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FAQs

How does a Coinstar kiosk work? ›

Cashing in your loose change at Coinstar is easy. Just pour your coins into the kiosk and let us do the work. Choose one of our three convenient options: get cash, which has a service fee up to 12.5% + $0.59 transaction (fees may vary by location), select an eGift Card, or make a donation to your favorite charity.

Your local bank branch is a good place to exchange coins. The branch will typically give you coin wrappers for free. Credit unions or community banks are more likely to have free coin-counting machines for members. Coinstar machines are in many supermarkets, and Publix has its own machines.

The fees associated with using Coinstar's cash option help cover the costs of counting and sorting the coins, as well as maintaining the kiosks. If you're looking to avoid these fees, opting for an eGift Card is your best bet. You bypass the service charge and get funds to use at specific retailers and restaurants.

Walmart doesn't have free coin exchange services themselves, but some locations have Coinstar coin counter machines. Keep in mind that Coinstar charges a fee, but you can avoid this by choosing a gift card option instead.

Coinstar generally charges a service fee of up to 12.5% of the value of the coins you're exchanging, plus a transaction fee of 50 cents, but you can avoid these fees by converting the funds to a gift card.

The upside to using Coinstar is that you don't have to count or sort your change. The downside is there is an 11.9% surcharge deducted from the total, plus a 25-cent fee per transaction. So if you pour in $50 worth of loose change, you're only going to get $43.80 back in cash.

Choose an eGift Card

There's an eGift Card for everyone at Coinstar. Cash in your coins for an eGift Card to any one of our store and restaurant partners. Fees vary by retailer, with many NO FEE options available.

Coinstar machines are generally very accurate when it comes to counting coins. They use sophisticated technology to sort and count the coins and calculate their value.

Coinstar machines are automated kiosks that let you exchange your coins for cash or digital gift cards. You can find these machines near the front of the store at major retailers like Target, Kroger, CVS and Walmart.

What is the best way to turn coins into cash? ›

To exchange coins for bills, try taking them to a local bank or retailer that offers coin-counting services. With some coin-counting machines, like Coinstar, you can also exchange coins for gift cards for free or donate your spare change to charity.

You pour your loose change into the machine, and it begins sorting the coins by their size and weight. Each type of coin—pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters—has a unique diameter and thickness, which the machine uses to identify and separate them.

How to use Coin Deposit Machines. You'll need a NAB card linked to a NAB business or personal transaction or savings account. Once your coins are deposited, the machine will give you a confirmation receipt. Your deposit will be processed to your nominated account at the close of business each business day.