Euro coins: Which ones might be useful to have?
Jan 14, 2020, 2:21 am
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Euro coins: Which ones might be useful to have?
Am packing for a trip to central europe and found a bunch of Euro coins from an earlier trip.
2 euro, 1 euro, 50 cent, 20, etc
Please think about the last time you needed a Euro coin while traveling.
What denomination was it, and what did you use it for?
2 euro, 1 euro, 50 cent, 20, etc
Please think about the last time you needed a Euro coin while traveling.
What denomination was it, and what did you use it for?
Jan 14, 2020, 2:38 am
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50C or 1 Euro coins would be most usefull. Depending on the country, one might need to pay 50c to use a public toilet, or if you'd need a shopping cart, those normally take 50c or 1 Euro.
Jan 14, 2020, 5:24 am
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I was really glad I had a €2 and a €0.20 coin at a tollbooth near Lyon recently when it rejected my credit card for the €2.20 toll.
Why would you not bring all your change? I have a little rubber coin purse that I load up with any destination-country coins and switch with my American coin purse en route. Any excess goes in a baggie for restocking — though I kept forgetting that last step on my recent trip and ended up bringing home way too much small change.
Why would you not bring all your change? I have a little rubber coin purse that I load up with any destination-country coins and switch with my American coin purse en route. Any excess goes in a baggie for restocking — though I kept forgetting that last step on my recent trip and ended up bringing home way too much small change.
Last edited by ajGoes; Jan 14, 2020 at 6:35 am
Jan 14, 2020, 6:14 am
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As noted, 50c coins for public toilets. Any coin below 50c has very little practical use. Just get rid of the shrapnel as soon as you can.
Jan 14, 2020, 7:20 am
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Jan 14, 2020, 7:37 am
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I would take the coins and try to spend them down, especially the 1-20 cents ones.
Jan 14, 2020, 7:50 am
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I like to have a few 1 and 2 euro coins to get metro tickets in Paris. Not all machines take bills, and not all credit cards work on the machines (though with chips that is getting better).
Jan 14, 2020, 7:58 am
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€1 coins can be a lifesaver at some stations and regional airports if you need a luggage trolley. Particularly when the car hire centre is good walk away (yes, LRH, I'm looking at you...)
Jan 14, 2020, 8:39 am
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However, you would struggle in Germany or, to a lesser degree, Austria.
Jan 14, 2020, 8:40 am
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Jan 14, 2020, 8:41 am
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In the UK, on the other hand, I can make a Ł20 note last for well over a month. Can't spend my euro cent coins there, though.
Jan 14, 2020, 8:42 am
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1 and 2 cent coins are basically useless, most machines won’t even take them
50 cents and above are the most valuable but some machines will take 20 cents as well
50 cents and above are the most valuable but some machines will take 20 cents as well