Taking 150 Pounds Of Pennies To The Coin Star!

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@SouthernMetal 4 месяца назад

Check out the video of me taking 100,000+ (600 pounds) pennies to the Coin Star! ru-vid.comiDDQuL9jWLM

@nicholasricci9760 3 месяца назад

If 150 pounds of raw zinc cost $98 and 150 pounds of pennies costs $273 then thats $175 of wasted taxpayer money

@SouthernMetal 3 месяца назад

@@nicholasricci9760 well, they do have to process the zinc, make it into planchettes and then stamp each one - but yes, making these coins costs more than they should. Thanks.

@RafikiusMaximillius 3 месяца назад

@@nicholasricci9760 My math is better. 50 lbs of pennies worth 1 cent is 5.4 grams per penny still worth 1 cent.

@ClassicGameMusic Месяц назад

Penny Stocks literally.

@matthewwinn4006 6 месяцев назад

And thus concludes the Penny Shortage.

@SouthernMetal 6 месяцев назад

Almost - I still have another three buckets full of pennies I need to take back! 😂 I am trying to get 500 pounds of pennies to take to the Coin Star! Thanks for the comment @matthewwinn4006

@matthewwinn4006 6 месяцев назад

@@SouthernMetal my goodness! How do you come by so many pennies?

@SouthernMetal 6 месяцев назад

My RU-vid channel is about coin roll hunting and coin collecting. So, I get boxes of coins from several banks each week and then I hunt the coins or errors, varieties, silver coins, etc. These pennies were left over from my previous 3-4 weeks of hunting pennies. I deposit the pennies and nickels in coin machines and then deposit the dimes, quarters and half dollars in bank bags. I normally use my credit union's coin machine - but they won't let me make a video in there. Also, we have live streams during the week where you can learn more about coin collecting and what to look for. If you go to my Shorts playlist, you can see videos of all of the varieties I have found. Thanks for the comment @@matthewwinn4006 !

@matthewwinn4006 6 месяцев назад

@@SouthernMetal oh, ok. Sorry I missed that. Yes, I know numismatics, et cetera, it's great stuff. I will subscribe in that case. Will also wish you happy double-die hunting.

@SouthernMetal 6 месяцев назад

Yeah - numismatics is fun but it is an old man's hobby. 😂 I used to do coin roll hunting with my dad 50 years ago - and just got back into it after he passed away. My oldest son and I started this channel when he was home from college during the shutdown. Thanks for the sub and for the comment @@matthewwinn4006 !

@jamint5ky507 7 месяцев назад

Hard to believe the coin machine had enough space to collect that many pennies.

@SouthernMetal 7 месяцев назад

The Coin Star uses a bucket instead of bank bags - and the bucket in the bottom of the Coin Star is huge - it is about nine cubic feet. Thanks for the comment @jamint5ky507 !

@andrewmichaelscollectibles 7 месяцев назад

It's not "hard to believe." It'd say it's crazy that the Coinstar took all of them, but why would they make this up?

@aimeekrieg9932 6 месяцев назад

Wonder how much he had??? I guess $1,000

@johnnichols3113 6 месяцев назад

@@andrewmichaelscollectiblesI don't believe it

@ComputerGuyAndy 6 месяцев назад

No no I realize that the lists are on your page. What I'm asking is whether there is a website where I can check any that you didn't mention or for shorts that I haven't yet seen. Is there a coin check website? I was once told about a "red book" I should purchase before going through them all but that was before the Internet was so powerful and prevalent in our society. I'll use your videos for reference but I need a way to lookup coins that I'm just not sure of. And please, let me thank you once for your extreme kindness in my new hobby. You're a true gentleman and a rare commodity in 2024.

@AshfordsBoulevard 6 месяцев назад

My Papa bought his lunch every day for decades as an iron worker, and saved all of his change. When he died, his whole closet was full of buckets of change. It took a moving company to get it all to the bank. It ended up being a little over 14,000$. Now, my family saves all our change in a jar we call "Papas Pennies." Whenever the jar is full, we spend it on a fun adventure.

@SouthernMetal 6 месяцев назад

That's a great story! Thanks for watching and leaving a comment @joannaashford7895 !

@Bitterstone3849 3 месяца назад

A fun adventure today in FJB's economy would be spending that change on a decent meal. Maybe a $20 Big Mac dinner 😂

@volvo09 3 месяца назад

Holy crap! Surprised the floor didn't collapse!

@SouthernMetal 3 месяца назад

@@volvo09 Check out this video - I took four times as many pennies - over 100,000 to the Coin Star! ru-vid.comiDDQuL9jWLM?feature=share. Thanks!

@tomdabomb3457 Месяц назад

Thats really cool to have that memory.

@stingginner1012 6 месяцев назад

A zinc penny with a hole drilled in the center is a 10-cent washer at the hardware store.

@SouthernMetal 6 месяцев назад

True. Thanks for the comment @stingginner1012 !

@bonniejosavland3227 6 месяцев назад

Really you’re that hard up to destroy a penny (which is illegal & Canada 🇨🇦 got rid of pennies)!

@sharonhahn88 6 месяцев назад

They aren't zinc pennies, they are copper clad. Years ago the used to be all copper when they had the wheat on the back.

@SouthernMetal 6 месяцев назад

In 1982, the US Mint switched to 97.5% zinc pennies with a copper outer layer - www.usmint.gov/learn/history/historic-coin-production#:~:text=1982%20the%20penny%20became Thanks for the comment @@sharonhahn88 !

@rsz90182 6 месяцев назад

@@sharonhahn88 There is very thin film of copper covering most of the zinc. Take a blow torch and melt one to see for your self.

@MrsMingo 7 месяцев назад

To avoid any fees, I take all my change to the bank.

@SouthernMetal 7 месяцев назад

My bank will only accept change that has been rolled up. And, since I chose a gift card - I didn't have to pay any fees. Thanks for the comment @MrsMingo !

@HashCeo 7 месяцев назад

@@SouthernMetal My local credit union has one of these machines in the lobby. If you do over $500 it takes a 7.5 cent fee per $100. Which is nothing. But you get cash.

@kristibrooks967 7 месяцев назад

Coinstar now has no fees if you buy vouchers (coupons) for Amazon, Home Depot, Starbucks and tons of other choices. 😁

@rouxchat6033 6 месяцев назад

@HashCeo My bank has a coin machine inside, too. 😊

@SouthernMetal 6 месяцев назад

My credit union has a coin machine - but that is where I get my pennies - and I don't like to dump my coins at the same place I pick them up. Most tellers don't like that! Thanks for the comment @@rouxchat6033 !

@sharonglynn9208 7 месяцев назад

I'm glad it worked for you! I did that once and when it got to $200 I got an error message. When the manager came to help, they reset the machine and wouldn't give me the first $200. She said there was no way for her to verify that was the total before I got the error message. I argued with her for about 10 minutes and she never budged. I will never do a big amount again.

@SouthernMetal 7 месяцев назад

Fortunately for me - I was making a video of the total, so if it had crashed, I would have some evidence. Sorry to hear that you lost some money - that stinks! Thanks for the comment @sharonglynn9208 !

@regould221 7 месяцев назад

I had a miscount and contacted coinstar. They did an audit and found the actual number of coins in the machine was higher than the electronic records. So they paid me the difference.

@SouthernMetal 7 месяцев назад

I would never take anything other than pennies to the Coin Star - because yes, these machines could get out of sync and I would lose money. And, since I am only taking zinc pennies, I can figure out about how many I have by the weight. Thanks for the comment @@regould221 !

