Foreign currency

[Callie]

Recently I have been finding foreign currency amongst my change. I went to get a pound coin out to find it was a euro, now I've got a Canadian cent which looks like a penny. I think I've been given them in the local corner shops. I didn't notice at the time I got them. Where should I take these coins to get them changed back & will I get a pound or 86p for the euro?

[Callie]

lol 52 lurkers & counting & no response :0)

[Mrs TP]

I can't ever remember anywhere that you can change coins. It's just one of those tough luck life experiences :( and an unfortunate reminder to check change, which I have to admit I rarely do - sympathies, bloody annoying.

[stacey-lyn]

UNICEF have a "Change for Good" programme with various airlines such as BA & American Airlines. Stuff any coins in any currency into the envelope provided and the crew collect them. So, you can save them up & offload them on your next trip.

[steveo]

You could probably get a couple of quid for that euro

[woodrot]

Hold onto that Euro - you should be able to buy a Villa in Spain for it in the next 12 months.

[Callie]

I tried the euro in a sainbury's trolly but it's slightly bigger than a pound coin & didn't fit lol. Perhaps I'll accidentally spend it back to the corner shop from whence it came :O)

[Alan Medic]

I was given a 50p in change recently which I subsequently found out was out of circulation for something like 6 years.

[UncleBen]

Spend it in the EDT

[uncleglen]

There used to be a scam going with trollies and coins. When people handed a ?1 coin to someone returning a trolley they later found that the trolley contained a Euro. When it was happening (Morrison's was my experience)this was a profit of about 40p.