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Find Out the Value of those Old Accumulated Coins

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I use to have one of those big plastic beer bottles that I used for a penny jar. Yes, I checked all the pennies before they went in. I took that thing to one of these coinstar machines and had about $110 worth. They do charge a small percentage tho'. Forgot how much.

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I use to have one of those big plastic beer bottles that I used for a penny jar. Yes, I checked all the pennies before they went in. I took that thing to one of these coinstar machines and had about $110 worth. They do charge a small percentage tho'. Forgot how much.

 

I started a savings account at a local Teachers' Federal Credit Union, and I get free use of their coin machine. You don't even have to be a teacher to join.

 

Chris

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Most local banks and credit unions have at least one no-fee coin counting machine open to account holders in each town... they may not have one at each branch though -- so you need to call ahead and see where it is located.

 

Also, if you opt for an amazon.com or other "e-payment" instead of a straight cash-out from the CoinStar machines, they waive the fee.

 

I recently took about 3/4 of a gallon of pocket change to the credit union and got about $140 out of it.

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