@apb38 6 месяцев назад

Wow, that sucks big time. $200 lost. I feel for you.

@lowrollerscratcher3563 6 месяцев назад

Sharon did you call the police. To get your money back

@charlieellis592 7 месяцев назад

I bet the extra coins were stuck in the machine somewhere and all of your pennies knocked them loose.

@SouthernMetal 7 месяцев назад

That is a great theory! That is probably what happened. Thanks @charlieellis592 !

@arthurneddysmith 7 месяцев назад

There's only one initial for the coins. If coins were stuck in the machine, it would make putting in more coins impossible.

@SouthernMetal 7 месяцев назад

I don't know how the machine separates the coins, but there are probably tubes for each coin - and they all funnel down into the huge coin bin, so maybe some coins were in the tubes and they fell out and were counted. Thanks for the comment @@arthurneddysmith !

@marchantiapolymorpha8933 6 месяцев назад

I advise anyone who uses coinstar machines to at least count your quarters accurately and if possible photograph them in stacks before dumping them into the machine. I have counted my change on 3 occasions as an experiment and all 3 times the machine inaccurately counted and scammed me out of over $80 in total on top of the 12% they charge for just using the machine. I'm continuing to test machines at different locations and documenting the results because I am almost certain they are programmed to cheat people out of money. They dont care though of course because it is primarily poor people who have to cash in their change with machines rather than at a bank from time and who have no resources to pursue legal action against the company. It may only be a little money but it's the principle that matters.

@SouthernMetal 6 месяцев назад

That's why I only do zinc pennies in the Coin Star - as I can do a little math to figure out if they are going to rob me. 150 pounds equals 68038.9 grams. The average weight of a zinc penny is 2.495 grams - so 68038.9 divided by 2.495 = 272.70 or $272.70. Thanks for the comment @marchantiapolymorpha8933!

@timlewis7218 4 месяца назад

Very accurate if you take off the quarter and two nickles. Lol. @@SouthernMetal

@SouthernMetal 4 месяца назад

@@timlewis7218 Yep! I don't know why the Coin Star credited me with those coins - but I will take it!

@Icantthinkofaname-qk3fs Месяц назад

$80 is a ton of money and if possible you should always cash them in at the bank I don't know if its like this in America but in my country they give you bags and you put the amount of coins shown on the bag in the bag then cash it at the bank for example if you have a bunch of quarters you put $25 of quarters in the bag take it to the bank they weigh it and give you $25

@SouthernMetal Месяц назад

@@Icantthinkofaname-qk3fs I could have used a credit union (like a bank) - but they won't let me make a video in their lobby. I do have a way to deposit coins in plastic bank bags - but this would have taken 12+ bags and I don't like to deposit a lot of penny bags at my bank, as I deposit 3-4 bags per week of other coins. Thanks for the comment!

@onemoremisfit 7 месяцев назад

Most 1982 pennies are zinc but some are copper, I have found a few copper ones. Apparently the change was phased in during 1982 but they still made a few copper ones during that year. 1983 pennies are all zinc. The easy way to tell is drop them on a hard surface and listen to the sound. The copper pennies will make a musical ring and the zinc pennies make a dead click.

@SouthernMetal 7 месяцев назад

I have a small scale that I use to weigh the 1982 pennies. Thanks for the comment @onemoremisfit !

@Justin-fl1nv 7 месяцев назад

Yeah but it's illegal to scrap pennies.

@SouthernMetal 7 месяцев назад

You are correct. Thanks for the comment @@Justin-fl1nv !

@mammyrammer4209 6 месяцев назад

There are 7 variations of the 1982 Lincoln cent.

@SouthernMetal 6 месяцев назад

You are correct. Philadelphia & Denver both have: large date bronze, and large/small date clad. Philadelphia has a small date bronze and Denver was not supposed to have it - but apparently, a few have been found - and I am still looking for that one! www.numismaticnews.net/world-coins/second-1982-d-small-date-copper-alloy-lincoln-cent-discovered Thanks @@mammyrammer4209 !

@dawnausborn3760 7 месяцев назад

I found myself very quickly wondering if you’d checked the dates before you chucked all of the pennies off to the bank And soon heard you’d kept 83 and under. I actually felt a sigh of relief. Thanks for sharing.

@SouthernMetal 7 месяцев назад

Yes - I checked each one. These are the leftover zinc pennies from my coin roll hunts. If you want to see some of the coin varieties I have found - you can check out the videos in my Shorts playlist. Thanks for the comment @dawnausborn3760 !

@Justin-fl1nv 7 месяцев назад

If you're talking about the copper pennies you know it's illegal to scrap them?

@SouthernMetal 7 месяцев назад

Yes - I know it is illegal - which is why I have buckets of them in my basement! I am just waiting for the day when the government stops making pennies, and then maybe they will let us melt them! Thanks for the comment @@Justin-fl1nv !

@SpicyTexan64 6 месяцев назад

@Justin-fl1nv how would anyone ever know? When's the last time someone was prosecuted for melting pennies?

@ghislaingagnon 6 месяцев назад

In Canada the use of pennies ended a few years ago. If you purchase something for let say 97 cents we pay 95 cents If you purchase is 98 cents then we pay $1 We round down or round up.

@SouthernMetal 6 месяцев назад

Yep - and when they stop making pennies in the US - maybe they will let us melt the old copper pennies! (for now, it is illegal). Thanks for the comment @ghislaingagnon !

@bruceh4180 6 месяцев назад

"nickels, dimes and quarters are coated with a nickel-copper mixture, which mostly covers an all-copper inside layer. By using more copper and less nickel - a 80/20 ratio instead of 75/25 - the mint says it can bring costs down" -Money Do you think nickles would be worth collecting due to size if this happened?

@leecowell8165 6 месяцев назад

Great idea. They don't do it here because pennies are used to make donations. I throw them out the window when I get change with them. Hopefully some really poor person will pick them up but I bet I've thrown away $50 over my lifetime this way as I'm now 81. They really should stop minting them because they ain't pure copper any longer.

@F.S92 5 месяцев назад

In the USA, there is a hard lobby (shocker) for keeping pennies around. Most likely, it won't be taken out of circulation for a long time.

@SouthernMetal 5 месяцев назад

You are correct. Thanks for the comment @@F.S92 !

@REAL-NANO 3 месяца назад

As a Canadian , This hurts my heart, I miss them little copper lottery tickets. 💔

@SouthernMetal 3 месяца назад

I completely understand. I did search the pennies for errors and varieties - and found quite a few "winning tickets". My RU-vid channel is about coin-roll hunting and coin collecting. If you go to my Shorts playlist, you can see videos of all of the varieties I have found. Thanks for the comment @REAL-NANO !

@ericdubois5750 Месяц назад

I loved coin roll mining it is too bad they discontinued the Canadian Penny. So much fun looking for flaws The clips , double dates,off strikes and blank flans, Harps, hanging numbers and so much more. I've hunted through at least 200,000 of them. Now if I want pennies I have to scour the internet and get the word out to a couple coins dealers ..

@Coincollector81 Месяц назад

As an American. I have a collection of them. They range from the 1940's till Canada stopped minting them. I'm in the Midwest part of The USA 🇺🇸. They are scarce and I only find upto seven per penny box.

@ericdubois5750 Месяц назад

@@Coincollector81 I'm a Canadian coin collecter and i managed to get every year of Canadian pennies from 1858-2012 I collected U.S as well and managed to get all the years back to the 1870s and some from the civil war 1861-62,63. I always had fun collecting pennies as a kid. There's alot of neat things to look for in the Canadian pennies double dates,off strikes,blank flans,double ledgends,die cracks and more.

