willieboyd2 Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 New York City Selling 500 Pounds Of Foreign Coins Collected From Its Parking Meters NEW YORK, Jul. 30, 2007 The city is selling 500 pounds of foreign coins that found their way into its parking meters this year. "We have pretty much every denomination from every continent," said Anthony Alfano, the city's deputy chief of meter collections. The most common coins are Greek drachmas, he said. The Department of Transportation, which makes about $90 million from parking meters annually, has collected bids for the foreign coins and plans to announce the best offer Monday. About a decade ago, the agency decided to sell foreign coins it collected because it was impractical to exchange them for U.S. currency. In previous years, selling the coins has netted the department between $2 to $4 a pound. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/07/30/...in3109659.shtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topher Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 New York City Selling 500 Pounds Of Foreign Coins Collected From Its Parking Meters NEW YORK, Jul. 30, 2007 The city is selling 500 pounds of foreign coins that found their way into its parking meters this year. "We have pretty much every denomination from every continent," said Anthony Alfano, the city's deputy chief of meter collections. The most common coins are Greek drachmas, he said. The Department of Transportation, which makes about $90 million from parking meters annually, has collected bids for the foreign coins and plans to announce the best offer Monday. About a decade ago, the agency decided to sell foreign coins it collected because it was impractical to exchange them for U.S. currency. In previous years, selling the coins has netted the department between $2 to $4 a pound. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/07/30/...in3109659.shtml We should have done a group buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigCanadianM Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 One word: HEAVEN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 A couple of months from now they will find the guy that bought them is stuffing the machines with his buys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigCanadianM Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 A couple of months from now they will find the guy that bought them is stuffing the machines with his buys. One evil mind there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graikos Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 Ha! This was on the German news this morning. According to them one has to buy the entire 500 pounds!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roaddevil Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 OMG!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommyd Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 Send them to me -- I could use them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustin43160 Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 wow thats alot of coins!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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