What Happens When You Put Silver Into A Coinstar Machine?

[@SILVERSTREAK925]

I've never found silver yet in a coin star but you got me hooked into checking the machine every time. So far it is tokens, foreign, and damaged coins.

[@matthewkruse234]

Lol are you going to turn the four cents voucher in?

[@284Winchester]

This week I walked by a coin star machine and glanced down. Saw a dime laying there and knew what that meant ! Took home a 1964 Roosevelt dime !!

[@johnnyrodela2395]

*Same here walked Walmart store found '64 dime, usually tend look down what can I find in change & boy some are put away.*

[@GuanlongX]

*I found a 1965 Roosevelt dime in my Coinstar today...* 😔

[@kennysilva7407]

No it accepted the nickel, because these machines operate on a system of weight among other parameters. Simple research shows the alloy from '42-'45 yielded a 5g planchet. Likewise, I am certain the diameter and thickness were all identical as well to match Cu-Ni planchets. All the other 90%, and 40% silver for that matter, weigh more than the modern coinage planchets.

[@RobFindsTreasure]

Kenny Silva I was about to type this out and saw your post. Spot on.

[@HalfDollaMakeYouHolla]

yeah I looked up the weight afterwards and saw they weigh 5g. but I have found several wartime nickels in coin stars! im guessing maybe they were really worn and under weight inorder for them to kick out I guess.......

[@raymondgalbraith1677]

Yes wear will get any coin rejected. Due to lack of weight. Likewise, I've seen a few post war nickels people have found that Coinstars refuse to accept on Reddit. Most were dryer damaged or had a rolled edge, in turn the thickness scanner seen a coin too thick or too thin to adhere to current US guide lines. As a result it's denied and returned. From there, there are always a slew of questions regarding error strikes. This is where I gained most of my knowledge regarding the relationships between nickels, Coinstars, and other coin ops. Hell, I've even seen wiser men spend time searching the trays on nickel slot machines for War Nickels. Lol

[@nsr60ster85]

Yes, the weights are similar. I found a 1946 nickel that I hoped might be one of a small handful of silvers from that year. It probably isn't--the number of known specimens may be in the single digits--but there's no easy way to tell for sure.

[@13bgunbunny42]

It ate the War Nickel because it weighs the same as any other Nickel. The other coins weigh differently than newer coins of the same denomination and that's why it didn't eat them.

[@rileynme397]

That poor nickel got stolen by the CoinStar :(

[@jim8858]

It probably took the nickel cause it was only 35% silver. Try a 40% half

[@JohnnyReb2000]

A 40% probably would be rejected as it weighs 11.5 grams, while clad half dollars weigh 11.34.

[@RCT3Crashes100]

We don't generally get silver coins in our Coinstars here in the UK, as we had long since debased our silver coins by the time decimalisation came around, but you can find a lot of foreign coins in the reject slot instead. In fact, one of the first silver coins I owned came from one - a silver 1961-D dime!

[@javaman7069]

You have mentioned checking on top of Coinstar but have you ever looked underneath ? Was a Wegmans Supermarket, just found 23 Qtrs, 18 dimes, 6 nickels, 30 pennies.

[@partyboypef]

i love the sound the coin star makes when it spits out silver!

[@coinquest4391]

Great idea for a video! I would have been nervous to try this! Glad you didn't lose too much! Goes to show that CoinStar Machines do a pretty good job of sorting out silver coins!

[@creatureselfie]

at the beginning of the video the coinstar machine said it would take 11% as a counting fee. It actually took 20% of that nickel's face value. Is there something in the fine print about this?

[@roryross3878]

It's probably a whole cent rounding thing, cannot take or give fractional cents.

[@Goofy_ahhh_gamer]

I check the returns every time I pass a coming star. I find dimes and quarters quite often.

[@JohnnyReb2000]

It probably doesn't always reject the war nickel because it has the same weight as a regular nickel.

