Vending machines wouldn't take my quarter?
jrinck
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What could be wrong with a coin for vending machines not to accept it?
I tried the same quarter in three different machines and it got rejected by all three. It's a U.S. quarter, 1996, in about the condition you'd expect a circulated 1996 to be. It looks like any other quarter.
What could be wrong with this particular one?
I tried the same quarter in three different machines and it got rejected by all three. It's a U.S. quarter, 1996, in about the condition you'd expect a circulated 1996 to be. It looks like any other quarter.
What could be wrong with this particular one?
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my soapbox is for ALL vending machines to take $1 coins and no bills
<< <i>No, the edges are scored (or whatever the term for it is). >>
Reeded is the term. Sounds like yours is possibly underweight. Off metal strike? Thin planchet? Try weighing it using an accurate scale and give us your results.
the machine thought it was a prez buck
Plating might cause the former as well as bubbling and the like but these
should all be apparent. Weight can be off if the coin is struck on dime stock
but this, too, should be apparent.
The fact that the coin is worn is highly suspicious since a coin that won't go
through a vending machine can not circulate normally so would not have typ-
ical wear.
Of course, if you try various machines and it won't work then one ids left to
think either the machines are all operated by the same vendor who keeps
them tuned to tight tolerances or the problem is unrelated to excessive wear.
Some of the older clad quarters are accumulating a surprising amount of wear
and are going to present a problem at some point. The clad strip was reduced
by 1% thickness in 1999 presumably to address this issue. Still the heaviest
high grade '98 quarters will define the high end of the range and the lightest
'65's the los end. It will be at least ten years before the high end comes down
sufficiently to tighten these ranges a little.
I suspected for some time that the FED will have to start separating the highly
worn coins out of circulation. It's a cheap enough process.
I'm sure glad I don't collect the coins from vending machines, I'd think about that all the time and probably be like Monk!