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JerrySpringer
Penny Collector Member
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 Posted - 08/05/2008 : 19:19:00
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Everything looked good on this service from Coinstar until I checked the fee schedule for the card itself via greendotonline.com. There is a $4.95 monthly maintenance fee on top of the $4.95 fee per each card reload at the Coinstar. Yikes! So, no chance of using the debit card feature from Coinstar. It is not cheap.
I used a Coinstar last night for the first time. I initially poured a jar of zincs that I knew the exact count on to see if Coinstar was accurate. It was. I ended up dumping about $26 and got an Amazon gift card code. The machine then cut me off as it was full. I might head back tonight to dump a few more dollars, as the Coinstar is across the street from my home. My only concern is that I might not find much on Amazon to buy. There are books and CDs, but many of the items are priced near retail anyway. Oh well, might just buy some silver coin(s) off Amazon if silver prices drop another few dollars per ounce. Probably be a cold day in hades before the sellers there sell at spot though. LOL.
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jpf231
Penny Collector Member
USA
340 Posts |
Posted - 08/05/2008 : 19:22:39
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| Thank goodness I have many dump banks near me with free coin counting!! |
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JerrySpringer
Penny Collector Member
385 Posts |
Posted - 08/05/2008 : 19:37:11
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| Yeah, not so lucky in my region. A zinc dump is not really a problem per se right now anyway. A smooth operation of a consistent copper penny source and time to hand sort are the bottleneck anyway. I wrap pennies and nickels at my leisure as I listen to internet radio programs. The slight discomfort comes shlubbing into the bank lobby with a few bricks of hand-rolled zincs. I never know how the teller is going to accept some actual physical work of placing the rolls in the metal holders. I get a vibe sometimes that they work too hard just for my benefit.... |
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fb101
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
894 Posts |
Posted - 08/05/2008 : 20:16:51
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| A familiar vibe, especially when you're hauling $400 in half dollars! |
A materialistic society cannot afford credit, it will inevitably implode.
Life and success are a "do it yourself" thing |
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Cerulean
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
652 Posts |
Posted - 08/06/2008 : 09:33:45
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| I've been satisfied buying used merchandise on Amazon. Books, movies, and CDs rapidly depreciate the minute you bring it home. Why let that happen to you, when it can happen to someone else instead? |
RUNNING TOTAL
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16857 zincs (1982-2008) 75.4%
5346 coppers (1959-1982) 23.9%
110 wheats (1920-1958)
50 Canadian (1959-2007)
1 dime (2004)
1 foreign (2005)
Sorting Map: http://www.frappr.com/?a=constellation_map&mapid=68719599394
2008 First Finds: http://realcent.forumco.com/topic~TOPIC_ID~1716.asp
Wanna take money away from the Fed? Spend dollar coins!
Listening is the linchpin of democracy. |
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Kurr
Penny Hoarding Member
576 Posts |
Posted - 08/06/2008 : 10:46:54
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| Sell the gift card. Buy more pennies, lol. |
Always willing to trade copper for pm's
A number of people are educated beyond, sometimes way beyond, their intelligence. - Tenbears
My Ebay items: http://tinyurl.com/5pqkho |
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