[@zackjones8556]

You are 100% correct

[@jeffw1267]

I thought the machines also check the coin's conductivity. Wouldn't the two types of nickels have different properties?

[@JohnnyReb2000]

@@jeffw1267, copper and silver are on the same column of the periodic table and have similar properties. Regular nickels are 75% copper. However, war nickels are still 56% copper in addition to the 35% silver (which is actually more conductive than copper). The difference in conductivity, however, is probably not significant enough for the machine to consistently accept or reject war nickels if it does indeed check that.

[@zackjones8556]

@@jeffw1267 now that is a good idea but they only weigh the coins

[@stevenbramschreiber2229]

I've been lucky enough to find silver coins in my local coinstar machine.....been working on my foreign coin collection as well from the same unit...somebody travels all over the place and drops their coins into this unit!!!!

[@b86condor]

Found three silver dimes in the coinstar at Savemart

[@clayscott8363]

Knowing this makes coin roll hunting easier, just buy a box of halves and quarters and throw them in, silver gets spit out so you don't have to waste time searching them

[@limaechonumismatics]

Clay Scott umm. No because all you have to do is look at the sides, and your not only looking for silver

[@FireDragon-gv9oq]

What about double die bicentennials

[@bubba5657]

It is amazing that only the war nickel is still accepted as a circulating coin!! Great video Paul!!

[@SilverHeist]

Good concept! I was afraid more would be taken. The suspense was killing me!

[@creatureselfie]

You maniac. This was the most edge of your seat video I have ever seen.

[@philsmith1645]

Once you find your first silver dime, you get hooked on checking the coinstar machine each time you pass it. This year I didn't find any until March 15th. Since then I have found 5- 1964 silver dimes, 1942 Mercury dime and 3 foreign silver coins. You never know what you will find. I was at a local supermarket and the manager found 3 live 22 bullets and called the police. They watch everyone who goes to the Coinstar machine now.

[@lisakane6708]

What supermarket do you go to that allows you to film inside the store?

[@CircHistory]

RIP war nickel. It looks like the machine only take less than half of an amount of silver in a coin.

[@larrydicus7822]

Do you understand the stress you caused me? Lol

[@Coincollectinghobby-cw2ie]

Its crazy how it took the War Nickel but i think what the other people said was right. It was less than 40% silver and that could be the reason. Sucks you had to sacrifice the silver, but it was for the education of your viewers. Congratulations on having over 80k subscribers!!! You guys are a great team, enjoyable to watch and we always learn a lot and have fun watching.

[@SHADYMCGRAVYSGAMINGCHANNEL]

Now I have my family checking the coin machines... I texted them while I was watching this video and they came back with GOODIES! Thanks for helping us keep the middle man out of our lives! Remember to check around the checkout sections also! 💰

[@silverbanky9596]

Cool video. Wonder if a 40% half would pop out? Yesterday my coinstar finds were a $5 Jamaican coin, Canadian quarter, and Canadian dime. Always love to look.

[@victorluc66]

Great video. Thank you!

[@ashlynrl612]

The suspense was killing me but that is good information thanks Paul

[@jackvaughn9017]

Today on Jackass!

[@tko1417]

I have found 40 percent Kennedy halves and other silver at a local coin star machine.

[@jeffw1267]

And, of course, you turned them over to the store manager rather than stealing them.

[@cooperscoins901]

You should try running it with some other non silver coins

[@LocalCoinShop]

Stopped by as I wanted to see how these machines work with Silver. Thanks for showcasing the process. Sorry about the Nickel....best silver coin for it to eat though!

[@furryplantsandcoins9070]

I'm definitely going to have to start checking the coinstars in my area..wow

[@desertratng]

At the Coinstar Monday Afternoon while I was cashing my change in and they just accepted my 1959 1963 and 1964 Sliver nickels at Walmart

[@mikeposio1206]

So you did make it there after the live. That's good info to know with coinstar.

[@deathwatch8]

Found my first silver dime from a Coinstar machine.

