The CoinStar machines only accept coins at a certain rate (which is not too much faster than my little hand-cranked sorter!), and a number of people load the coins into the CoinStar too fast and jam the machine. I've bought several jars' worth simply because the users jammed the machine (in these cases I saved them time and gas money, not just the vig!).
Recently, a CoinStar repairman even gave me a 1987 Canadian $1 'Loonie' coin that got stuck in the works. He said that various non-U.S. coins can really do a number on his machines...
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