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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I was in Florida this past week. I had brought down a bunch of accumulated U.S. change from over the years. At a Walmart We saw a Coinstar machine. Great, let's put it on a gift card. I noticed that they took half dollars and dollars. I put in a few halves, then I put in an Ike that I had. Oh oh! It didn't count it, but didn't spit it back out either. I was out a dollar. I ended up calling Coinstar because I had the time and spoke to a very pleasant lady. She told me to only put the gold-colored dollars in the machine. She took down all my info and said I would get a cheque in the mail in a couple of weeks.  We'll see if I actually do. It's only a dollar so I won't loose sleep over it. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Alas! So you'll get a check for one dollar, right?
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Moderator
 United States
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So coinstar apparently does not know what an IKE is...
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Pillar of the Community
Germany
992 Posts |
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So coinstar apparently does not know what an IKE is... The more important question is why the machine didn't spit it out.  |
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
999 Posts |
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Alas! So you'll get a check for one dollar, right? Yes  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4233 Posts |
I'm surprised that it goes in but it won't come out. Maybe that's intentional?
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Moderator
United States
187446 Posts |
Lesson learned.  |
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Moderator
United States
15381 Posts |
jbuck could have enjoyed that Ike.  |
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United States
187446 Posts |
Of course I would have. I hope wherever it ends up, it is found by someone who will appreciate it.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Not surprised, those are huge!
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Australia
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I don't know if they actually state it anywhere on the machine at the time of insertion, but Coinstar's website specifically states: Quote:
Coinstar cannot accept Eisenhower silver dollars, 1943 steel pennies, pure silver, commemorative or foreign coinage. They may not be recognized by our kiosk or returned to you. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Australia
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And from this old thread: Quote:
I found that all Eisenhower "Ike" dollars get dumped into Coinstar's internal trash bin. Not even rejected out the bottom tray. Took me several weeks before coming to that conclusion. Confirmed when I had some lady with a key open the machine. Sorry jbuck, but if it's literally in the trash, then probably nobody gets it. I doubt Coinstar pays somebody to search through the trash for valuables. Unless the trash-emptier person happens to notice the coins in there as they are emptying it and rescues them, any Ikes in the trash probably go straight to landfill. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Coinstar loves Ikes so much they won't give them up.
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United States
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Sorry jbuck, but if it's literally in the trash, then probably nobody gets it. I doubt Coinstar pays somebody to search through the trash for valuables. Unless the trash-emptier person happens to notice the coins in there as they are emptying it and rescues them, any Ikes in the trash probably go straight to landfill. Sounds like I need to get a job servicing their machines.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
996 Posts |
At one of my local CoinStar locations it appears that they dump the trash container in an adjacent trash bin. As I was checking the reject bin I happened to look in the trash, it was empty but for a handful of coins, turned out it contained a couple game tokens, a flattened penny from one of those machines, a couple Mexican small coins and a Canadian dime.
A couple months later I saw a guy changing the bags, with the door open and he took a small bin and dumped it in the trash without looking to see what was in it. I checked later and again found some game tokens, a silver dime and a transit token from California.
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United States
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Nice job!  |
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Posted 01/08/2024 12:45 pm
Uncirculated American Silver Eagles 
