Check out this link for a clip of Tommy Cooper's comedy miser's dream. It's short but very funny.

http://www.classiccomedy.net/artistClip.asp?id=120

Want a great misers effect and inexpensive and basically self working check out Bob Solari's Misers miracle. Here is his site. Not only is it a great trick and idea but Bob is a great person to deal with.
http://www.gmrcreations.com/bob/splash.htm
Steve

I'm working on a miser's dream routine where I put the bucket on a table and the toss the coins in as they appear. The method I've found allows me to produce an infinite number of coins.

The bucket is empty at the start too!

I'd like to do it with bottle caps in a Waste Reduction show. The concept is to show how we only think about our little piece of rubbish that won't do much harm but when EVERYONE thinks like that the rubbish piles up.

I'm using a little garbage can!

Nicholas that is a tremendous idea!

how about making a load of spring chocolate wrappers or potato chip bags at home, and using them as your final load.

If your planning to manudcript your method - pm me and we can work out a deal, id love to learn about your method. Im working on a Misers routine right now.

British performers - what coins do you use for your misers dream? do you ever use jumbo coins, and if so are they a UK denomination?

I also produce Giant One Pound Morgan Dollars and drop them in the pail make a huge loud noise.

Id love to produce some more varied coin values and denominations of coins in my misres routine Den - I love big and varied sounds in the pail!