@ISMsoccerboy 7 месяцев назад

2.5g x 27,267= 68,167.5g. Which makes 150.284 lbs! Looks like they didnt scam you

@SouthernMetal 7 месяцев назад

Yep! And the zinc pennies lose a tiny bit of weight from being handled - so the calculation is a bit closer if you use 2.49 grams. Thanks for the comment @ISMsoccerboy !

@myway2653 6 месяцев назад

Yeah..probably since he chose e-gift card to avoid any fees. That’s a good tip.

@SouthernMetal 6 месяцев назад

Yes - you gotta choose the gift card - the fees are 11.9% at this Coin Star - but other people have said the fee is higher. Thanks for the comment @@myway2653 !

@norookie69 6 месяцев назад

I take mine to the casino once a year on my way to Florida, they don't charge you because they probably think you're going to blow it all in there anyway. Usually walk out with around 300$ a year!

@SouthernMetal 6 месяцев назад

I had $250 or so in clad Eisenhower dollars. I did the same thing - I took them to a casino and they gave me cash for them. And I didn’t spend more than $10 playing penny slots.

@dongreenlee4803 7 месяцев назад

Wow! A video to tell me around 27,300 pennies are worth around $273. Who would have thought?

@SouthernMetal 7 месяцев назад

Hey - you never know when that bit of information will come in handy! 😂 Thanks for the comment @dongreenlee4803 !

@brendalynngimbel2793 6 месяцев назад

I don't think he counted the pennies b4 hand. Otherwise what would have been the point of the video. I thought it was informative along with some ppls comments on such. Have u heard of "if you don't have anything nice to say, ..." have great day!

@SouthernMetal 6 месяцев назад

You are correct - I didn't count the pennies. I did weigh them and these were all zinc pennies. So - 150 pounds equals 68038.9 grams. The average weight of a zinc penny is 2.495 grams - so 68038.9 divided by 2.495 = 272.70 or $272.70. And since my scale is only accurate to 1/50th of a pound - I obviously had a few more pennies than the calculation suggested. Thanks for the nice comment @@brendalynngimbel2793 !

@willybones3890 6 месяцев назад

Just under 2.5 grams each.

@danielbennion80 6 месяцев назад

I hope for his sake that he never misses those pennies and that he'll do something extremely useful with the money from them.

@danielsweeney190 7 месяцев назад

I assumed you were paying a stupid fine or something lol after I saw the bucket full of pennies

@SouthernMetal 7 месяцев назад

Paying a fine with a bucket of pennies would be a great video! 😂

@DB-yj3qc 7 месяцев назад

I've not paid a fine with change but a few bills. 😊 It was always nice to hear "we don't accept change or cash payment. So at that point it was refusing payment, so no payment required. This was before everyone used C.C. or debit cards.

@DadsSpareChange 7 месяцев назад

I bet that was a relief to have all the coins returned. Wishing you a great week.

@SouthernMetal 7 месяцев назад

It was - except I have two more five-gallon buckets of pennies to return. Have a great rest 'o the week as well @DadsSpareChange !

@bridgetclement2968 6 месяцев назад

@@SouthernMetalwhat is difference of Value?

@SouthernMetal 6 месяцев назад

I am not sure what you mean. @@bridgetclement2968

@bridgetclement2968 6 месяцев назад

@@SouthernMetal DO certain silver coins and certain Pennies have value more than 1 cent or 25 cents etc

@SouthernMetal 6 месяцев назад

Yes. Certain silver coins and pennies are rarer than others - and could be worth a lot of money. Also, we have a complete list of varieties on our web site - check it out at SouthernMetal.net. Thanks @@bridgetclement2968 !

@daveboylan247 7 месяцев назад

$1.82/lb. The math checks out!

@SouthernMetal 7 месяцев назад

I was told there would be no math! 😂 Thanks for watching and leaving a comment @daveboylan247 !

@SouthernMetal 7 месяцев назад

These were all zinc pennies - which weigh 2.5 grams each - and copper pennies are 3.1 grams each. Thanks for the comment @@DailyTheme !

@willybones3890 6 месяцев назад

@@SouthernMetalMy maths purty good then. I came up w approx 2.46 g per.😅

@SouthernMetal 6 месяцев назад

The weight varies a bit on circulated zinc pennies. They are supposed to weigh 2.5 grams each, but they are easily corroded and lose a little bit of metal. Thanks for the comment @@willybones3890 !

@mikechandler236 7 месяцев назад

That is why I’m always picking up pennies when I see one.

@SouthernMetal 7 месяцев назад

Heck yeah! Free money! Thanks for the comment @mikechandler236 !

@bridgetclement2968 6 месяцев назад

Same. I have 3 Coin Jars FILLED with coins. 1 of pennies and 2 of Silver coins

@SouthernMetal 6 месяцев назад

If you have dimes, quarters and half dollars made in 1964 and earlier - then those are 90% silver - do not spend those. Half dollars made from 1965 to 1970 are 40% silver and worth about $3 each - don't spend those either. Otherwise, they are not made of silver and you can spend them. Thanks for the comment @@bridgetclement2968 !

@bridgetclement2968 6 месяцев назад

@@SouthernMetal have to check

@carl6352 6 месяцев назад

When I took walks, you would be amazed at what people drop and forget! I picked up a 500-dollar ring! Talked to the pawn shop for 350! my dream is in retirement I get a metal dector and check out stadiums after a event

@Billydevito 6 месяцев назад

It AMAZES me how the US still has pennies when they COST more to produce than they’re worth.

@SouthernMetal 6 месяцев назад

Yep - and the same for nickels as well. I found this in an article - "In FY 2022, the toll to make, administer and distribute the 1-cent coin jumped to 2.72 cents from 2.1 cents (29.5%) and the unit cost for the 5-cent coin increased to 10.41 cents from 8.52 cents (22.2%)." A dime only costs 5.03 cents, a quarter costs 11.11 cents and a half dollar costs 17.15 cents. You would think they would reduce the size of these coins - but then all of these coin machines would need to be redone - and then you have coin wrappers, coin trays, etc. that would then be obsolete. But they don't care if it costs more than it is worth. Thanks for the comment @Billydevito !

@Billydevito 6 месяцев назад

@@SouthernMetal Australians got rid of their 1c & 2c coins quite easily. Everything paid in cash now gets rounded up or down to the nearest 5c. SIMPLE !

@SouthernMetal 6 месяцев назад

They will probably never do that here in the US. The politicians probably have investments in the companies that make the blank planchettes for the coins. Thanks for the comment @@Billydevito !

@kevinpresley3136 7 месяцев назад

That's a LOT of pennies.I always wondered where the coins went to.

@SouthernMetal 7 месяцев назад

I deposit halves, quarters and dimes via plastic bank bags (amzn.to/49gaWAU) - and I usually take my nickels and pennies to my credit union and use their coin machine. But - I didn't want to make them mad by dumping this many pennies! Thanks for the comment @kevinpresley3136 !

@ryanglaser5336 3 месяца назад

It's like a sewer for change

@helenwichrowski1859 6 месяцев назад

Glad you thought to keep copper. Check for wheat pennies, especially one dared 1943. Worth buku bucks

@SouthernMetal 6 месяцев назад

Yes - and I did check the pennies for errors and varieties. My RU-vid channel is about coin roll hunting and coin collecting. We have live streams during the week where you can learn more about coin collecting and what to look for. If you go to my Shorts playlist, you can see videos of all of the varieties I have found. Thanks for the comment @helenwichrowski1859 !

