So how big are your coin jugs?

bsshog40 · January 1, 2020 5:23PM

One of the give-away threads made me curious as to how many of us coin collectors have jugs, jars, etc... of coins laying around. Here are mine. They are two 5-gallon jugs one is all cents. The other is all clad, nickels, and some gold dollars. If I ever get bored, I may dump the clad out and total them. I think most of us would be surprised on how much can sit in a container.

coinnut · January 1, 2020 5:25PM

I have no jugs.

blitzdude · January 1, 2020 5:27PM

Much bigger than they used to be. Need to get back on a healthy diet for sure.

ms70 · January 1, 2020 5:29PM

Right now mine is like the one on the left. It takes me about 5 years to fill it.

Each time I've emptied it I got drastically different results. The lowest was about $800 and last time was $1500 !

Next time will be disappointing if I don't get close to last time. LOL...

amwldcoin · January 1, 2020 5:34PM

I've got 2 of those 5 gallon? coke syrup cans I got from my step father filled with pennies! To lazy to take a picture right now!

Outhaul · January 1, 2020 5:36PM

I never pay with the exact change. It pisses the people off waiting behind you and I like to dump my change in the jar at the end of every day. Even if I go to the car wash and have to put a twenty in the bill exchanger and I only spend five, the rest goes into the jar.

Cheers

Bob

bsshog40 · January 1, 2020 5:39PM

@ms70 said:
Right now mine is like the one on the left. It takes me about 5 years to fill it.

Each time I've emptied it I got drastically different results. The lowest was about $800 and last time was $1500 !

Next time will be disappointing if I don't get close to last time. LOL...

I've had these jugs for a 5 yrs now. I hardly ever use cash so it only gets contributions once in a while. The wife puts in more than I do. Lol

bsshog40 · January 1, 2020 5:39PM

@amwldcoin said:
I've got 2 of those 5 gallon? coke syrup cans I got from my step father filled with pennies! To lazy to take a picture right now!

That's a lot of pennies!

Downtown1974 · January 1, 2020 5:55PM

This jug is taking up space in my workshop. Gonna cash it in and give it to my youngest daughter for driving school. No pennies in this jug.

jabba · January 1, 2020 6:03PM

I have a small picture full of change

blitzdude · January 1, 2020 6:16PM

Actually do same as you, one for clad and the other for pennies. The Misses found these old antique glass jugs, they are about 5 gallons each.

She mixed a few pennies in the clad jug the other day and my OCD wasn't having it so I had to dump and separate. It was snowing pretty good so I figured may as well count it up while I had it out on the floor. $537.45. Figure it will be $2,000-$2500 when full but will probably need a dolly to get it to the credit union.

Tibor · January 1, 2020 6:22PM

I've got 75+ mayonnaise jars full of quarters and only quarters. Saving them since
1983. I've spent maybe $2 of them since I started. I'd like to buy the quarters from
the containers from @Downtown1974 and @bsshog40 . I don't know why I picked
quarters to save, just did.

JimTyler · January 1, 2020 6:28PM

I could use a manzier

Downtown1974 · January 1, 2020 6:40PM

@Tibor when I searched for pre-64 quarters and dimes a couple of years ago, there was about 40 pounds of quarters in there.

oih82w8 · January 1, 2020 8:35PM

SkyMan · January 1, 2020 11:54PM

Fun stuff! Have fun picking through your jugs!

BackroadJunkie · January 2, 2020 2:53AM

@bsshog40 said:
One of the give-away threads made me curious as to how many of us coin collectors have jugs, jars, etc... of coins laying around. Here are mine. They are two 5-gallon jugs one is all cents. The other is all clad, nickels, and some gold dollars. If I ever get bored, I may dump the clad out and total them. I think most of us would be surprised on how much can sit in a container.

I use these jars that Planter's nuts came in at the warehouse clubs. They're these surprisingly sturdy plastic screw top containers, 5"x5"x6" tall. They're just big enough to hold about $350 in quarters.

This one is waiting until I need an Amazon gift card. Heh...

I have a coin sorter, so each denomination gets it's own jar, except for dollars. (I've had the coin sorter for over a decade, and my dollar tube still isn't half full. )

I was going to use a 5-gal water bottle, but I got a hernia just thinking about it....

BackroadJunkie · January 2, 2020 2:57AM

@ms70 said:
Right now mine is like the one on the left. It takes me about 5 years to fill it.

Each time I've emptied it I got drastically different results. The lowest was about $800 and last time was $1500 !

Inflation! (<-- smiley included for the humor impaired who will want to correct me... )

Cameonut · January 2, 2020 3:21AM

I have an old glass quart milk bottle on the shelf. I put all change except quarters in it and it takes about a year to fill it.
Then off to the Coinstar machine to convert to a gift card (at 100% value).

Jimnight · January 2, 2020 3:37AM

Nice!

1630Boston · January 2, 2020 4:38AM

I put my change in a container each day, then on payday I take a small amount to the CU when I cash my check.
I put the small amount of change into their coin machine as an excuse to check the reject bin.
I have found many interesting coins including silver.

