Is this true that we can give back the coins to mint for cash?

Discussion in 'US Coins Forum' started by adamwu, Aug 19, 2013.

  1. adamwu

    adamwu New Member

    Some of my friends collected a lot of coins, close to 0.5 ton. Now, they want to exchange these coins into cash. Can they just bring the coins to Bank for change?

    It is better know that Mint has a plan for recycle coin.

    What do you guys think?
     
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  3. PennyGuy

    PennyGuy US and CDN Copper

    Most banks have an automated coin counting machine for customer use. If you have an account at that bank there is usually no fee involved. However, if you do not have an account be prepared to pay for the privilege of using their machine.
     
  4. rickmp

    rickmp Frequently flatulent.

    Half a ton?!? I've always wanted to see a Coin Star machine explode.
     
  5. Dave M

    Dave M Francophiliac

    I hope they live in a country that hasn't demonetized its currency!
     
  6. GDJMSP

    GDJMSP Numismatist Moderator

    More likely than not most banks would refuse to take that many coins even if you did have an account with them. But if you split things up, some here, some there, it's no problem to cash them in.

    As for the mint taking them, ummm no, don't think so. The mint "sells" coins to the Federal Reserve. And they take back damaged/worn out coins from the Fed. But I don't think they are set up take them back from the public.

    The mint however will mint coins for the public if you take silver or gold bullion in to them and deposit it with them. For a charge of course.
     
  7. adamwu

    adamwu New Member


    Thank you all. But it seems a big problem if they have a half ton coins or more. And mostly, they would continuously collect coins from others. ...Gosh! I think the banker will craze.

    But actually, they can make money, because they were giving less money by check to get coins from others.
     
  8. adamwu

    adamwu New Member


    Thank you! Then it must be a mishear that Mint will recycle coins from public.

    But it seems a big problem if they have a half ton coins or more. And mostly, they would continuously collect coins from others. ...Gosh! I think the banker will craze.

    At first, they thought they can make money, because they were giving less money by check to get coins from others. But now, I'd better not join with them.
     
  9. longnine009

    longnine009 Darwin has to eat too. Supporter

    The Coin Star machine mass-a-cree...

    Officer Opie:

    "...kid we found your name on piece of paper
    underneath about a half a ton of coins and an exploded
    coin star machine. We were wondering if you had any
    information about it....."
     
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  10. Heated Lime

    Heated Lime Member

    One of my old coworkers told me that this happened to them and they had to contact Garda ( a coin shipping company) and they were able to take them and process them for them.
     
  11. 19Lyds

    19Lyds Member of the United States of Confusion

    Ooooo. Please expound upon the last bit of your reply!
     
  12. tgaw

    tgaw Member

    why would you wait that long to take it in anyhow.saving for a car or a vacation or what.
     
  13. PennyGuy

    PennyGuy US and CDN Copper

    I expect there would be 27 8x10 color glossy photographs with circles and arrows and a paragraph on the back explaining what each one was to be used in evidence......

    And with any luck the judge would be blind. LOL
     
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  14. longnine009

    longnine009 Darwin has to eat too. Supporter

    And aerial photographs. :)

    "Yes sir Officer Opie. I put that
    paper there." (or something
    like that.)
     
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  15. ldhair

    ldhair Clean Supporter

    A half ton is not that much. Open an account at a bank that will let you bring in bags for deposit into the account. That's easy to do. Take a bag in each day for deposit. In 20 or 30 days you should have it taken care of.
     
  16. tgaw

    tgaw Member

    not saying it is just don't know why if it were me I would take it in and convert it unless it had collectible value.that's just me though if you want a ton of change to haul to the bank then so be it.
     
  17. GDJMSP

    GDJMSP Numismatist Moderator


    What I said is true, I thought it was rather simple and straightforward. It's been that way since the mint was founded and the law is still on the books. Rather obviously they are not going to mint just anything you want, it has to be coins they already mint. That would mean ASE's or AGE's.
     
  18. Conder101

    Conder101 Numismatist

    No the option for having your silver turned into coin ended in 1853. (you could have it coined into trade dollars 1873 to 78 as well) For gold I believe the option was open until 1933. You can have your silver and gold assayed and converted into bars, but not coins.
     
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    GDJMSP Numismatist Moderator

  20. coleguy

    coleguy Coin Collector

    Well there it is...the proverbial federal loophole; "when practical and convenient". That's special secret government code for it isn't ever going to happen.
     
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  21. longnine009

    longnine009 Darwin has to eat too. Supporter

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