HEADS UP

cooper36 · Dec 18, 2012

TODAY I WENT TO THE COINSTAR MACHINE TO DUMP DIMES. i DUMPED 500.00 WORTH AND PUT A 1964 ROSIE IN WITH THE GROUP TO MAKE SURE IT COME OUT JUST TO DO A DOUBLE CHECK IN CASE I MISSED ANY.IT DID NOT COME OUT AND I ASKED THE TELLER TO CHECK THE REJECT TRAY SHE DID AND IT WAS NOT IN THERE. I WONDER IF THEY ARE GOING IN THE BAG AS DOES THE HALFS

I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO MY SON MISSED 4 AND THE SAME COINSTAR SPIT THEM OUT, IT DIDNT DO THAT TODAY.

ANY THOUGHTS?

COOPER36

CoinFetcher · Dec 18, 2012

email coinstar.

hellzpriest · Dec 18, 2012

Id be furious

Beans · Dec 18, 2012

Some days you are the windshield, some days you are the bug.

GlenDronach · Dec 18, 2012

CoinFetcher said:
email coinstar.

Yea, tell them they shouldn't take your silver coins.

jrf30 · Dec 18, 2012

It seems to take about 40% of the coins. Sometimes it kicks it out, and sometimes it accepts them. (See bug illustration above)

Wilmingtonsilver · Dec 18, 2012

This just made me laugh for some reason.

CC-Hunter · Dec 18, 2012

Well, thanks for taking one for the team. This confirms that I won't be using a Coinstar machine to do my searching for me, even if they have a tendency to reject silver (I'll still check those reject trays).

AdDicted2Ag · Dec 18, 2012

I am surprised that people would trust a machine to reject silver in the first place.. I am assuming you just used this an an extra precaution incase your son missed some.. I think it may be time to double check the rolls he searches..

MIhunter · Dec 18, 2012

cooper36 said:
TODAY I WENT TO THE COINSTAR MACHINE TO DUMP DIMES. i DUMPED 500.00 WORTH AND PUT A 1964 ROSIE IN WITH THE GROUP TO MAKE SURE IT COME OUT JUST TO DO A DOUBLE CHECK IN CASE I MISSED ANY.IT DID NOT COME OUT AND I ASKED THE TELLER TO CHECK THE REJECT TRAY SHE DID AND IT WAS NOT IN THERE. I WONDER IF THEY ARE GOING IN THE BAG AS DOES THE HALFS I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO MY SON MISSED 4 AND THE SAME COINSTAR SPIT THEM OUT, IT DIDNT DO THAT TODAY.

ANY THOUGHTS?

COOPER36

There are differences between a silver fdr dime that a clad dime that a coin counting machine can use to reject.
1) Weight 2.5 gram vs 2.3 gram
2) Electromagnetic properties 90% silver vs 92% copper
Nevertheless these differences are not large and the coin counting machines are not very precise

Most silver dimes in circulation are worn and thus often rejected by coin counters. I suspect your 1964 was relatively pristine.

Also try not to post in all caps.

50cent · Dec 18, 2012

It is not that big of a deal, or you would not have risked it in the first place. Just realize that it was not much money after all, order a box or two of dimes and you will make it back.

Seener53 · Dec 19, 2012

Haha! Let that be a lesson to all you lazy guys that let the machine search for you. Never trust a machine

cooper36 · Dec 19, 2012

AdDicted2Ag said:
I am surprised that people would trust a machine to reject silver in the first place.. I am assuming you just used this an an extra precaution incased your son missed some.. I think it may be time to double check the rolls he searches..

He didnt help me with this group.I did it as a precaution to see if i missed any. Yes i will be checking his "dumps"

cooper36 · Dec 19, 2012

MIhunter said:
There are differences between a silver fdr dime that a clad dime that a coin counting machine can use to reject.
1) Weight 2.5 gram vs 2.3 gram
2) Electromagnetic properties 90% silver vs 92% copper
Nevertheless these differences are not large and the coin counting machines are not very precise

Most silver dimes in circulation are worn and thus often rejected by coin counters. I suspect your 1964 was relatively pristine.

Also try not to post in all caps.

MIhunter,
Yes you are right it was a 1964 that was in very pristine condition. Thanks for the advise. Lesson learned.