Onastone · January 2, 2020 4:56AM

My mom had one of those 5 gallon glass jugs, filled it with change and then had me move it around, so heavy she couldn't lift it, and then pouring it out was horrible, kept getting caught up in the neck, you had to shake it a bit. Always use a jar with a wider opening. Even some of those standard piggy banks have a narrow opening on the bottom to shake out your change. Does anybody ever really smash those with a hammer when full?

ricko · January 2, 2020 5:18AM

I have about seven two-three quart and a gallon jug ....segregated by cents, nickels, dimes and quarters.....I just keep adding from pocket change.....got to search them someday...Cheers, RickO

Jimnight · January 2, 2020 5:27AM

It's not a jug ... but it works!

P0CKETCHANGE · January 2, 2020 5:33AM

No jugs for me!!!

amwldcoin · January 2, 2020 5:35AM

Hmmm, When I was 6 or 7 I had a pretty good sized ceramic piggy bank. That sucker was at least 1/2 full and I wanted some candy! I tried for about 10 minutes to fish some through the slot as it didn't have an opening on the bottom. Wham says the hammer and I was rich for a few minutes.

Then my Mom comes in. She took all my money and took it to the bank and opened a savings account for me with it. Oh the pain when I think about all the good coins that probably went to the bank. This was right around when clad was 1st coming out.

@Onastone said:
My mom had one of those 5 gallon glass jugs, filled it with change and then had me move it around, so heavy she couldn't lift it, and then pouring it out was horrible, kept getting caught up in the neck, you had to shake it a bit. Always use a jar with a wider opening. Even some of those standard piggy banks have a narrow opening on the bottom to shake out your change. Does anybody ever really smash those with a hammer when full?

DrBuster · January 2, 2020 5:46AM

I used to do jugs/liquor bottles for each denom. After a couple years of saving all the change - 95% cash purchases, never use the change - I hand rolled ~$700 and put some new tires on my truck. The next cash in put tires on the jeep.

But, after hand counting/rolling that 700 I got one of these and dump change in it every day. Makes the counting/rolling easy.

JimW · January 2, 2020 6:22AM

@ricko said:
I have about seven two-three quart and a gallon jug ....segregated by cents, nickels, dimes and quarters.....I just keep adding from pocket change.....got to search them someday...Cheers, RickO

I search mine before they go in - then when the time comes I can just cash them in without worrying...

Bullsitter · January 2, 2020 7:04AM

Tibor · January 2, 2020 8:53AM

After seeing all of this wealth just sitting in jugs, jars, cans, etc. , its
no wonder the mint is producing coinage 24/7. No , I'm not making any
accusations because I'm guilty as well, but that's a lot of money being
held that should probably be out there circulating. And this is just from a
handful of forum members. Imagine all of the money around the country
being stored in similar containers.

oldabeintx · January 2, 2020 8:58AM

Well done, you made me look.

BAJJERFAN · January 2, 2020 9:29AM

Be careful with the glass ones. I've heard of the bottom breaking out on some of them.

goldfixer21 · January 2, 2020 9:42AM

I cash mine in every January 1st. I never spend change, or $1 bills. Yesterday I cashed in $538 in coins, and $456 in dollar bills

SanctionII · January 2, 2020 12:25PM

Looking forward to someone posting a photo of a 5 gallon plastic or glass jug completely filled with coins in the 1930"s, 1940's or 1950's that has been stored in a closet or attic or basement since the day ot was filled.

That would be a fun time capsule to look through.

Better yet would be a wooden cask or barrel filled with coins in the 18th or 19th century that has been in storage since it was filled.

MasonG · January 2, 2020 12:28PM

When coins actually had some value, people didn't need to dump them in a bucket until they had enough to buy a coke and a candy bar.

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bearcave · January 2, 2020 12:56PM

@SanctionII said:
Looking forward to someone posting a photo of a 5 gallon plastic or glass jug completely filled with coins in the 1930"s, 1940's or 1950's that has been stored in a closet or attic or basement since the day ot was filled.

That would be a fun time capsule to look through.

Better yet would be a wooden cask or barrel filled with coins in the 18th or 19th century that has been in storage since it was filled.

My in-laws went through his mothers house when she passed away and I found out later they took it to the local bank about $500,000 in silver coins and old bills from the 1920's and 30's. The local stores thought they were passing counterfeit money so the stores didn't take it. They got imvestigated by the FBI.

golden · January 2, 2020 1:04PM

I rarely use cash.

hchcoin · January 2, 2020 1:45PM

@SanctionII said:
Looking forward to someone posting a photo of a 5 gallon plastic or glass jug completely filled with coins in the 1930"s, 1940's or 1950's that has been stored in a closet or attic or basement since the day ot was filled.

That would be a fun time capsule to look through.

Better yet would be a wooden cask or barrel filled with coins in the 18th or 19th century that has been in storage since it was filled.

I had an adult student whose father died about 10 years ago. When they were cleaning out his basement, they came across about 5 cardboard boxes full of mercury dimes and rusty steel cents. She brought them in for me to look over. I couldn't believe he had them in the basement all those years just sitting there. The dimes alone would have filled a couple 5 gallon jugs. The steel cents rusted from the damp moisture in the basement. I had never seen anything so sad from a numismatic standpoint. The dimes were all in pretty good shape but they were all common dates from the 30's and mainly 40's.

We have a couple smaller banks in town that still have the free coin counters. One of the nice things about being in a small town I guess. I just got a 40% half 2 days ago from my son who is a bank teller. Someone cashed it in right after Christmas.

hchcoin · January 2, 2020 1:45PM

@bearcave said:

@SanctionII said:
Looking forward to someone posting a photo of a 5 gallon plastic or glass jug completely filled with coins in the 1930"s, 1940's or 1950's that has been stored in a closet or attic or basement since the day ot was filled.

That would be a fun time capsule to look through.

Better yet would be a wooden cask or barrel filled with coins in the 18th or 19th century that has been in storage since it was filled.

My in-laws went through his mothers house when she passed away and I found out later they took it to the local bank about $500,000 in silver coins and old bills from the 1920's and 30's. The local stores thought they were passing counterfeit money so the stores didn't take it. They got imvestigated by the FBI.

Wow!!!!!

JohnnyCache · January 2, 2020 1:48PM

hchcoin · January 2, 2020 1:50PM

@JohnnyCache that's what I'm talking about. Very nice.

bearcave · January 2, 2020 2:44PM

@hchcoin said:

@bearcave said
My in-laws went through his mothers house when she passed away and I found out later they took it to the local bank about $500,000 in silver coins and old bills from the 1920's and 30's. The local stores thought they were passing counterfeit money so the stores didn't take it. They got imvestigated by the FBI.

Wow!!!!!

Wow is right. I wish I would've told them to let me check them first. When they took that much to the bank, the bank turned them in to FBI

blitzdude · January 2, 2020 3:36PM

@bearcave said:

@hchcoin said:

@bearcave said
My in-laws went through his mothers house when she passed away and I found out later they took it to the local bank about $500,000 in silver coins and old bills from the 1920's and 30's. The local stores thought they were passing counterfeit money so the stores didn't take it. They got imvestigated by the FBI.

Wow!!!!!

Wow is right. I wish I would've told them to let me check them first. When they took that much to the bank, the bank turned them in to FBI

So did the bank cash in the coins? What happened to all that silver?

mark_dak · January 2, 2020 4:25PM

@Downtown1974 said:
This jug is taking up space in my workshop. Gonna cash it in and give it to my youngest daughter for driving school. No pennies in this jug.

No pennies in mine either. Never use my change throughout the day... just crack another bill and pay with currency. Change goes into this every day. Filled it about 2/3 full twice. beginning our third fill. We cashed in around $1700 to $1750 each time. Nice to know I'm not alone!

CCGGG · January 2, 2020 4:42PM

I have a few quart jars full of wheat cents but my everyday change gets rolled and deposited in the bank every few months. I do "scan" my change as I get it but haven't found much of anything in years that's worth the effort. Have zero interest in moderns. Anyway, I can spot a wheat cent or silver coin in pocket change in a blink of an eye. Like most of us can, I'm sure.

amwldcoin · January 2, 2020 4:52PM

I might cover the bottom of a coffee cup these days in a year. It is so rare I use cash. I like my credit card kick back!

bearcave · January 2, 2020 4:58PM

@blitzdude said:

@bearcave said:

@hchcoin said:

@bearcave said
My in-laws went through his mothers house when she passed away and I found out later they took it to the local bank about $500,000 in silver coins and old bills from the 1920's and 30's. The local stores thought they were passing counterfeit money so the stores didn't take it. They got imvestigated by the FBI.

Wow!!!!!

Wow is right. I wish I would've told them to let me check them first. When they took that much to the bank, the bank turned them in to FBI

So did the bank cash in the coins? What happened to all that silver?

Yep. Traded it all for current currency.

DNADave · January 2, 2020 6:31PM

@SanctionII said:
Looking forward to someone posting a photo of a 5 gallon plastic or glass jug completely filled with coins in the 1930"s, 1940's or 1950's that has been stored in a closet or attic or basement since the day ot was filled.

That would be a fun time capsule to look through.

Better yet would be a wooden cask or barrel filled with coins in the 18th or 19th century that has been in storage since it was filled.

This is as close as I can get. (Third jar from left). The dust is just from since I got them.

USMC_6115 · January 2, 2020 6:51PM

One of my cooler jugs:

All State Quarters.. holds about $150

I also have a giant Heineken bottle I have filled a few times..It's a PITA getting the coins out!

Onastone · January 2, 2020 6:55PM

Seeing all these coins saved in bottles made me think of a song, since all these coins are dated...https://youtu.be/AnWWj6xOleY

So how big are your coin jugs?

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