British Throwing Away Pennies

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From reuters.co.uk

People throw thousands of pennies in the bin each year because they cannot be bothered carrying the weighty coins around in their pockets and purses, a survey shows.

They stash millions more of the low-value coins in storage jars and piggy banks rather than spending or investing them, the survey published on Wednesday found.

"As a nation, we're too apathetic about money," said Hugh McKee, director of savings and investments at insurance group Prudential, which commissioned the survey.

"It's the same attitude which leaves us with 107 million pounds sitting, doing nothing, in deposit accounts."

Fourteen percent of Britons admitted throwing away the copper-coloured one-penny (1p) and two-penny (2p) coins because they view them as a nuisance.... Entire Story Here