I have a big jar at home putting all copper coins into it out of my wallet from time to time ...
Some stores provide the possibility to round up the sum and donate the difference to a charity. I think this is also a good idea.
this post was submitted on 18 Jun 2023
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I think it's been a decade since I last used them in Holland. It's just unnecessary.
In Romania we have Lei and Bani. Works the same as Euro and cents. We only have 10 and 50 bani coins. And generally we round to the nearest 50 bani.
The problem gets worse if you realize that the material value of the copper is greater than the coin value itself with 1 cent.
They're not made from copper in Europe though.
I actually looked it up. They are 5,65% copper, the rest ist iron. But because they are not 100% copper, they are less valuable then 1 cent. https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurom%C3%BCnzen
Throw them all in a well.