Coin Jar
I know Valley Bank in Maplewood has a coin counting machine. Not sure if you need an account with them.
RobertRoe said:
So, my spare change coin jar is full and I want to bring it to one of those machines that counts the coins and give you a paper with the total dollar amount. I used to go to the bank, and then the supermarket. Now, the supermarket machine wants you to put in your debit card and then can pay you in bitcoin. Needless to say, I am very leery of this.
Any ideas on where I can simply get my coins counted and if I need to make a grocery purchase with the receipt, this is fine.
Do you have Walmart near by?
City Market on Irvington Ave, Ivy Hill Shopping Center has a coin counter and you get real money.
sprout said:
I know Valley Bank in Maplewood has a coin counting machine. Not sure if you need an account with them.
You do need an account. However it is very easy to open one - which I did a while ago - just for that purpose and to have a local bank in the Village to get cash when necessary. As a senior - which I believe the OP is - you merely need 100 to open a checking account. After that deposit your coins at your pleasure and get cash back with nothing deducted. Besides it's nice to support a local smaller bank.
wendy said:
sprout said:
I know Valley Bank in Maplewood has a coin counting machine. Not sure if you need an account with them.
You do need an account. However it is very easy to open one - which I did a while ago - just for that purpose and to have a local bank in the Village to get cash when necessary. As a senior - which I believe the OP is - you merely need 100 to open a checking account. After that deposit your coins at your pleasure and get cash back with nothing deducted. Besides it's nice to support a local smaller bank.
BCB used to have one you didn't need an account for, but there might have been a nominal fee. Worth calling them up to check, though, they're super friendly in there.
As to Valley Bank, it is my understanding that I may not have needed even $100 to open an account. What I am quite sure of is that there are NO fees even if the amount drops below $100. When I was there last fall or so I saw tons of local folks using the bank. It was a Saturday. As to BCB I frankly was unaware of their existence. I do know that not all banks who have coin machines do not have them in all branches. Valley by the train station in Maplewood does and that is good enough for us.
Formerlyjerseyjack said:
City Market on Irvington Ave, Ivy Hill Shopping Center has a coin counter and you get real money.
I don’t think Robert Roe lives in New Jersey anymore.
I live nearby in Montclair. Thanks for the coin jar tips and I will check them out.
RobertRoe said:
I live nearby in Montclair. Thanks for the coin jar tips and I will check them out.
I had a feeling you stayed in NJ, Mr former Maplewood Health Officer, ;-) And I do recall it was Montclair where you resided.
Valley Bank has a location in Upper Montclair and according to their website they have coin counting services 
I've been rolling coins for a few years; I figured when I die my kids will find the box (which by now is very heavy) and it will be an inheritance of sorts. But now I'm having second thoughts.
With the discontinuance of the penny, will the approx. 75 rolls of pennies be worth the $37.50 face value? and who will take them?
And the rolls of nickels, dimes and quarters? Why do I think finding all these coin rolls will be joyous for the kids?
If I can empty these 100 or so rolls into a machine and get (close to) face value, why shouldn't I do that? And send the kids a check (or a Venmo)?
You will get full face value for your pennies as stores still need them, Reach out to me separately and happy to deposit them at Valley for full face value and give you the $$, I think you can trust me. 
But if you already have them rolled your own bank will take them. It is the so-called coin jar that is the issue. I had gotten tired of doing that, thus the Valley choice
The_Soulful_Mr_T said:
I've been rolling coins for a few years; I figured when I die my kids will find the box (which by now is very heavy) and it will be an inheritance of sorts. But now I'm having second thoughts.
With the discontinuance of the penny, will the approx. 75 rolls of pennies be worth the $37.50 face value? and who will take them?
And the rolls of nickels, dimes and quarters? Why do I think finding all these coin rolls will be joyous for the kids?
If I can empty these 100 or so rolls into a machine and get (close to) face value, why shouldn't I do that? And send the kids a check (or a Venmo)?
the only thing to do is open the rolls of dimes, quarters and 1/2's. If any of them are '63 or earlier, they are worth $78 an oz.
Anything else is scrap coinage and coin shops generally don't want them..... so to the coin counter or your bank.
Now I wonder if my old childhood coin collection has any value. Had it for over sixty years. We used to go to the bank and get rolls of coins and fill in the blue colored coin books.
Not exactly. Some of the 20th century coins had progressive reductions in their silver content but still, a percentage of silver is worth the effort. Definitely
Formerlyjerseyjack said:
the only thing to do is open the rolls of dimes, quarters and 1/2's. If any of them are '63 or earlier, they are worth $78 an oz.
Anything else is scrap coinage and coin shops generally don't want them..... so to the coin counter or your bank.
RobertRoe said:
Now I wonder if my old childhood coin collection has any value. Had it for over sixty years. We used to go to the bank and get rolls of coins and fill in the blue colored coin books.
Probably has value above that of the metal.
RobertRoe said:
Now I wonder if my old childhood coin collection has any value. Had it for over sixty years. We used to go to the bank and get rolls of coins and fill in the blue colored coin books.
Might depend on the condition of the coins.
wendy said:
You will get full face value for your pennies as stores still need them, Reach out to me separately and happy to deposit them at Valley for full face value and give you the $$, I think you can trust me.
Wendy, thanks. Let’s do that. I have a bunch rolling yet to do. (I roll coins when I need to relax.) Give me a week and I’ll get back to you.
A man named Mr. Rosen from Summit owns Horizon Coin Gallery downtown in that city. He was a neighbor of my parents for decades, and you would be hard-pressed to find someone more knowledgeable, nice and honest. I have left him a Ziploc full of coins, that he apparently sifts through with great speed, because of his years of experience, and I have always felt he pays their worth. If you have even one quarter that’s worth three dollars, he will pluck it out and let you know.
So, my spare change coin jar is full and I want to bring it to one of those machines that counts the coins and give you a paper with the total dollar amount. I used to go to the bank, and then the supermarket. Now, the supermarket machine wants you to put in your debit card and then can pay you in bitcoin. Needless to say, I am very leery of this.
Any ideas on where I can simply get my coins counted and if I need to make a grocery purchase with the receipt, this is fine.