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Message:: [QUOTE="Jeff 31, post: 833921, member: 22706"]I was dumping my nickels in TD Bank's free coin counter, and I filled the nickel bag. The attendant opened the machine to change the bag, and I saw that the half-dollar bag was completely blocking the reject slide/shute (the PVC that sends the rejected coins to the tray). I told the attendant that I was going to move the bag to check the slide for rejects, and when I did, numerous quarters (not silver) began to fall out. There were so many, that they were backed up as far as I could see up the slide. Upon seeing so many quarters, the attendant said something to the effect of "did I only dump nickels", but I admittedly avoided the question by saying something about how many quarters there were. I dumped the quarters back in the machine, and according to my receipt, I got credit for about $53 in quarters. I have no idea why those quarters got rejected initially, as they all were counted when I dumped them in. Also, the only other guy I saw dump money before me was already gone, and of course I don't know if it was his or not. So the bottom line is - I got paid for about $53 of someone else's money. Here are my main points/opinions on this, then I'd appreciate your opinion about my actions or the bank's, as well as anything else you'd like to add. 1. It is UNACCEPTABLE, whether through ignorance or indifference, for an attendant to install a bag in front of the reject slide, thus blocking the path of any rejected coin to the reject tray. I have observed this situation several times, since I always poke my finger to the back of the tray to see if the bag is in the way.  2. I ALWAYS check the tray/slide for rejects. I've found several silver and foreign coins this way. 3. I don't think I should feel guilty for collecting any rejects from the tray, or as in this case, from the slide behind the improperly installed bag. I reason that whoever left the money there, by not checking for it or unfortunately due to the bag, has essentially "lost" it. I liken it to finding money on the street with no one around. There is no way to return it to its owner, so the choice is to, literally, take it or leave it. (This doesn't include HUGE sums of money, which could be reported to police in case the owner comes looking for it). 4. The option to "leave it" would mean that the bank would collect it and do whatever they do with rejects they collect. I don't believe the bank has ANY claim to the money, ESPECIALLY when it is stuck behind the bag. They already have magnets in the machine that collect certain foreign coins, so these never make it out. I, for one, would be none too pleased (although I probably would never know) if I accidentally dumped a lot of foreign coinage, only to have the machine eat it up.  5. I consider myself a very honest, objective person. If I knew whose $53 it was, and I could get it to them, I would. 6. I appreciate the free counting service, but as I said before, it has to be considered completely inappropriate for the bank to basically close off the reject slot. I was lucky today, but someone else lost out on a good bit of money. 7. I think part of the reason for writing this, is that I do feel a bit guilty for not telling the attendant that I knew the quarters weren't mine. I guess I didn't want her to tell me that, therefore, I couldn't have it. I don't really care about $53, which won't change my life at all, and like I said, I'd gladly give it back to the owner if I could. But I just didn't want the bank to stake their claim to it, when in fact they caused it to be there in the first place. Sorry for the long post...thanks for reading...your thoughts, please...Jeff.[/QUOTE]

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