I have a 4 gallon jar full of coins... how do I turn them into paper money?

[Fraggable]

That reminds me, I have to wash my car...

 

[randay]

ill give you a paper 5 dollar bill if you use all the coins to buy hamburgers from mcdonalds... as many hamburgers as you can.

 

[swtethan]

okay heres what you do... go geta coin counter/sorter for $8, a bunch of coin sleeves (50 for $2) start counting, its worth it. 4 gallons sounds like its going to be at least $400

edit: well at least $500 if its not all pennies

be sure to buy a mix 50 pack of rolls for pennies quarters dimes and nickels, and one 50 pack of penny rolls.

i raked in $130 with about 1/2 gallon worth of change

 

[DBL]

Originally posted by: swtethan
okay heres what you do... go geta coin counter/sorter for $8, a bunch of coin sleeves (50 for $2) start counting, its worth it. 4 gallons sounds like its going to be at least $400

way more work than necessary. As others have noted, just find a bank that let's you dump the coins into a machine. Are there no commerce branches in DC?

here

 

[swtethan]

Originally posted by: DBL

Originally posted by: swtethan
okay heres what you do... go geta coin counter/sorter for $8, a bunch of coin sleeves (50 for $2) start counting, its worth it. 4 gallons sounds like its going to be at least $400

way more work than necessary. As others have noted, just find a bank that let's you dump the coins into a machine. Are there no commerce branches in DC?

here

my bank stopped using a counter for people to use since it cost them a lot to run it. so i wrap my own coins for them to handle.

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: jhayx7

Originally posted by: BigJ

Originally posted by: jhayx7
The coinstar machines will let you get the full amount back if you take a gift card as an option instead of cash.

Taking them to the bank is a PITA. The last time I did that they made me write my account number on every single roll of change.

Why not take it to a bank with a free coin counting machine?

I use an internet bank. Thus, no brick and morter banks for me.

Higher APR > Bank branches.

Credit Union + ING FTW!

 

[NinjaGnome]

a 4 gallon bucket will not give you 400 dollars. Unless its mostly quarters

 

[RaiderJ]

Originally posted by: Vic
Credit union. Every one I know of will convert members' change for free. Hell, my credit union has the free change machine in the lobby. Dump your change, print out a slip, take it to a teller for your cash (or deposit).

That's exactly what my bank has. I think they take 1-3%, but considering you could dump 10,000 pennies and have your money in less than 5 minutes save $3, it's worth it.

 

[swtethan]

Originally posted by: NinjaGnome
a 4 gallon bucket will not give you 400 dollars. Unless its mostly quarters

it will give you $500 at least

think about how big a $10 roll of quarters is

 

[lokiju]

Coin Star?

 

[desteffy]

My bank has a coinstar type machine that bank members can use for free.

Also, I heard that even the regular coinstar machines will give you amazon.com etc.. gift cards back instead of cash without taking any % out.

 

[ultimatebob]

Originally posted by: lokiju
Coin Star?

With an amazon.com gift certificate FTW!

 

[d33pt]

Originally posted by: NinjaGnome
a 4 gallon bucket will not give you 400 dollars. Unless its mostly quarters

i think it would be more than $100. I had just two handfuls of pennies and it was already over $5.

 

[Vic]

Originally posted by: NinjaGnome
a 4 gallon bucket will not give you 400 dollars. Unless its mostly quarters

You'd be surprised. A couple of years ago, I took in a 5 gallon water cooler bottle not-quite-full of mixed change (pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters -- a few years of emptying my pockets every evening) and it was more than a thousand bucks. Freakin' thing weighed more than 100 lbs. too!

 

[FP]

Casino

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: NinjaGnome
a 4 gallon bucket will not give you 400 dollars. Unless its mostly quarters

i dunno, another atoter posted that his 1 gallon jug gave him $800 once.

 

[Al Neri]

tap it 15 times... it should work.

 

[Legendary]

I have a normal sized piggy bank that commonly gives me ~$100, I'm fairly sure 4 gallons can get you at least 500.

 

[jhayx7]

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: NinjaGnome
a 4 gallon bucket will not give you 400 dollars. Unless its mostly quarters

i dunno, another atoter posted that his 1 gallon jug gave him $800 once.

We had a small change jar (<1Qt.) and it was ~$90.

 

[Al Neri]

umm.

Commercebank

1753 Connecticut Avenue North
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 232-4837

Alexandria/South Washington Store
119 South Washington Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 682-6140

Seven Corners Store
6198A Arlington Boulevard
Falls Church, VA 22044-2902
(703) 237-2051


Go there. Dump coins in machine. Take slip to counter. Get money.

You don't need an account.

/thread

 

[Bryophyte]

Originally posted by: Vic
Credit union. Every one I know of will convert members' change for free. Hell, my credit union has the free change machine in the lobby. Dump your change, print out a slip, take it to a teller for your cash (or deposit).

First Tech FTW.

 

[scoobytwo]

i just take in my crown royal bacg when it fills up, hand it to the teller, they take it back and count it and i get my money

if you have a bank account tell them you wanted counted for free, they get your business why charge to count your change

 

[Aikouka]

I had a ziplock-esque bag full of change and that netted me $25, so I don't see why you couldn't make a healthy lump of change (or dollars in your case) out of it.

I still think my Wal-Mart one will be the most effective .

 

[Art Vandelay]

Originally posted by: Don Rodriguez
umm.

Commercebank

1753 Connecticut Avenue North
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 232-4837

Alexandria/South Washington Store
119 South Washington Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 682-6140

Seven Corners Store
6198A Arlington Boulevard
Falls Church, VA 22044-2902
(703) 237-2051


Go there. Dump coins in machine. Take slip to counter. Get money.

You don't need an account.

/thread

Thanks, even better than coinstar

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

How are people so irresponsible. Learn to use your damn coins.