I found a baggie of British coins in my things when I was packing at my parents’ house a week ago, and I put the whole thing in my backpack, figuring I’d use it all up when I got to England. It made my bag noticeably heavier, but no matter, it’ll all be gone soon, right?
Several pounds’ worth of pounds–get it?!
When I opened up the bag on the train into London, to count how much I had, I found that about two-thirds of the coins were from my first solo trip, when I collected coins from different European countries before the euro went into effect. Oops, that’s a lot of dead weight I’m carrying around.
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I was going to say. Those look like “savers,” not “spenders.”
Right! But when I first found the bag, all the 50p pieces were on top. It was deceptive.
Dang! I hate that when that happens! Send them back to Michigan? Been there, different details, but same sort of mistake. Anyone to hold them for you in the UK? Good Luck!
Irene