Do Coinstar Machines Accept 50c & $1 Coins?

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Do Coinstar Machines Accept 50c & $1 Coins?

Postby Recyclersteve » Sat Apr 19, 2025 7:29 pm

I haven’t gone to CS machines nearly as much as I used to.

I assume they would reject any silver or foreign coins. Correct?

Do they accept clad Kennedy halves?

Do they accept SBA dollars?

Do they accept Ike dollars?

Thanks in advance!
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Re: Do Coinstar Machines Accept 50c & $1 Coins?

Postby galenrog » Sun Apr 20, 2025 9:45 am

Ike $1. Not accepted.

Silver. Sometimes, but most do not utilize comparators.

Foreign coins. Magnetic are rejected. Others rejected by size, both thickness and diameter.

Halves and modern dollars. Typically not rejected, but some CoinStar machines are designed to take nothing larger than quarters.

If properly maintained, this is the short answer. The 9%-16% fee for cash vouchers scares most coin searchers away.

Time for more coffee.
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Re: Do Coinstar Machines Accept 50c & $1 Coins?

Postby Recyclersteve » Sun Apr 20, 2025 1:33 pm

Thx for your detailed reply.
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