DR Jeanne, you asked about my coins. I keep my spare change in pewter mugs - I was given several in Ohio, one for each show I did with the show's name and date engraved on the mug - and I used to take the contents of a mug to a TD Bank branch where there was a coin counter. I usually got around $20-25 on each visit.
Last year, TD Bank removed the counters from all branches and I let the coins fill to the brim of the mug. When I was at my bank yesterday, I thought, it's time to wrap, and brought home some coin wrappers. I didn't have enough nickels t6o wrap one bundle, so I put them with all of my pennies back into the mug, along with around $3.50 on dimes. I figure there might have been as much as $50 in the mug altogether, but $45 will keep me - with the money I have in the bank at the moment - until the Social Security arrives next week.
