Change: Collecting Coins at the Getty Museum

Last year, some $1,649.03 worth of coins was collected from the Azalea Pool in the Central Garden at the Getty Center, contributed by wishful Museum visitors. But what happens after the coins settle to the bottom? How are they collected? What happens to them afterward? Michael Dehart, supervisor for the Getty's Grounds and Gardens department, explains. Coins collected are given to nonprofit organizations around Southern California--after some excavation work on our end.

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Thanks for sharing this information. I always wondered how long coins sit in fountains and how they are removed. It's nice to know that the coins are donated to non profit organizations.