rest are going to Coinstar or charity. ---
**Author:** ![minionkat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@minionkat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minionkat)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2013, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candopers-are-you-going-to-save-any-pennies/649857/3 "2013-02-10T18:42:47Z")
I am going to do the floor of my upstairs bathroom in pennies. I also have some small copper coins from my travels over the years that I am going to slip in there. I should have enough to do it soon. I have my friends saving them up for me. I told my mother I would help her make penny bracelets for my nieces. By help, I mean do it. ---
**Author:** ![Canadjun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@Canadjun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadjun)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2013, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candopers-are-you-going-to-save-any-pennies/649857/4 "2013-02-10T20:09:57Z")
Nope - I rolled as many as I could and took them to the bank. The teller asked me if I had checked for any “valuable” ones. No, I didn’t; I figure the chances are too slim of me finding any of significant value to bother. That’s the first time I’ve ever been asked that question and I’ve taken rolls of coins to the bank many times! I have a few left (not enough to make a roll). I’ll probably throw them away eventually. Not even enough for me to bother finding one of the charities that is collecting them. ---
**Author:** ![Savannah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Savannah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Savannah)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2013, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candopers-are-you-going-to-save-any-pennies/649857/5 "2013-02-11T00:29:33Z")
Sure, I’ll save them. Why not. I have a penny jar already, I’ll just toss in the last from my wallet’s coin section, and that will be it. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2013, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candopers-are-you-going-to-save-any-pennies/649857/6 "2013-02-11T00:37:41Z")
Nope. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2013, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candopers-are-you-going-to-save-any-pennies/649857/7 "2013-02-11T02:36:11Z")
I have a few jars full of pennies. I guess I’ll keep some.