usa coins

[Immortal298]

was sorting out some old boxes and found some USA coins thata family friend had given me.  since i'm going there in october (47 days, not that i'm counting) i thought i'd check their still valid.  a 1988 quarter, a 2000 quarter, a 1981 nickel, a 1979 dime and a 1996 cent.  can anyone help?

[Clanad]

All of the coins are valid... none worth more than face value, however... Welcom, by the way!

[Clanad]

Welcome, even...

[kempie]

In law all coins minted by the US Treasury remain legal tender at their face value unless mutilated or unrecognisable, however early coins may acquire greater value to dealers/collectors due to their precious metal content and/or rarity.

[Immortal298]

thanks guys.  i know it isnt a lot, but every penny counts.  or every cent even :) 

[AllYourBase]

At the moment these coins, though valid, are worth pretty much nothing, with the exchange rate as it is. I guess about 30 pence worth or so.

Immortal, have you still not been on this trip, you've been soooo excited about this for months now!?

[Clanad]

Well, not all that worthless... you could buy a daily U.S. Today and have 16 cents left over, you can buy a fairly large candy bar for 50 cents, a medium size bag of peanuts, make a local phone call (if you can find a pay phone)... or you could leave a 66 cent tip to let the waiter know how you really felt about the service (just don't go back there again, however)...

[Immortal298]

not yet no.  46 days.  not that i'm counting or anything :)  i'll tell everyione all about it when i get back.