http://www.my20cents.com Odd obsession of collecting 20 cent coins. Mon, 12 Oct 2009 06:38:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en They keep sliding in slowly. 59 piles of 20 coins = 1180 coins... Plus the unusual ones, 52 equals 1232 coins and $246.20! http://www.my20cents.com/?p=140 Yeah, After a month of me, my friend and my wife collecting we have brokeen 1000 20 cent coins, 1033 to be exact. Yeah! And better yet a new one too..... A Norfolk Island Federation coin amongst the lot! http://www.my20cents.com/?p=136 Ok, so I haven't got a record number of coins, up to 867 now but this week I did get one I haven't had before. There are quite a few different coins (all the different Australian 20 cent coins) and I don't have every one yet but today I got ... http://www.my20cents.com/?p=131 So I had a couple of extra sources this week -My friend had another 87 coins at work -And started feeding me some more at the pub -And my wife started keeping a few for me now. -And of course, I still manage to pick up a few. And event more that normal when ... http://www.my20cents.com/?p=128 When you've got a long task ahead it's nice to break it up into smaller tasks. So I've started up a little page of random goals. As tall as a human? tree? Have you got any other suggestions? Wonders of the world? Buildings? So if you have any pictures and heights/weights ... http://www.my20cents.com/?p=125 So my friend was a little more excited about my 20 cents than I expected and turned up last night with 166 20 cent coins in a bag. So that brings my total to 839! http://www.my20cents.com/?p=101 So believe it or not, I'm not alway proud of my nerdy endeavors. Say like collecting 20 cent coins and creating a website on it. It's kinda nerdy (yes believe it or not) so I don't always tell all my friends. But with a bit of social lubricant, a few ... http://www.my20cents.com/?p=96 Ok, so I lost count again. And that means I have to sit down and count it again. It's a long task but and kind of annoying but at the same time kinda satistfying. So I'm at: 652 coins now! http://www.my20cents.com/?p=92 What do do with all the coins/money when I reach the end.? Well I could keep them all but considering I'm asking people to help me out with my collection that would be a bit cheeky, so obvious answer they are going to charity. Not comes the next conundrum which one? After ... http://www.my20cents.com/?p=88 I'm back from the honeymoon and after my first day already and an extra 5. Also, an extra 9 from adds while I'm away! I'll have to think of a way to get the collection growing faster. I think I'll work on convincing my new wife to keep hers for ... http://www.my20cents.com/?p=65