[ ironically he'd have a better chance of getting a real answer now than he would any other time lmao ]

Then try it.

[ to kara, it's a simple solution. maybe ash is right, and the coins will be worth something later. but are they worth passing up the chance to help? ]

If it doesn't work, it doesn't work, and you've tried everything you can think of. If it does, then we have another clue on how to fix this mess.