@skussy69 5 месяцев назад

They're actually not worth anything good. Can get em for 50 cents to a few bucks for a nice one

@SouthernMetal 5 месяцев назад

@@skussy69 Yep - heavily-circulated wheat cents aren't worth much. You can buy a big bag of them for about five cents each (for the common ones). I am looking for the non-common ones - and ones with varieties which can be worth a lot of money. Thanks for the comment!

@sallymay3643 6 месяцев назад

1full gallon of pennie came to around $70. I was going to turn them in but I couldn't move the jar. Then my neighbor said, NEVER get rid of pennies with out looking at the date & the mint. So I did. I found wheat pennies, several double stamped, a white penny & 1 from 18? & 2 from 1904. Several from the 40s 50s & 70s.

@SouthernMetal 6 месяцев назад

Yep - a full gallon of pennies should weigh about 30 pounds. We have a web page that lists all of the varieties for each coin - along with pictures on Variety Vista and links to graded prices on PCGS. Check it out at southernmetal.net/coins.htm. But, for varieties, you will want to have a microscope (amzn.to/2TizJiY) that connects to your computer, or a loupe (a microscope is much easier). And, keep your copper pennies from 1982 and earlier, as they are worth 2.4 cents each - just for the copper. Thanks for the comment @sallymay3643 !

@rudygracia5573 6 месяцев назад

I remember seeing Steve Martin carrying a 10 gallon(?)water bottle;full of coins,on his shoulder,in the movie"My Blue Heaven".I remember thinking"I know that's fake!".

@SouthernMetal 6 месяцев назад

Yep - now, if it was Arnold Schwarzenegger carrying the bottle, maybe... Thanks for the comment @rudygracia5573 !

@karenedwards6713 22 дня назад

My dad had a huge plastic beer bottle that he threw change in. Well, he decided to pick it up one day. The bottom fell out. He filled up a few plastic tubs and went to the bank and got plenty of change rollers. He handed the rollers to me and told me to get to rolling. If I remember I rolled over a thousand in change. When I got older I also saved my change and the last I rolled I bought a 64 inch TV. I have never used the change counter since I'm cheap. The bank now don't want to give you many coin rollers, but during the plan-demic the bank was happy for change rollers. My dad has at least 20 full huge plastic tubs full of change. I know at least one is full of Kennedy coins. He told me that will be the gift that I'll get once he is gone. Hope that's still plenty of tubs from now. His buddy passed and his kids loaded up buckets to take to the change machine. After separating the "special" coins they got $36,000 in change. Your penny's will add up. Just make sure you have good floor joints. I have a small chest of foreign money that I know nothing about, but I like seeing all the different types. Japanese money looks plastic. I had a Japanese boss and he gave me money from several Asian Countries.

@SouthernMetal 22 дня назад

Be sure to check your change for silver nickels, dimes, quarters and half dollars. Silver nickels were made from 1942-1945, and have a large mint mark (P, D or S) on the top of the building on the reverse side. 90% silver dimes, quarters and half dollars were made prior to 1965, and 40% silver half dollars are from 1965-1970. These pennies were left over from me hunting boxes of pennies, looking for varieties - which can be worth a lot of money. And, I keep my pennies in buckets in my basement on a concrete slab. Check out this video where I took FOUR buckets of pennies to the Coin Star! ru-vid.comiDDQuL9jWLM - thanks for the comment @karenedwards6713 !

@randysmith9636 7 месяцев назад

Thats actually pretty cool. I was not aware of the fee less gift card option. Amazon must pay Goldstar a fee when you redeem the gift card code with them. Definitely a good deal for us customers. You removed all the copper pennies, what do you do with them? Thanks for the video.

@SouthernMetal 7 месяцев назад

For now, since it is illegal to melt the copper pennies to sell the copper - I just keep them in plastic bins. Maybe one day, if they ever get rid of the penny, it will be legal to melt them. Thanks for watching and for leaving a comment @randysmith9636 !

@randysmith9636 7 месяцев назад

@@SouthernMetal Hummm, a pound of pennies is 1.81 Copper is 3.50 per pound

@SouthernMetal 7 месяцев назад

The copper melt value for each copper penny $.024 - so to me, they are definitely worth keeping.@@randysmith9636

@Rickinsf 6 месяцев назад

My credit union had a coin counter, but because customers kept dumping stuff into it, beer, milkshakes, soda, they removed it.

@SouthernMetal 6 месяцев назад

Yeah - some people are idiots and they do stupid stuff and ruin it for the rest of us. Thanks for the comment @Rickinsf !

@aaroncrewse5746 6 месяцев назад

What else am i supposed to do with my beer?

@SouthernMetal 6 месяцев назад

Pouring beer into a coin machine is wasting beer! 😂 That's like giving the dog some of your bacon! Thanks @@aaroncrewse5746 !

@aaroncrewse5746 6 месяцев назад

@@SouthernMetal lol. true that

@roadArt132 7 месяцев назад

Since there's a high fee here in Spain if you use the coin counting machine (i never looked into the Amazon voucher option) i always go through the self check out at department stores and use them to pay and get the check out pay machines to do the counting all in 1

@SouthernMetal 7 месяцев назад

That's a great idea! That would be funny if I walked into a store with 150 pounds of pennies to use the self-check out! Thanks for watching and for leaving a comment @roadArt132 !

@richardmartinez4145 14 дней назад

When using Coinstar make sure you check the reject bin for coins that were rejected. You can usually feed the rejects back in until they're accepted. The first time I used I left a couple bucks behind.

@SouthernMetal 13 дней назад

Yes - I always check the reject tray - and during this process I had hundreds go into there. And, whenever I am in a store with a Coin Star, I try to go by and check the tray because not everyone knows to check it after using it. Thanks for the comment @richardmartinez4145 !

@williesnyder2899 6 месяцев назад

I spent several years collecting quarters in a recycled one gallon apple cider jug. Approximately $750 when I brought to the machine! I have thought of using a five gallon waiting room water cooler jug, but it’s only a thought…

@SouthernMetal 6 месяцев назад

The five-gallon jug is a good idea for coins - but if you filled it, obviously it would weigh a lot and be tough to carry. You would probably have to do what I did and empty it into smaller containers. For me, the handle on the five-gallon bucket is horrible for carrying that much weight. Thanks for the comment @williesnyder2899 !

@Davett53 6 месяцев назад

My buddy took an army ammo box full of pennies to the bank. The first bank refused to take them unless they were in rolls. The second bank took them, as is and it was about $300.00 worth of them,....they weighed so much.

@SouthernMetal 6 месяцев назад

Yep! For some reason, metal is heavy! 😂 My bank won't take them unless they are in rolls - which is why I use the coin machine. Thanks for the comment @Davett53 !

@Michael-sb8jf 6 месяцев назад

My bank has a coin counter for situations like this

@SouthernMetal 6 месяцев назад

I could have taken them to my credit union, but they won't allow cameras in the lobby. Also, I get my pennies from my credit union and I don't like to dump coins where I pick up coins. The tellers don't like people doing that. Thanks or the comment @@Michael-sb8jf !

@maxp0421 6 месяцев назад

Witch bank

@Davett53 6 месяцев назад

@@maxp0421I'm in Columbus, Ohio. A local bank, called Huntington National Bank.

