coin sorter

Coin Sorter

We all have change, but we all have different ideas about how to manage it. I know that my husband comes home every day from work and dumps a pile of change on the counter. If I don’t pick it up very quickly, my daughter will. It seems that he is one of those people that doesn’t use a lot of change while shopping, so the change in his pocket builds up every day. There is usually no less than five or six dollars in that pile of change. I often have to use a coin sorter to keep things in line and get the money into the bank.

If you take a bucket or bag of coins to the bank, they probably will not accept it. Most banks will not accept any type of change unless it has been put through a coin sorter and put into change rolls. They simply do not have the time to count all of your change for you. If you look in your local store you can find many different types of coin sorter from which to choose. They range in price from a few dollars and up. Some of them do everything for you, while some of them just take out the hardest parts. Whatever the case may be, any type of coin sorter will make your job easier.

Just be careful that you don’t buy a coin sorter that is too cheap. I made the mistake of doing this. It worked good for a while, but I soon found that it could not differentiate between dimes n pennies. Many times, the dimes would get caught in the system, and I would have to take it apart with a screwdriver to get it working again. Not only that, the coin sorter did not work correctly unless I propped it in the front a little bit. The coins would not roll freely unless it was slightly off kilter. That was not exactly convenient.

If you really hate dealing with your coins, you can get an automated coin sorter for your home. You may also go out into your community and look for a Coinstar machine. This type of coin sorter is very simple and very easy to use. All you have to do is dump your coins into the machine and it counts them. You then get a receipt that was printed out so that you may cash it in for your money at the register. Though this is extremely convenient, it will also cost you money. In many cases, this type of machine will charge you seven or eight cents per dollar that it counts for you. However, if you hate dealing with your change, this might be the perfect solution for you.