AlDente67 563 Posted January 24, 2020 (caveat: all coinage is protected by guard dogs and claymores) Have a bunch of coins collected from pocket change over the years. Just regular change, nothing collectable. Would like to transform into paper and stick it in the vault. Last time I did this, I had a cheapy coin counter where you had to load up a sleeve of pennies, then write your account number on every sleeve and tote them all to the local bank for deposit. The damn machine usually shorted the count by 2 or 3 pennies. All in all, a major hassle, and the teller would groan in frustration at the thought of processing all that chump change.. So the Wally World has a Coinstar, which makes it easier once you get the 100 pound container inside and dump it. But now Coinstar wants 12% off the top as a service fee. Used to be 9% not long ago. Pretty steep. What would you do? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GRIZ 3,365 Posted January 24, 2020 Pay the kids to do ithe 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bighungry618 448 Posted January 24, 2020 Republic Bank, Free coin counter, hassle free teller experience, no account required. Used them twice for $280ish and $300ish containers worth of change. 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DirtyDigz 1,793 Posted January 24, 2020 I haven’t verified myself, but I’ve heard from family that the coinstar machines give you an option to redeem for an amazon gift card with ZERO fee. Edit: here you go: https://www.coinstar.com/giftcards Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PK90 3,569 Posted January 24, 2020 2 minutes ago, DirtyDigz said: I haven’t verified myself, but I’ve heard from family that the coinstar machines give you an option to redeem for an amazon gift card with ZERO fee. True. Other cards also. I think I got a Lowes once. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Displaced Texan 11,652 Posted January 24, 2020 Navy Federal Credit Union does it for free if you are a member. I did $900 in coins not too long ago. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
10X 3,278 Posted January 24, 2020 I just spend coins as I get them. Since high school, I've probably averaged $1-$1.50 in change in my pocket. Not enough to be an annoyance, and if you use it for purchases, it never builds up beyond that. Which doesn't help the OP with his question, unfortunately. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
father-of-three 235 Posted January 24, 2020 I recall a few TD banks that have them, but I dont know if you need an account. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CMJeepster 2,766 Posted January 24, 2020 5 minutes ago, father-of-three said: I recall a few TD banks that have them, but I dont know if you need an account. Last time I went to mine to do the coin machine, they told me that they were all removed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PK90 3,569 Posted January 24, 2020 COINSTAR Coin to Card Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnnyB 4,289 Posted January 24, 2020 2 hours ago, father-of-three said: I recall a few TD banks that have them, but I dont know if you need an account. TD Bank got rid of the coin machines a while back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tony357 386 Posted January 24, 2020 31 minutes ago, JohnnyB said: TD Bank got rid of the coin machines a while back. yes they did they were not counting correctly and jipping the public. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
father-of-three 235 Posted January 24, 2020 38 minutes ago, JohnnyB said: TD Bank got rid of the coin machines a while back. Oh well. It seemed a little too good to be true. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Golf battery 1,223 Posted January 24, 2020 54 minutes ago, JohnnyB said: TD Bank got rid of the coin machines a while back. They got rid of them cause they got sued for ripping people off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NJSigfan 218 Posted January 25, 2020 Maybe look for a affinity federal credit union branch near you. They have coin machines there Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brucin 918 Posted January 25, 2020 1 hour ago, Golf battery said: They got rid of them cause they got sued for ripping people off. Any machine will make mistakes. If I bring in $300 in coins and the machine says $299.02 I consider that a convenience fee. If you think the coinstar machines are 100% accurate I've got a bridge to sell you. No one has sued Coinstar yet and If they have Coinstar settled. I opened my TD Bank account just for the coin counting machine. I've kept it because they are convenient and if you wrap the coins they take them and you don't have to put your account number on them. I've used the Coinstar machines too but I get the gift card. No way I'm paying a fee. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ray Ray 3,566 Posted January 25, 2020 Pics? I am curious as to what you consider "coins all over the place". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AlDente67 563 Posted January 25, 2020 About 78 cents stuck in my butt. Posting pics.... 1 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raz-0 1,256 Posted January 27, 2020 On 1/24/2020 at 2:49 PM, CMJeepster said: Last time I went to mine to do the coin machine, they told me that they were all removed. They were removed because officially because they required a lot of service. Unofficially because they were set up to short customers. I've never met a machine that was accurate. Best I ever saw was ~7% error and it's ALWAYS under-counting. Wherever you have a bank account should accept rolled coins as a deposit. My account just jams them into a roll gauge and if it fits right, they take it. If it doesn't they give it back and tell you to redo it. I usually go through the process whenever it looks like I have ~$300 or more in change. and the hard part is sorting and rolling them. I've got a hand crank coin sorter. Cost less than the last mis-count by a bank. I'm usually in and out of the bank in about 15 minutes. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeke 5,504 Posted January 27, 2020 56 minutes ago, raz-0 said: They were removed because officially because they required a lot of service. Unofficially because they were set up to short customers. I've never met a machine that was accurate. Best I ever saw was ~7% error and it's ALWAYS under-counting. Wherever you have a bank account should accept rolled coins as a deposit. My account just jams them into a roll gauge and if it fits right, they take it. If it doesn't they give it back and tell you to redo it. I usually go through the process whenever it looks like I have ~$300 or more in change. and the hard part is sorting and rolling them. I've got a hand crank coin sorter. Cost less than the last mis-count by a bank. I'm usually in and out of the bank in about 15 minutes. I sooo want to edit this to Segway into @AlDente67 rectal change problem Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites