We have lots of customers bring in loose coin for us to count. We have a machine to count it, but we have to feed the coin into the machine, making sure there isn't any extra detritus in with the coin. I would be super embarrassed by some of the things found in coin jars, if it was my coin that I'd brought in.
Some things we've found over the years:
washers (that's pretty normal)
foreign coins (our machine usually kicks those out)
gum wrappers, receipts, and other bits of paper
rusty fish hooks
animal and human hair (super gross!)
gum, engine oil, pancake syrup and other sticky substances (This clogs up our machine, so we normally reject that coin right out if we notice.)
Today's was a new one:
a cigarette butt/filter
Thank goodness we have plenty of hand sanitizer around still.
Some things we've found over the years:
washers (that's pretty normal)
foreign coins (our machine usually kicks those out)
gum wrappers, receipts, and other bits of paper
rusty fish hooks
animal and human hair (super gross!)
gum, engine oil, pancake syrup and other sticky substances (This clogs up our machine, so we normally reject that coin right out if we notice.)
Today's was a new one:
a cigarette butt/filter
Thank goodness we have plenty of hand sanitizer around still.
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