[@jmarie5397]

That’s why I always check the coin stars in my area

[@venomsbaseball0877]

I’m so sorry man. I was sad that the buckle didn’t go through! I wish I had some coins like that!

[@FinancialMaintenance]

Found a war nickel and mercury since watching this. Thank you.

[@griffin72aa]

Very good vid. That was interesting. I've found several foreign and tokens in Coinstar so far.

[@matchoo4050]

as if my silver addiction wasnt bad enough going from bank to bank and store to store looking for silver coins, now im stopping at every coinstar like some kinda homeless person checking the reject tray!!

[@silverthrone4864]

Thank you for the demonstration and the nickel sacrifice. Please make a demo with large dollars. I heard that the machine does not count them or return them to you. Check with Ikes, Morgans, and Peace dollars.

[@WeThePeopleSurvival69]

I would never do this!!!! my brother inlaw met a couple in a casino dumping silver and wheat..indian head mercury dimes...for gambleing...Nuts!!!.we are currently buying everything we can off them to this date. They were dumping buckets of rare coins!!!!!and it took them all Coinstar owner will be coming up big time!

[@tjsilver7325]

I've literally checked coinstar 100 times and NEVER found a single silver coin. What am I doing wrong???

[@raymondgalbraith1677]

Check return/reject slots on soda and candy machines as well. I don't think I've ever found silver in a Coinstar either, however, I have found a few silver dimes and a silver quarter in soda machines.

[@robertgerber2533]

An employee in the store is probably a coin collector. I find silver about half the time I look but I don’t look too often. My best finds are in bank coin counters....silver and old weaties

[@rogerkinard7446]

You’re wasting a lot of your time on this earth. Now get out there and either stack silver, or become a numismatist !!!

[@Luke-hq5zd]

@@robertgerber2533 that worked for me. Found a 1964 silver quarter under a vending machine in costco

[@archaeologymikey0072]

Now I guess you have to buy the coinstar bags of coins to get the silver back

[@numismatistuk6745]

I wouldn't have risked it!

[@MattHammock]

The wartime nickel was done that way to make it weigh the same, so the machine took it.

[@TheCoinChannel]

Interesting! How about all at once? 🤔

[@Cerco170]

My best find ever was a $10 gold eagle in the return slot @ my banks coin machine. There was a hand full of foreign and a couple silver dimes. That was the best day ever!

[@darrellrees4371]

Re: @ my banks coin machine - No gold, but was more than content with an 1849 seated liberty dime.

[@Warrior27185]

I about had a hear attack

[@gleasonnews510]

Well a war nickel loss is not too bad. You got back 4 cents . I have a few of those. Thanks for the video Paul. Enjoyed it.

[@jonathanescamilla3659]

Found a very nice 1962 Roosevelt dime today at Walmart I was soooo happy

[@collectingonthecheap56353]

Pretty much expected the results you had. With those wartime nickels, there really is not enough silver content for the machine to realize it is different, as was the same with period specific vending machines. I would guess you would lose a 40% Silver Kennedy to Coinstar if you tried one, as well as a steel cent.

[@A.M.T.V.]

We need to talk lol

[@joelnordstrom8049]

You should put a 40% half in. It would probably keep that too

[@kitadrian2115]

A collector’s nightmare

[@silvergryffin751]

holly silver.... I'm bitting my lip.

[@brironmanbtl1162]

At the end you should have thrown them all in with some extra, regular change.

[@jeantaylor7470]

My sliver coins always come back to me even when i dont realise. Im surprise that it did that. Wow!

[@RM-ed1if]

I have a question that is unrelated to silver coins. Does anybody know if the machine will take Canadian pennies? I have quite a few of them and I am not sure what to do with them.

[@Cody-Bear]

I think American coin stars, it won't take foreign coins

[@conradpons9238]

Maybe try a 40%, Kennedy half dollar?