@RomoRooster 7 месяцев назад

150 lbs of copper pennies will bring about 450 at the recycling center

@SouthernMetal 7 месяцев назад

Yep - but it is illegal to melt copper. One day - maybe when they get rid of the penny - the government will allow people to melt them. And that's why I keep all of the copper pennies. Thanks for the comment @RomoRooster !

@DEC3TheWokeProject 7 месяцев назад

Not illegal if you don't get caught, never let a fed boy tell you what to do.@@SouthernMetal

@regould221 7 месяцев назад

On ebay people sell copper pennies by the pound.

@thomasrobeau7145 7 месяцев назад

If Penny's was all copper

@SouthernMetal 7 месяцев назад

I am sure there are people melting pennies - but I am not going back to prison! 😂 Thanks for the comment@@regould221 !

@khil. 7 месяцев назад

Imagine how many rare coins out of all those pennies you might’ve had before you took them to the Coinstar

@SouthernMetal 7 месяцев назад

I already hunted these coins for errors and varieties. In the beginning of the video, there is a quick note that these were hunted. And, I kept all of the pre-1983 copper pennies as well. In fact - if you go to my Shorts playlist, you can see all of the varieties I have found. Thanks for the comment @khil. !

@khil. 7 месяцев назад

⁠@@SouthernMetal I’m sorry about that I was quick to comment before going through your playlist. Nice channel you have going!

@SouthernMetal 7 месяцев назад

No problem! A lot of people have left similar comments - I just appreciate you watching my videos! Thanks! @@khil.

@cjnick7861 7 месяцев назад

@@SouthernMetalYes. But the words are blocked by other graphics on the screen and is only up for a brief moment. So it is difficult to read quickly.

@SouthernMetal 7 месяцев назад

@@cjnick7861 thanks for the feedback!

@robertcolotti7763 6 месяцев назад

#1) Thieves can take the gift card just like they can take cash, no? #2) Doesnt the machine charge a fee? Do you pay that fee upon redemption?

@SouthernMetal 6 месяцев назад

If you take the cash option, there is a whopping 11.9% fee. I chose the gift card option - which doesn't have any fees. And I guess someone could have hit me over the head and taken the receipt with the code on it - but I take a picture of the code and then apply the code to my account as soon as possible. Thanks for the questions @robertcolotti7763 !

@jimmysimmons69 5 месяцев назад

"Can't carry the bucket upstairs" lmao

@SouthernMetal 5 месяцев назад

It was more of a limitation on the bucket. These crappy $5 buckets aren't made to hold 150 pounds. The handle sucks and it bends in half. I am a big buy - 6' 5" and 245 pounds - carrying 150 pounds is nothing. But thanks for the comment @jimmysimmons3803!

@BEder-it4lf 7 месяцев назад

Better off giving it to a Homeless person than doing it yourself.

@SouthernMetal 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for the comment @BEder-it4lf !

@BrunoBlike 7 месяцев назад

A penny that ended up being consider a quarter 😭

@SouthernMetal 7 месяцев назад

I made 24 cents!

@Litepaw 7 месяцев назад

I wonder if you could find out what made the machine think that and find out a way to replicate it. You could 24x your money 😂 (totally illegal, don't try it)

@SouthernMetal 7 месяцев назад

Good idea - but I am not going back to prison! @@Litepaw

@51-FS 7 месяцев назад

@@SouthernMetal32 cents? The 2 nickels

@SouthernMetal 7 месяцев назад

@@51-FS true. I was originally referring to just the penny that became a quarter. Thanks for the comment!

@Noelsterrr 5 месяцев назад

"To avoid fees, I make sure to choose a gift card so I can give my money to a different corporate conglomerate instead of just getting cash." Like wtf, bro? Lmao

@SouthernMetal 5 месяцев назад

Well, considering that I can't buy most of what I need from private individuals, yes, I have to resort to buying things from corporations. But you are incorrect - the purpose of the gift card is to avoid paying any fees. If I were to accept the cash option, then I would be subject to a 11.9% fee - which would then go to another corporation. So, I choose to get the full amount of my money in a gift card. Thanks for the comment @Noelsterrr !

@Tux.Penguin 5 месяцев назад

Close. A retail store can buy coins for their cash registers from the bank. If you buy a whole box of pennies for $25 USD the net weight happens to be right at 15 lbs. The Coinstar machine was apparently slightly off. They should have paid you $250, not $260

@SouthernMetal 5 месяцев назад

A box of pennies contains both copper and zinc pennies - and copper pennies weigh more than zinc pennies. These were all zinc pennies. So - 150 pounds equals 68038.9 grams. The average weight of a zinc penny is 2.495 grams - so 68038.9 divided by 2.495 = 272.70 or $272.70. That amount was really close to my total. Thanks for the comment @Tux.Penguin !

@JB-zg8jf 5 месяцев назад

A penny weighs approximately 0.088 ounces. So, 150 pounds of pennies would be equal to 2400 ounces. Since there are 16 ounces in a pound, you have 150 * 16 = 2400 ounces. Now, to convert ounces to dollars, you would need to divide by 100 (since there are 100 pennies in a dollar). So, 2400 / 100 = 24 dollars. Therefore, 150 pounds of pennies would be equal to 24 dollars.

@SouthernMetal 5 месяцев назад

I think your math is a bit off. You are dividing the 2400 ounces by one ounce - when a penny weighs .0881849 ounces. So, divide 2400 by .08818149 and you get 27215. Divide that by 100, and you get $272.15. And, my scale is only accurate to .02 pounds, so the 150 pounds could have been a little heavier than exactly 150 pounds - since I measured individual buckets of pennies and added the totals together. Thanks for the comment @JB-zg8jf .

@dubya5626 6 месяцев назад

$1.80 in a pound of pennies $180 in 100lbs $240 in 150lbs You got a pretty good deal. Or a bad scale.

@SouthernMetal 6 месяцев назад

These were all zinc cents - which weight 2.5 grams each (when newly minted). So the math is close to the total that I received. Thanks for the comment!

@jasoncooper3116 6 месяцев назад

When you first showed a 5 gallon bucket of pennies, I quickly did the math. I know a quart of pennies is $12. I was guessing $240. A quart of quarters is $144. That is how I saved money as kid. I never saved a whole quart of nickles or dimes. That was my spending money.

@SouthernMetal 6 месяцев назад

Yes - you can do some math to figure this out. These were all zinc pennies. So - 150 pounds equals 68038.9 grams. The average weight of a zinc penny is 2.495 grams - so 68038.9 divided by 2.495 = 272.70 or $272.70. That amount was really close to my total. Thanks for the comment @jasoncooper3116 !

@Davett53 6 месяцев назад

One more comment: Some banks won't even take them in wrapper rolls, because scam artists, will hide lead weights inside. So the top and bottom of the roll are real pennies, but the middle of the roll, is a fake filler. So many people trying to "game" the system. Madness!

@SouthernMetal 6 месяцев назад

That is true. I get customer-wrapped coins from banks so I can hunt them, and they will almost always be a roll or two (or more) that are short and have other coins in them - like nickels in a quarter roll. Thanks for the comment @Davett53 !

@binah7744 Месяц назад

Thanks for the tip about the gift card! I have a few years of pennies collected and wanted to take them to a Coinstar. Now I get to take the spouse on a date!

@SouthernMetal Месяц назад

Glad I could help! Make sure you bring candles and wine on your date to the Coin Star! Oh wait, you probably meant the date would be AFTER you went to the Coin Star. 😂 Thanks for the comment @binah7744 !

