I did a lot of research and it seems the ones that are less expensive just don’t work all that well. I think you usually get what you pay for. So, I decide to splurge and go with this one which had gotten great reviews. After seeing how these work, I’m glad I did. The machine comes on and you hear a “tick, tick, tick”. You drop the coins and they start shooting out of the slots into the proper tubes. I bought preformed coin wrappers so that it’s actually wrapping and counting my coins at the same time.

In the coin jar, we inevitably had hair bands, plastic coins, dollar coins and other stuff you are not supposed to put into the machine. Nothing really jammed it. The dollar coins just kept spinning and spinning around. The machine continued to work. And, it was easy to open it up and remove the dollar coins (the the hair band that got in there). We only overfed it once or twice enough to where it jammed and we had to open it up and move things around. I think the fact that it plugs into the wall gives it enough “oomph” to work through things that would jam a less powerful machine. A couple of times you could actually see the chassis bulging as the machine worked through jams. Also, it’s smart enough to reverse itself when it jams (unlike our garbage disposer).

The coin counting is accurate (I hope- I didn’t check it). The machine tells you exactly how many quarters, nickels, pennies and dimes should be in your tube. And, it really makes it fun because it gives you a running total of all the coins. Once it reaches the amount each tube should have, it shuts off and displays which is full so you can replace it. If you figure it out, you can keep it running continuously by switching to a second tube for each type of coin while the machine is running.

The only thing you need to be cautious about is the machine doesn’t weigh the coin to know when each tube is filled. It counts them as they should be going in. So, if a coin happens to miss the tube, it does know (happened rarely). Also, if you switch tubes before one is full, it’s going to throw the count off and there’s no way to get it back without resetting the total of all of the tubes and the running total. We put $970 through the machine in less than two days and are very happy with its performance. My 9 year old was running around the house looking for more money to put through it.

The machine seems to be very close to commercial grade, IMO. It definitely can handle your coin sorting needs at home. My only complaint is the manual doesn’t explain what the three buttons on the machine do, exactly. It was fairly easy to figure out. But, for example, if you want to clear the machine, you have to hit AND HOLD the clear button. It talks about the power switch. But, it doesn’t tell you the power switch is on the back. It doesn’t tell you what to do if, for some reason, your count gets off on one of the tubes.

The machine was fairly expensive. But, it ran hassle free and for the amount of change we had, it was worth the investment. Can’t wait to gather up some more coins and put it through its paces again.
Rating: 4 / 5

The machine kept jamming consistently. At times it sorted different coins into the wrong slots, it would indicate the coin slot was full and stop with only half of the coin slot full. I audited a couple of the sleeves because they did not look equal in size. I found that some coin sleeves were short as many as two-three coins. I spent more time shaking the dang thing to try to unjam it then actually sorting. I spent the other half manually counting the coins after they had been sorted to ensure they were in fact accurate. I finally gave up. IT WAS A WASTE OF MY MONEY & this was not a cheap item. Very very disappointed.
Rating: 1 / 5