A tumbler is an essential tool NOT worth investing in.
Why on Gods green Earth would you spend money, to spend money?
This problem has been viciously overthought by way to many people here on Tnet for years now. Sometimes I throw up in my mouth thinking about the foolishness that people go through in order to cash in their clad.
Coinstars serve only one purpose for members of TreasureNet, and that is to scrounge random rejected coins, foreign, tokens, and the occasional silver prize if you're at the right place at the right time.
The service that coinstar provides is only to be used by old ladies, and people down on their luck who don't have the wherewithal to spend cash or use credit cards, and use loose change to buy basic necessities at a grocery store.
We, as treasure hunters, spend alot of money, and spend alot of time in this hobby....each one of us has spent 3-4 hours on a hunt, and brag to each other that amongst our finds, "also scored $2.95 in clad!"
So, why can't we spend any more time in simply wrapping those coins up in a roll?
Oh my God, it's so easy!!!
First, the banks, if you ask, will give you wrappers for FREE....yes, free.
Secondly, now this is the tough part.... take the wrappers, and put coins in them....
For you guys who play with tumblers, and donate to coinstar, here is a guide...
50 cents into a penny wrapper,...the most common. (These are the red/brown wrappers)
40 nickels... typically blue wrappers, amounts to $2...
50 dimes equals 5 dollars, green wrappers usually....
And my favorite, 40 quarters, a fat 10 bucks worth, look for the orange wrappers.
So, occasionally you will find coins that won't fit snugly, or is bent from a lawn mower, or just too crusty....don't worry about it. Where there's a will, there a way....
Finally, after you have amassed a collection of rolled coins, bring them to your bank. This is when some members get all weird and panic, don't sweat it. Wait your turn at the teller, and when your up, say "I'd like to deposit these"
Your bank account is your ticket to a smooth transaction...and if you have enough money in said account, you could even get cash money, yes, bills!!!....I know right?
So as a footnote to this endeavor, you have also provided some added benefits to society....
You have added money to our economy!.... yes, this money lost and never to be spent again, is now back in circulation! Congrats on that...also, the feds will get back all the crusty zincs, well played.
Oh, and the amusing part for me personally, is the thought of the bottom feeder CRH guys who search smaller denominations....they get a roll of brown quarters or dimes?...cracks me up at the thought of them being all WTF?
So, to quote a smart man here on Tnet, Marley230, who in post #4 stated....
"Just roll them up and take them to the bank cash them in".....great advice!
However, that is the MOST thrifty way to go about it. Then again, there are other coins that could really stand to be cleaned. So basically, if he wants to spend the money on a tumbler, so be it - he has a tool he can also use for other tumbling jobs if he chooses.