@WilliamsPena 6 месяцев назад

Sounds about right. A box of pennies($25) weighs approximately 13.77lb. 150lb÷13.77lb=10.89x$25=$272.25

@SouthernMetal 6 месяцев назад

Yep. You can get more granular as well. These were all zinc pennies. So - 150 pounds equals 68038.9 grams. The average weight of a zinc penny is 2.495 grams - so 68038.9 divided by 2.495 = 272.70 or $272.70. That amount was really close to my total. Thanks for the comment @WilliamsPena !

@jasonwilliams6765 4 месяца назад

Thank you! You made me just this second stop saving pennies. I will now start leaving them for other customers to use. Pay it forward!

@SouthernMetal 4 месяца назад

I am glad I was able to inspire someone to change their life for the better! Thanks for the comment @jasonwilliams6765 !

@nychellanthony7499 6 месяцев назад

I’m so glad you tell people you check coins before dumping them. I know some people had to have done that and not realized what they were doing 😊

@SouthernMetal 6 месяцев назад

Yep - I check every single coin. And it kills me when I see someone dumping a huge bucket of coins - because I would love to buy them and check them! Maybe I need to start my own Coin Star business! Thanks for the comment @nychellanthony7499 !

@nancyfahey7518 6 месяцев назад

Now that is a good idea!@@SouthernMetal

@SouthernMetal 6 месяцев назад

Thanks! Have a great day! @@nancyfahey7518

@automaticmattywhack1470 6 месяцев назад

I guessed pretty close. I took 453.59 divided by 2.5 grams and multiplied by 150 lbs and got 27215 pennies, which is $272.15. Math is cool.

@SouthernMetal 6 месяцев назад

Yep - that's the way to do it! And that's how I know that Coin Star isn't ripping me off too badly. Thanks for the comment @automaticmattywhack1470 !

@loader180 6 месяцев назад

I truly hope he went through each and everyone of those pennies. The right ones are worth thousands!!! JS

@SouthernMetal 6 месяцев назад

Yes - I already searched the pennies for errors and varieties. My RU-vid channel is about coin roll hunting and coin collecting. We have live streams during the week where you can learn more about coin collecting and what to look for. If you go to my Shorts playlist, you can see videos of all of the varieties I have found. Thanks for the comment @loader180 !

@Andi.Mitchell.Designs 6 месяцев назад

1 sink penny weighs 2.5 grams. 453.5 grams in a pound 150 pounds is 68,039 grams 68,039 / 2.5 = 27,215 Rough common estimate should be about $272 Looks like everything added up pretty well.

@SouthernMetal 6 месяцев назад

Yep! That's why I only like to do zinc pennies in the Coin Star. I can figure out how much I should received. And, if I get ripped off for a few coins, it is only a few cents. Thanks for the comment @Kurumi.Custom.Woodcraft !

@rudypoo4370 3 месяца назад

Zinky's are stinkies, coppers are whoppers & silver's are wilbers. 🐴

@SouthernMetal 3 месяца назад

Never heard that one before - but it is good! Thanks for the comment @rudypoo4370 !

@leongaskell1533 6 месяцев назад

You could use them as a covering for a concrete floor, if they were laid flat and glued down.

@SouthernMetal 6 месяцев назад

I can't imagine how long that would take! Put a drop of glue on the penny, place it on the floor. Repeat 27,000 times! 😂 Thanks for the comment @leongaskell1533 !

@marcus_b1 4 месяца назад

I did this before but with a variety of coins in a 64oz container. Came out to $175. Save that change folks.

@SouthernMetal 4 месяца назад

Yep. The amount of money you have when you save your change for a while will surprise you. Thanks for the comment @marcus_b1 !

@mechanicallycreative9788 5 месяцев назад

The math is pretty close. 150lbs is 68.03kg/2.5g per penny is 27212 or $272.12. Add the false nickels and quarters and you get an extra 32 cents since each was actually a penny or 272.44.

@SouthernMetal 5 месяцев назад

My scale is only accurate to .02 pounds - so it is possible that my weight was a little off, as I had to weigh each tub of coins separately. And some zinc pennies lose a bit of weight as they are circulated. Thanks for the comment @mechanicallycreative9788 !

@43painter 6 месяцев назад

This is indeed one way to help the system to get rid of cash money !! As everyone knows, having and using cash money is a form of freedom because they cannot control it as they can with digital money. By using this kind of machine you are actually helping to give away some of your own future freedom! Try exchanging it for paper money, for example.

@SouthernMetal 6 месяцев назад

Paper money won't be any good either. That's why I stack silver coins and rounds - they will always have value. Thanks for the comment @43painter !

@t-dog82 6 месяцев назад

So glad you checked them for errors and varieties! I was having a nervous breakdown thinking you didn’t 😅😆

@SouthernMetal 6 месяцев назад

Yes, I already searched the pennies for errors and varieties. My RU-vid channel is about coin roll hunting and coin collecting. We have live streams during the week where you can learn more about coin collecting and what to look for. If you go to my Shorts playlist, you can see videos of all of the varieties I have found. Thanks for the comment @t-dog82 !

@t-dog82 6 месяцев назад

@@SouthernMetal Right On 👍🏽 your vid popped up in shorts .. glad I saw it !

@SouthernMetal 6 месяцев назад

Thanks again for watching and for the comment! I appreciate it!@@t-dog82

@highpockets2376 6 месяцев назад

I knew a 5 gal bucket of pennies was too heavy for me or that wire handle to lift. lol Thanks Tony, that was fun.

@SouthernMetal 6 месяцев назад

Yes - it was more because of the crappy handle on the $5 bucket. Well, that and my bad back! Thanks for watching and leaving a comment @highpockets2376 !

@fjccommish 5 месяцев назад

The wire handle would break. I just pick it up by the rim.

@SouthernMetal 5 месяцев назад

@@fjccommish yeah - it isn't that easy because you would only be using the tips of your fingers. Thanks for the comment!

@a_true_generic_gamer1104 5 месяцев назад

After a few google searches 100 pounds of pennies (couldn't find specifically zinc pennies so not 100% accurate) would be roughly $160 so 150 pounds should be in the ballpark of $240. That's a lot of pennies

@SouthernMetal 5 месяцев назад

These were all zinc pennies. So - 150 pounds equals 68038.9 grams. The average weight of a zinc penny is 2.495 grams - so 68038.9 divided by 2.495 = 27270 or $272.70. That amount was really close to my total. 100 pounds of zinc pennies would be approximately $181.80. 100 pounds of copper pennies (3.1 grams) would be $146.32, so a mix of the two could equal about $160. Thanks for the comment @a_true_generic_gamer1104 !

@ShindlersFiist 5 месяцев назад

I just can't believe you went through all those 1983 pennies lol but in general, you must look beforehand 😂

@SouthernMetal 5 месяцев назад

Yep, I already searched each and every penny for errors and varieties - and kept the pre-1983 copper pennies. My RU-vid channel is about coin-roll hunting and coin collecting. If you go to my Shorts playlist, you can see videos of all of the varieties I have found. And we have live streams during the week where you can learn more about coin collecting and what to look for. Thanks for the comment @ShindlersFiist !

@Coincollector81 Месяц назад

I have four home depot buckets in my basement filled with copper memorial pennies and wheat cents. I started two more buckets a month ago. One for each. I also have two 128oz apple juice bottles filled with wheat cents. And hundreds of uncirculated wheat cents rolled up. I have a 1982 bag. A Canadian bag and a Indian head penny bag. Both have atleast a few hundred. I have been collecting wheat cents for about ten years.

