[Sunflower33]

I get it free from my bank. Bank of America

[rstebbins]

I always take my loose change to a coin star matching (Winn Dixie at Pinellas) and put it through. You select Amazon credit and it prints off a receipt with a code. Go home and put the code in your Amazon account and the money shows up as a credit in you account. If you don't use Amazon that will not work. Also think you can get a 100% credit to be used in Winn Dixie, but I always use the Amazon.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

I like rolling the coins up myself, so that's what I do. And then, I spend the rolls. It's legal tender - as long as a cashier accepts cash (some are card-only these days), they have to accept yours. They can make you unroll it, but they usually won't. Or they might ask the manager for permission to accept it rolled up, which is an extra minute of time. I can wait an extra minute.

It's definitely more efficient than bringing it to a bank, having them convert it, just so you can spend the SAME amount of money somewhere else.

Just bring it to the place you intend to spend it, and then spend it.

[dhdallas]

Originally Posted by Topspinmo

What else do we have to do?

Great comment. I find most other people here have no sense of humor when it comes to poking fun at themselves.

[Happyone2]

wrap it and take it to Citizens Bank, no fees if you have an account

[daca55]

Originally Posted by tvbound

Which bank, if you don't mind me asking?

I've personally found that paying 7%-9% to be able to dump coffee cans full of change into a large public hopper, is well worth it compared to the time and labor of counting out change and then stuffing them into coin sleeves. Then again, I haven't heard of a bank that will accept a lot of loose change and then run it through their own change counters for free.

Most banks will do it free of charge but you have to roll your change. Machines are becoming thing of the past because banks have to many problems with non coins getting stuck in the machine. So just roll your own and then they will take it no problem.

[stebooo]

Nope

[Samcat13]

Wells Fargo took mine but I wrapped them. Have automated machine that does a good job that counts & roll. Its about 10 years old.

[Jayhawk]

Originally Posted by J1ceasar

Never heard of VyStar before

466A near Lowes. And yes, they have a counter and it's no charge if you are a member.

[EdS]

The Win-Dixie at Pinellas has a machine that you can pick a gift card for 100% of the coins. I usually get the Amazon one since I use them a lot. The machine prints out the card.

[CWGUY]

Originally Posted by New Englander

Why so snarky?

I know snarky. I'm an expert on snarky. That was not snarky IMHO.

[CWGUY]

Originally Posted by laboutj

A ‘maybe’ from someone who still works for a national bank.

"maybe" you would have been more accurate if you said ..... the bank you work at doesn't take them...... maybe?

[emb2458]

Citizens First Bank does not charge if you bank at their bank

[drrichard]

Originally Posted by Hrvbar

Citizens first bank on 466 has a machine where you can dump your coins in and it counts it for you then you can bring it to the teller to cash in. I believe you have to be an account holder, but don’t hold me to that.

I just called Citizens First and confirmed they DO have a coin counting machine at the Southern Trace/466 branch, BUT THERE IS A MANDATORY FEE (lady wasn't sure of the amount, but thinks it's 4-8%) that supposedly goes to "local schools".

[RaunchyRich]

Correct .... AMAZON does offer that !