Do people still roll coins?

[NutBucket]

When my person coin depositories are full I'll roll them up and take them to the bank. Chase was kind enough to provide me with plenty of coin wrappers and they don't have any limits for deposits. Works for me.

 

[mnewsham]

A lot. I have a store and it's 50/50.

Working in retail about 5 years ago I would see 75/25 cash to credit, it moved to 50/50 now it's closer to 35/65. At least in this area people really want to use the credit card, even when it's a 0.99 purchase (assholes).

 

[OutHouse]

I rolled up a bunch of coins once, went to the bank and they said they had to have them loose. So, next time I go... guess what? They wanted them rolled.

Very few banks even have coin counters any longer, at least ones consumers can use. When I was still with Wells Fargo, they made me bag it and 'send it downtown,' which took about 10 days to get the funds put into my account.

The bank I'm with now... the entire reason I went with them was because they have a no-charge counter in the lobby. They rule.

Last I checked the CoinStar machine was at 8.9% They have some deal with PayPal, but I don't know about the fees, etc.

yup well fargo sucks. i have no idea why lemming bank with them.

 

[OutHouse]

I think it's worth like $10. Win-win.

umm no, The value of these coins is tied directly to the price of silver. At $35 per ounce, 90% silver coins are worth about twenty times their face value. A dime would be worth about $2, a quarter about $5, and a half dollar, about $10. At the same silver price of $35, 40% silver half dollars are worth approximately $4.00 each.

 

[ViviTheMage]

US Bank = throw your coins in this thing, and it counts em, you get a receipt get all of it in cash at counter ...

 

[OutHouse]

I have a credit union and they have customer coinstar like machines for free usage with no fee. Just dump in the coins and when you're done it spits out a paper you bring to the counter than they give you the cash or you can just have it added to your account.

I have caught more than once though with the coinstar like machines that it shorts you what you put in. In one instance it didn't count $15 worth of coins. Just straight up stole $15 from me and there's no way for me to prove it to them.

my banks machine give me a print out of how many pennies, nickles, dimes and quarters. the last time i went i had a crap load of dimes and was the most popular coin in that batch. kinda surprised me i thought it was going to be pennies.

 

[JJ650]

I roll $1k in halves a week. The bank doesn't have a working coin counter, so the old gal behind the desk kindly gives me the half wrappers and ask that I at least roll them for her.
I am more than obliged, since $1k in halves can be a pain amd it doesn't take long to do.

 

[abaez]

CoinStar + Amazon GC = 0% fees = win

I did not know this! NICE!

 

[Merad]

I used to do it once or twice a year but I never use cash anymore, so no change to deal with.

 

[CallMeJoe]

CoinStar + Amazon GC = 0% fees = win

Not all CoinStar machines do gift cards. Most of the CoinStars in my area are fee-only types, but fortunately my favorite grocery has a gift card capable machine. The CoinStar web site has machine locations and services.

 

[Raduque]

I generally use Coinstar, and I pick cash. It's 8.9c/$1 fee. I have no use for gift cards.