@SouthernMetal Месяц назад

Dang - that's a ton of wheaties! Do you look for varieties? Thanks for the comment @Coincollector81 !

@Cjewell0422 4 месяца назад

Nice! I always hunt through my change for errors and older dates .

@SouthernMetal 4 месяца назад

I do the same as well. I already searched the pennies for errors and varieties. My RU-vid channel is about coin-roll hunting and coin collecting. If you go to my Shorts playlist, you can see videos of all of the varieties I have found. And we have live streams during the week where you can learn more about coin collecting and what to look for. Thanks for the comment @Cjewell0422 !

@BestGranny10 5 месяцев назад

My husband and I collect our change for the year to see who’s the WINNER!!

@SouthernMetal 5 месяцев назад

That's a great contest! My wife and I do something similar. I try to save all of the money, and she tries to spend it! 😂 Thanks for the comment @BestGranny10 !

@carlosg3515 Месяц назад

That coinstar will actually catch some change. You may have knocked someone elses quarter and nickels into yours... you can always ask an attendant to clear it for you! Especially after a big haul!

@SouthernMetal Месяц назад

Thanks for the tip and for the comment - I appreciate it @carlosg3515 !

@barth9580 5 месяцев назад

Select the gift card, then while it's counting the change, unplug the ethernet cable. When it's done counting, it is not able to go online to process your gift card, so it will print your ticket but not take out the fee. Not 100% if that still works, but it definitely used to.

@SouthernMetal 5 месяцев назад

That might work - but I don't know if I want to get caught messing with the machine. I am not going back to prison! 😂 Thanks for the suggestion @barth9580 !

@kwhite145 6 месяцев назад

Had a friend say watch your pennies and the dollars will follow!

@SouthernMetal 6 месяцев назад

That's a good point! If you throw your loose change into a jar - you would be surprised at how much you would have at the end of a year! (well, you would actually have to use cash instead of a credit card - but you get the idea). Thanks for the comment @kwhite145 !

@watchdogsplaythroughs9852 6 месяцев назад

Here in Canada pennies were discontinued in 2012 and phased out of circulation in 2013. They're collectibles now.

@SouthernMetal 6 месяцев назад

Yes - and I keep all of the Canadian pennies I find here in the US. Thanks for the comment @watchdogsplaythroughs9852 !

@Coincollector81 Месяц назад

I have a Canadian penny hoard of my own.

@cougarfan8481 4 месяца назад

Simple math would have said 150 lbs of zinc pennies (at 2.5 grams each) would be about 27,216 pennies or $272.16 worth of pennies. Looks like the machine got in the same ballpark.

@SouthernMetal 4 месяца назад

Yep. These were all zinc pennies - but they do lose a little bit of weight after they have been in circulation for a while. So, 150 pounds equals 68038.9 grams. The average weight of a zinc penny is 2.495 grams - so 68038.9 divided by 2.495 = 27270 or $272.70. That amount was really close to my total. Thanks for the comment @cougarfan8481 !

@mikem4633 Месяц назад

You got me motivated to unload my pennies that I’ve collected over the years, thanks.

@SouthernMetal Месяц назад

Just be sure to get a gift card or Coin Star will take about 12% of your money. Thanks for the comment @mikem4633 !

@Coincollector81 Месяц назад

@@SouthernMetalGeneric coin machines charge 2% less than coinstar.

@SouthernMetal Месяц назад

@@Coincollector81 I have access to no-fee coin machines at my credit union, but they won't let me make a video in their lobby.

@444fetty Месяц назад

im someone who uses cash everytime i buy something & i loveee getting change back and being able to save it. my boyfriend never uses cash as he gets direct deposit & hates having to worry about money being in another place besides his account & i hate it cause we could have so much more change😢. but people underestimate how quick it all truly adds up.

@SouthernMetal Месяц назад

Your are correct! Thanks for the comment @444fetty !

@flightmaster178 6 месяцев назад

One dollar off. My guess was $272.23.. 150lbs of pennies divifed by 0.00551 lbs (weight per zinc penny). Then divide by 100 to convert cents to dollars.

@SouthernMetal 6 месяцев назад

That's pretty close! My scale's accuracy is only to two-hundredths of a pound, and I weighed each of the smaller tubs of pennies individually - which means each tub could have had a few extra pennies in it and the scale wouldn't have rounded up to the nearest .02 pounds. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment @flightmaster178 !

@mayday911us 5 месяцев назад

And Coinstar normally has a 35% discount on the total of that bin because there's two bins inside that machine. And that goes to the company that counts not to the company that delivers it.

@SouthernMetal 5 месяцев назад

I haven't heard about that - but I do know that the fee for using this machine is 11.9% - which is why I always get the no-fee gift card. Thanks for the comment @mayday911us !

@jmason61 6 месяцев назад

Something very satisfying about turning loose change into real $....love those machines

@SouthernMetal 6 месяцев назад

The machines are so much better than having to roll the coins! Thanks for the comment @jmason61 !

@jessemeyer445 6 месяцев назад

I am one of those weirdos that just loves little trivial facts like that😅

@SouthernMetal 6 месяцев назад

Knowledge is power! 😂 Thanks for the comment @jessemeyer445 !

@dirkfrazier9779 12 дней назад

Good job for getting all the copper and errors!

@dirkfrazier9779 12 дней назад

1983 is supposed to be zink and weigh 2.5 grams, but if you weigh them and find any 3.1 grams (you will) are errors- wrong planchet!

@SouthernMetal 12 дней назад

I do weigh all of my 1983 pennies if they look like copper - but most are already corroded and are easily identified as zinc. Check out this video where I took FOUR buckets of pennies to the Coin Star! ru-vid.comiDDQuL9jWLM Thanks for the comments @dirkfrazier9779 !

@SouthernMetal 12 дней назад

My RU-vid channel is about coin-roll hunting and coin collecting. If you go to my Shorts playlist, you can see videos of all of the varieties I have found. Thanks for the comment @dirkfrazier9779 !

@rockerjim8045 6 месяцев назад

Our UK Coin Star machines charge 7.5% and only give you the vouchers for the store they are located in. Much better taking them to a branch of Nat West. No fees.

@SouthernMetal 6 месяцев назад

This machine charges 11.9% if you choose cash - but I chose the gift card option - which doesn't have any fees. Thanks for the comment @rockerjim8045 !

@Jordan-rb28 6 месяцев назад

I once gave one of those machines several jars of change and 1 dime would just not stay in no matter how hard i tried. Turned out to be a very good condition Mercury Dime. This was just recently too!

@SouthernMetal 6 месяцев назад

Yep - some times it will spit out silver - which is good for you! Thanks for the comment @Jordan-rb28 !

@Coincollector81 Месяц назад

The coinstar doesn't recognize silver coins.

@gloriahufnagel5556 5 месяцев назад

AHHH. THANK YOU for the hint about the fees!!

@SouthernMetal 5 месяцев назад

You are welcome! Their fees are way too high - but it is nice they offer the gift card option. Thanks for the comment @gloriahufnagel5556 !

@kenfrievalt7826 Месяц назад

At first i thought he said a five gallon bucket of PANTIES!

@SouthernMetal Месяц назад

That five gallon bucket of panties video is on my "Only Fans" channel! 😂 Thanks for the comment @kenfrievalt7826

@milesjohnson5487 6 месяцев назад

I am surprised the machine wasn't out of order. The Coinstars in San Diego are always broken.

@SouthernMetal 6 месяцев назад

Yep - I am surprised I didn't break it! Thanks for the comment @milesjohnson5487 !

