I threw a penny in the fountain at the mall and wished I had it back. Then I found a dollar in the parking lot and gave it to a homeless man. Ah, the randomness of life!
Beats going home to crab at kids to stay off one’s crabgrass.
When I was a kid I remember watching tourists throw coins into the shallow pond in front of the British Pavilion at Expo 67 in Montreal and wondering what happened to the coins afterward.
I don’t know if it’s still true or not, but some years ago, I looked up how much collector value my old silver 50 cent pieces were worth. It turns out, the melt value was higher than either the face value or the collector value!
This seems to be a good site to determine the melt value of coins. In some cases the melt value does exceed the collector value but there are a lot a variables to consider In almost every case the melt value far exceeds the face value and is why they switched to cheaper metals.
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace over 6 years ago
Nothing is wasted, it just hasn’t been recovered yet.
danketaz Premium Member over 6 years ago
The clams should be happy.
Jack Bell Premium Member over 6 years ago
I have to agree. I’ve never understood why people throw their money away into fountains.
Lenavid over 6 years ago
I threw a penny in the fountain at the mall and wished I had it back. Then I found a dollar in the parking lot and gave it to a homeless man. Ah, the randomness of life!
Beats going home to crab at kids to stay off one’s crabgrass.
Doug Taylor Premium Member over 6 years ago
When I was a kid I remember watching tourists throw coins into the shallow pond in front of the British Pavilion at Expo 67 in Montreal and wondering what happened to the coins afterward.
ChessPirate over 6 years ago
I don’t know if it’s still true or not, but some years ago, I looked up how much collector value my old silver 50 cent pieces were worth. It turns out, the melt value was higher than either the face value or the collector value!
tkcoker over 6 years ago
This seems to be a good site to determine the melt value of coins. In some cases the melt value does exceed the collector value but there are a lot a variables to consider In almost every case the melt value far exceeds the face value and is why they switched to cheaper metals.
http://www.coinflation.com/silver_coin_values.html
dudley_tundish over 6 years ago
So they’re throwing in Canadian toonies?
Sir Ruddy Blighter over 6 years ago
I don’t get it…how does three coins come to four dollars worth of metal?
Asharah over 6 years ago
Saw something on Modern Marvels about coins. They showed a guy who operates a business cleaning fountain coins.
christianrhoden304 over 6 years ago
The government’s new way of the IRS.