[@lukewilson3271]

I knew I shouldn't have mentioned it when Paul said "that might be a good video"

[@HalfDollaMakeYouHolla]

LOL

[@Buttonscreations1]

luke wilson hey 🤷‍♀️ supermanpaul is always on to a great video ♥️

[@Kerem9_8]

Tbh the toner on that recipt was probably worth your 4 cents

[@coinhorder9243]

I knew someone who buys those coin machine bags and he finds silver along with some other good Numismatic coins.

[@828sickboy]

I cashed in my change at one of those and it spit out a walking liberty half dollar that I did not have in my coin jar.

[@robertsorgmann9101]

The nickels were made to weigh the same as regular nickels so that jukeboxes would take them. So the coinstar just assumed it was a regular nickel.

[@catenaa4594]

The war nickel is only 35% silver

[@CainSample]

If you have any more war nickels for $.04 let me know lol ....thats horrible

[@jaredhaggard2171]

I feel like of people are putting alot of coins in at once and some silver is in there it's more likely to get kicked out instead of putting them in one by one. But I could be wrong

[@jogriffin9347]

Should have tried that piece of old food in between the slot, it might have gave back a Gold eagle !!

[@delbrett2257]

nice experiment!

[@zackjones8556]

Those machines usually go by weight the war time nickel weighs the same as a normal jefferson

[@eltonjones7392]

Nice didn't know that they take the war nickel

[@coinhunter6617]

I think it accepted the war nickel because it was 35% silver, not 90%

[@lancecaldwell3163]

I got over 12 oz of silver from the bottom of a Coinstar Mercury Dime Benjamin Franklin half dollars Ortiz it was awesome I'm I'm finding more silver all the time I can't believe it it's $247 of silver from the Coinstar old a whole bunch of pennies from the 20s

[@nameytuarte2036]

Glad you only lost the nickel!

[@badb0y44]

Good to know thanks for sharing

[@MichaelLarson512]

I wonder how a 40% half would do. I am wondering if the nickel went through because of low content.

[@silverthrone4864]

I also heard the machine has an internal tray.

[@poepoe2828]

Well that's why the was nickles wernt made with 50% silver,,cause we wanted to make the war nickles 50% silver but they wouldn't work in our pop machines candy phone booths all of that so we had to use the 8% maganez 35%silver 65 copper or whatever it was cause that worked in our machines ha.

[@FireDragon-gv9oq]

Puts a american eagle in and it accepts😱

[@jameswawrzaszek809]

This is giving me anxiety

[@poppin_bass_yt1588]

Dang id love to have those

[@KORIGAN1]

This is better then going too slot machine

[@Scrap5000]

This hurts my heart to watch

[@kapnmorganfpv5784]

War Nickel weighs the same as regular nickel

[@KORIGAN1]

Put a a Morgan dollar in machine

[@rocksolid6494]

How much was that nickel worth?

[@southernbreeze3278]

4c

[@cwsilversearcher3676]

The reason for the lose of the war time nickel is the weight is the same as normal nickel 5 grams

[@metaldetector0167]

I know it was an experiment but.....SILVER!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ozziecolon8774]

You find some in the coin return 😎🤩💰💰💰💰

[@A.M.T.V.]

The machine stopped cause you have it running and not putting coins into it.

[@coinhorder9243]

I think the nickel is 40 percent silver and the rest is 90 percent. I might be mistaken on the nickel.

[@KolossalKlam]

No 40% Kennedy test??

[@HalfDollaMakeYouHolla]

I honestly didn't have one to test it with, we ran out last night......I will do another video with a 40%

[@susang628]

Interesting video. Go, silver,

[@The_Lone_One]

Try a steel cent?

[@mountainofcoinachord3364]

Paula but you were sweating the whole time

[@Drjose220]

Paul did you lost the war time nickel That's sad

[@A.M.T.V.]

Idk why you did it this way bro. You should have mixed it into other coins to get a more accurate idea lol.

[@matchoo4050]

nooooooo!!!!!! this video makes me scared!!!!! lol