@depnox 6 месяцев назад

Tried getting my brother into stacking. Now he's coin roll hunting and putting together sets 😅

@SouthernMetal 6 месяцев назад

Excellent! My RU-vid channel is about coin roll hunting and coin collecting. We have live streams during the week where you (and your brother) can learn more about coin collecting and what to look for. If you go to my Shorts playlist, you can see videos of all of the varieties I have found. Thanks for the comment @depnox !

@AnonymousGameWarden 5 месяцев назад

I do believe the time and effort that it took you to collect and transport these pennies outweighs the amount you got back in gift cards.

@SouthernMetal 5 месяцев назад

Well, these pennies were from my coin roll hunts over the past month or so, and I had to take them somewhere. And - I made a video that has 2.5 million views and I gained 6,000 new subscribers and I made a lot of money on ad revenue. So, in the end, it was worth it. Thanks for the comment @AnonymousGameWarden !

@AnonymousGameWarden 5 месяцев назад

@@SouthernMetal so what you're saying is you could just go to a bank and trade cash for coins. Make a video about putting the coins into a coinstar machine. And then get paid out on RU-vid! Thats a nifty trick ;) your welcome

@SouthernMetal 5 месяцев назад

@@AnonymousGameWarden yes - exactly!

@pauljefferies2091 6 месяцев назад

I always check the coinstar. I have several silver half dollars and lots of mercury dimes and other silver coins that were left there after people use it.

@SouthernMetal 6 месяцев назад

I do as well - but a lot more people know to check the machine, and I haven't found anything good in a long time. Thanks for the comment @pauljefferies2091 !

@Coincollector81 Месяц назад

I found about six silver Roosevelt dimes. About three mercury dimes and a few silver Washington quarters.

@tracyhardyjohnson1315 7 месяцев назад

"My you have a lot of coins!" I love how the machine is judging you as you're standing there 😅

@SouthernMetal 7 месяцев назад

It also told me I needed to lose some weight! The nerve of that machine! 😂 Thanks for the comment @tracyhardyjohnson1315 !

@ashenmoonclash 5 месяцев назад

No clue I could avoid the fees on getting a gift card😂 Coinstar here I come!

@SouthernMetal 5 месяцев назад

Yep - gift cards are the way to go! I would never get cash back - their fees are too high. Thanks for the comment @ashenmoonclash !

@5yearsout 6 месяцев назад

I had a zip lock bag full of change maybe $100 or so, went into the store looking for the machine, and promptly dropped the bag and then had the fun job of crawling on the floor picking it all up. Being poor sucked.

@SouthernMetal 6 месяцев назад

LOL - I bet that was a bummer! Thanks for the comment @5yearsout !

@The177Hunter 6 месяцев назад

Imagine the coinstar machine breaks halfway through counting. 😂

@SouthernMetal 6 месяцев назад

That would stink! Whenever I use the machine - I take pictures every few minutes so if it does break, I can show them how much was in the machine. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment!

@cjhoward409 Месяц назад

I have a penny wall. It has approximately $150 in pennies on it. Like tile work. 😊

@SouthernMetal Месяц назад

Nice! It was probably cheaper than tile! I appreciate the comment @cjhoward409 !

@eriknelson45 Месяц назад

Those machines are up to 13-15 percent if you can find one and all your moldy, greasy, cigarette ashed, food encrusted pennies just clog the machine up And it will keep spitting them out along with a handful of maybe somewhat clean ones, it just multiplies more failures, you won't see a machine( working )within 2 years

@SouthernMetal Месяц назад

Thanks for the positive comment! Check out this video where I took FOUR buckets of pennies to the Coin Star! ru-vid.comiDDQuL9jWLM @eriknelson45

@thesmallbean8550 4 месяца назад

PLEASE YOU ARE AMAZING I WAS LITERALLY ABOUT TO GO CRYING IN HERE ABOUT SORTING OUT THE VALUABLE ONES 😂😂😂😂

@SouthernMetal 4 месяца назад

LOL - yep - I already searched the pennies for errors and varieties. My RU-vid channel is about coin-roll hunting and coin collecting. If you go to my Shorts playlist, you can see videos of all of the varieties I have found. And we have live streams during the week where you can learn more about coin collecting and what to look for. Thanks for the comment @thesmallbean8550 !

@RicardoFinnigan 14 дней назад

I remember building up change over the year when using cash/taking it in like this-now it’ll be something we largely tell our kids about

@SouthernMetal 14 дней назад

Very few people use money nowadays. When I was a kid, I would ask my Dad for his change every day and had saved several hundred dollars over a few years. Now, people just throw their change into a drawer. Thanks for the comment @RicardoFinnigan !

@ChristopherStrong-sv4vy Месяц назад

Now Walmart has enough pennies for week this week!! 😊😂

@SouthernMetal Месяц назад

Check out this video - I took four buckets - or 100,000 pennies to the Coin Star! ru-vid.comiDDQuL9jWLM Thanks for the comment @ChristopherStrong-sv4vy !

@nikkkysixxx2079 6 месяцев назад

Here in argentina we sell our coins for the metal, the thing is those u.s. coin are more valuable here for the metal than the nominal value

@SouthernMetal 6 месяцев назад

It is illegal to melt them in the US - but maybe one day they will let us. Thanks for watching! I appreciate it @nikkkysixxx2079 !

@paulritter8894 6 месяцев назад

42 years of saving pennies really paid off

@SouthernMetal 6 месяцев назад

This was actually from the past few weeks of hunting pennies for rare ones. My RU-vid channel is about coin roll hunting and coin collecting. We have live streams during the week where you can learn more about coin collecting and what to look for. If you go to my Shorts playlist, you can see videos of all of the varieties I have found. Thanks for the comment @paulritter8894 !

@Coincollector81 Месяц назад

@SouthernMetal I filled two buckets with copper pennies in almost a year. I didn't buy too many boxes in the winter since Illinois winters are brutal and I carry the boxes on a bike.

@craigdutton6072 29 дней назад

I used to have a water container and I’d put only $1 and $2 coins in it ❤then inflation arrived 🤣🤣🤣

@SouthernMetal 29 дней назад

Now they are worth 50 cents and a dollar! 😂 Thanks for the comment @craigdutton6072 !

@ryaaaaanwhat4072 6 месяцев назад

$165 is the answer. For those who are wondering how much would it worth if he melted it.

@SouthernMetal 6 месяцев назад

Yep. Not counting the cost to heat the pennies to melt them. Thanks for the comment @ryaaaaanwhat4072 !

@shefj9327 6 месяцев назад

As the vid start my heart started pounding until I heard you checked first 😎

@SouthernMetal 6 месяцев назад

@sageunknown6307 4 месяца назад

My bank got rid of their coin counters because they said the machine company was ripping people off - undercounting the coins and giving a lower tally than was actually there. So now I don't trust ANY coin counters.

@SouthernMetal 4 месяца назад

Yep - that's why I only do zinc pennies. I can figure out how much money I should get. So - 150 pounds equals 68038.9 grams. The average weight of a zinc penny is 2.495 grams - so 68038.9 divided by 2.495 = 27270 or $272.70. That amount was really close to my total. Thanks for the comment @sageunknown6307 !

@johnhunsbarger9102 6 месяцев назад

At the end of every day , I put my change in one of them big Glass water bottles. And every summer Separate the change and take it to the bank to go To take the family on a nice vacation .

@SouthernMetal 6 месяцев назад

Nice! That's a great way to save money! Thanks for the comment @johnhunsbarger9102 !