Pj O'Donovan

Saw some threads here about old British money that prompted me to
think about
something I hadn't thought about.

I have dumped some old money in an old briefcase in my attic
including notes and coins from trips going back maybe 30years and then
forgot about them.

I'll be only at Gatwick airport overnight to go to the continent after
the first of the year. I will definitely take the paper due to the
fact that it weighs so little to try to get rid of it with new money
by the money changers at the airport.

The coins probably running from old pence to old pounds weigh quite a
bit. Would I be wasting my time by taking the coins and trying to cash
them in with the Gatwick money changers?

What about my old German coins? Can I change them at banks in Germany
or would I be wasting time and effort by hauling them over?

Thanks.

S Viemeister

PJ O'Donovan wrote:

    >
    > The coins probably running from old pence to old pounds weigh quite a
    > bit. Would I be wasting my time by taking the coins and trying to cash
    > them in with the Gatwick money changers?
    >
    > What about my old German coins? Can I change them at banks in Germany
    > or would I be wasting time and effort by hauling them over?
    >
Check first to see if coin dealers in your area would buy them as
collectors' items.
It may be difficult to find a money-changer who will accept your coins, but
there are charity boxes which would take them.

barney

In article <>,
(PJ O'Donovan) wrote:

    > I'll be only at Gatwick airport overnight to go to the continent after
    > the first of the year. I will definitely take the paper due to the
    > fact that it weighs so little to try to get rid of it with new money
    > by the money changers at the airport.
    >
    > The coins probably running from old pence to old pounds weigh quite a
    > bit. Would I be wasting my time by taking the coins and trying to cash
    > them in with the Gatwick money changers?

Undoubtedly, I fear.

Emilia

S Viemeister <> wrote in
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    > PJ O'Donovan wrote:
    >
    >>
    >> The coins probably running from old pence to old pounds weigh quite a
    >> bit. Would I be wasting my time by taking the coins and trying to
    >> cash them in with the Gatwick money changers?
    >>
    >> What about my old German coins? Can I change them at banks in Germany
    >> or would I be wasting time and effort by hauling them over?
    >>
    > Check first to see if coin dealers in your area would buy them as
    > collectors' items.
    > It may be difficult to find a money-changer who will accept your
    > coins, but there are charity boxes which would take them.

You can give the newer coins (basically the one that were replaced by the
euro) to Unesco. Call to find out if there is a drop off point at your
nearest airport.

Timothy J. Lee

In article <>,
PJ O'Donovan <> wrote:
    >I have dumped some old money in an old briefcase in my attic
    >including notes and coins from trips going back maybe 30years and then
    >forgot about them.
    >The coins probably running from old pence to old pounds weigh quite a
    >bit. Would I be wasting my time by taking the coins and trying to cash
    >them in with the Gatwick money changers?

You may want to check to see if the old coins and currency have
collector value.

Andreas H . Zappel

(PJ O'Donovan) wrote:

    >What about my old German coins? Can I change them at banks in Germany
    >or would I be wasting time and effort by hauling them over?

Only the federal banks are changing them.
But some shops are still accepting them.
P.e. the Hotel Berg in Cologne ist still accepting the coins and notes
which were replaced from the EUR.

Greetings from Cologne

Andreas

P J Wallace

Yes, it probably would be a waste of time and weight allowance. In
the UK, neither coins nor notes from 30 years ago would be accepted in
shops - at best you would have to go to a bank, and would probably not
get anything on the coins now. Pre-Euro German coins would also have
to go to a bank.

PJW

On 12 Dec 2003 05:00:41 -0800, (PJ O'Donovan) wrote:

    >Saw some threads here about old British money that prompted me to
    >think about
    >something I hadn't thought about.
    >I have dumped some old money in an old briefcase in my attic
    >including notes and coins from trips going back maybe 30years and then
    >forgot about them.
    >I'll be only at Gatwick airport overnight to go to the continent after
    >the first of the year. I will definitely take the paper due to the
    >fact that it weighs so little to try to get rid of it with new money
    >by the money changers at the airport.
    >The coins probably running from old pence to old pounds weigh quite a
    >bit. Would I be wasting my time by taking the coins and trying to cash
    >them in with the Gatwick money changers?
    >What about my old German coins? Can I change them at banks in Germany
    >or would I be wasting time and effort by hauling them over?
    >Thanks.

Wolfgang Schwanke

(PJ O'Donovan) wrote in
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    > What about my old German coins? Can I change them at banks in Germany
    > or would I be wasting time and effort by hauling them over?

Old Deutsche Mark coins and notes are exchangeable into Euros at the
official exchange rate indefinitely. But you have to do it at a branch of
the Bundesbank (Landeszentralbank), which exist only in major cities.
You have to travel there yourself and visit the branch. Commercial banks
will not do it.

Some older coins which were withdrawn decades ago (e.g. old versions of
DM 5,-and DM 2,- coins) as well as old notes might fetch some collectors
value with coin dealers or collectors. Even if not, you should not sell
them below face value to anyone, as they are still exchangeable, if with
some hassle. Anyway, remarkably high collectors value is unlikely with
anything in circulation during the last 30 years.

Regards

Steltzjr

<< I have dumped some old money in an old briefcase in my attic including
notes and coins from trips going back maybe 30years and then
forgot about them. >>

I too found some old French notes - two 50 franc notes from about 1960.

Only the Banque de France would handle the exchange. And the final date for
exchanging them was Jan, 2004. So when we were in Nice my wife and I hiked to
the bank, stood in line, only to receiv a total of 15¢ for the 100 francs.

I had completely fogotten about the devaluations that had taken places so many
years ago.

Emilia

(Steltzjr) wrote in
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    > << I have dumped some old money in an old briefcase in my attic
    > including notes and coins from trips going back maybe 30years and then
    > forgot about them. >>
    >
    > I too found some old French notes - two 50 franc notes from about
    > 1960.
    >
    > Only the Banque de France would handle the exchange. And the final
    > date for exchanging them was Jan, 2004. So when we were in Nice my
    > wife and I hiked to the bank, stood in line, only to receiv a total of
    > 15¢ for the 100 francs.
    >
    > I had completely fogotten about the devaluations that had taken places
    > so many years ago.
    >

Oh... that is too bad. Would have been better to keep them... They always
make nice book marks.