My father has lots of 20 peso coins

@averygirl72 (37739)
Philippines
October 19, 2022 8:49pm CST
I said before my father is back to working as a public jeepney driver. His schedule is every other day he doesn't work everyday. He is old now but he can still drive and work as a driver. I'm happy for him because he has money of his own and he can help the family with his extra income. I thought 20 peso bill is rare and I'm surprised that it is very common now. Twenty pesos use to be paper bill but now there are coins circulating. I'm so happy to see that my father has already filled a can of milk with lots of 20 peso coins and has a new coin bank to collect more. He really request the collector of money in the jeep terminal to save the 20 peso coins for him. I don't know what is his plans for all those coins he saved up. He said it is for our house construction. I'm just so happy every time I see him putting and adding those coins in his coin bank
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@RubyHawk (99423)
• Atlanta, Georgia
20 Oct 22
Congratulations to your dad. He is undoubtedly a loving father. I wish him the very best.
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@averygirl72 (37739)
• Philippines
20 Oct 22
I'm happy for him because he is still strong enough. He used to plant lettuce but it is not successful. I want him working so he will be busy
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@RubyHawk (99423)
• Atlanta, Georgia
20 Oct 22
@averygirl72 That’s good that he’s able to get out to work. Also most people feel better when they can work and earn.
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@Treborika (17296)
• Mombasa, Kenya
20 Oct 22
How much in dollars is one peso coin
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@JudyEv (326102)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Oct 22
I'm sure your father feels good to be back and work and contributing to the household expenses.
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@averygirl72 (37739)
• Philippines
20 Oct 22
He got sick that is why he stopped and just do gardening. I'm glad he feels better now and can come back to work
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@mythociate (21437)
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
20 Oct 22
When I was young, my father would come home from work every day and put his coin-change on the counter and give some of it to me & my brother & sister. There was a 'good feeling' (maybe 'a boost of dopamine') that would come from filling a 'piggy bank' with those coins (both 'the ones father would give me' and 'the ones I would find lying on the ground outside ... reminds me of the nickel glued to the floor of the students' lounge in Oklahoma City University's Psychology-department---put there as kind of a prank so older students could watch freshmen try to pick it up ...). About the switch from paper to coin ... reminds me that there's now a '1 dollar'-coin that looks like a quarter WAY TOO MUCH. (When some machines give you change for your bills, sometimes you'll get those dollars when you're expecting quarters ... but more often you'll accidentally SPEND dollars when you think you're spending quarters )
@averygirl72 (37739)
• Philippines
20 Oct 22
Oh I see here our 5 peso coins looks almost the same with 1 peso coin
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@sol_cee (38222)
• Philippines
21 Oct 22
Twenty peso coins are very heavy in the coin purse loll
@sol_cee (38222)
• Philippines
21 Oct 22
@Treborika here in the Philippines, we use Philippine peso. How about in your country?
@Treborika (17296)
• Mombasa, Kenya
21 Oct 22
Which country does it use peso currency
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@averygirl72 (37739)
• Philippines
21 Oct 22
Yeah heavy but I love collecting it
@josie_ (9763)
• Philippines
20 Oct 22
Pretty soon we will have 50 then 100 pesos coins. I wonder if it's to encourage people to use plastic (credit cards). I also believe senior citizens should not be discriminated against if they are willing and able to work.
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@averygirl72 (37739)
• Philippines
20 Oct 22
Yeah true soon we will have 50 peso coin. I miss the time that we have 5 peso paper bill. Yes my father is a senior citizen but he still can work. It helps him stay young
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@Beestring (13358)
• Hong Kong
20 Oct 22
It's good that you father though old is strong and healthy to work.
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@averygirl72 (37739)
• Philippines
20 Oct 22
I hope he has many more years to drive
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@rsa101 (37968)
• Philippines
20 Oct 22
In fact, 20 pesos are now coins. I believe that it is more feasible for this money to already be in coins if it has already been used regularly so that it won't readily deteriorate and become filthy. Coins have a longer shelf life than paper money.
@rsa101 (37968)
• Philippines
24 Oct 22
@averygirl72 Well since they are frequently transferred from one hand to another they would definitely fade eventually.
@averygirl72 (37739)
• Philippines
25 Oct 22
@rsa101 Soon they all will look faded and old
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@averygirl72 (37739)
• Philippines
20 Oct 22
At first this 20 peso coins are very shiny but they quickly lose their shine and look darker
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
23 Oct 22
" My father has lots of 20 peso coins " well at least your father has a noble plan for you I have lots of 20 pesos coins too and as you can see in the picture I had almost filled half of a decent size mason jar but unlike your father I have no plans of what to do with them, I guess I'm just crazy, when I get inside the house, 20 peso coins ( around 34 U.S. cents each) in my pocket goes straight to the jar
@averygirl72 (37739)
• Philippines
24 Oct 22
That is so nice to see. I feel I'm so rich if I have also a jar filled with 20 peso coin. The milk can he completely filled up is so heavy. I carry it the other day as we need to clean the house and I need to place it somewhere that the house helper won't see. He is now starting filling a plastic jar of Stick O.
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@averygirl72 (37739)
• Philippines
24 Oct 22
@louievill He could use pineapple juice can but maybe he wants something clear that he could see the coins
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@jstory07 (134525)
• Roseburg, Oregon
20 Oct 22
That is great that he is working and saving those coins.
@averygirl72 (37739)
• Philippines
20 Oct 22
It is great and cool
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@porwest (78759)
• United States
11 Jan 23
Great that he is able to save a little something from his work. It may not seem like much, but like all money does, it adds up.
@CarolDM (203451)
• Nashville, Tennessee
20 Oct 22
Good he can save. Hard to do these days.
@averygirl72 (37739)
• Philippines
20 Oct 22
Yes hard to do but he is able to do it
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@Nakitakona (56302)
• Philippines
21 Nov 22
That's good but 20-peso coins aren't enough to save for house construction. It will take time. Why not bigger paper bills?
@averygirl72 (37739)
• Philippines
22 Nov 22
He just said that but I think he has other plans for his 20peso coins. We have a paper bills wooden bank for house funds
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@averygirl72 (37739)
• Philippines
25 Nov 22
@Nakitakona My siblings also open a bank account for our house funds
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@Nakitakona (56302)
• Philippines
24 Nov 22
@averygirl72 That's good. Others put their savings at the bank.