Coin counting fees in the US and Canada

What Coinstar prints

Coinstar's US help center says cash is not always free. Most US locations offer eGift card options at a 0% fee, and those gift card fees vary by retailer, brand, and location. If you choose cash, the fee is shown on the kiosk before you start. The help page says that cash fee may include a service fee of up to 15.9% of the amount plus a transaction fee of up to $0.99. Redeem the cash voucher at the same store, on the same day. Coinstar says a printed voucher is like cash. If it is lost, they cannot reissue it. For a charity donation you do not pay a fee, but Coinstar keeps 10% of a national charity gift and 7.5% of a regional charity gift. Coinstar cannot take Eisenhower silver dollars, 1943 steel pennies, pure silver, commemorative coins, or foreign coins. If you think you have more than $3,000 in coins, the help page says to call 800-928-2274.

Coinstar Canada's help centre says a 12.90% coin processing fee applies, and that fees may vary by location. The Canada page that loaded describes a cash voucher you take to the cashier. It does not print a 0% eGift card option. It uses the same $3,000 call out, at 800-928-2274. The Canada cash voucher should also be redeemed at the same store on the same day.

What the bank schedules do not print

TD Bank's US personal fee schedule marked 5911-RET (07/26) does not contain the word coin. First Horizon's consumer fee page opened the same day does not list a coin machine fee. TD Canada Trust's list of services and fees effective 5 March 2026 does not contain the word coin. A missing line is not proof that a branch counts loose coins for free, and it is not proof that the branch refuses non members. This page does not invent a member price and a non member price.

Call the branch before you carry the jar in. Ask three things. Do you still count loose coins. Is there a fee for a customer and a different fee for someone who does not bank there. Do you accept rolled coins at the teller, and is there a fee for that. Write down the name of the person and the dollar they quote. A credit union or a smaller bank is more likely to still have a machine, but that is a reason to ask, not a fee you can assume.

The cheaper path when a number is published

On a US Coinstar kiosk, the published cheaper path is an eGift card where that kiosk shows 0%. Cash can cost up to the 15.9% plus $0.99 the help page names, and the kiosk shows the real fee before you pour the coins. A charity option is not a way to keep the money. Coinstar still keeps a share of the gift. In Canada, the help page that loaded does not offer a zero fee choice. The 12.90% line is the number to plan around until the machine shows a different fee.

If your own bank will take rolled coins and quotes no fee, that is cheaper than the kiosk cash option. Get that quote from the bank. Do not treat this page as the quote. A coin fee will not look like a monthly account fee. US bank fees and Canadian bank fees are for the lines the bank posts on the statement. Upload the statement on Expenvo. The PDF stays on your device. Expenvo lists the lines. It does not sign in to the bank or the company, and it does not cancel a plan.

Questions

Does Chase or Bank of America publish a coin machine fee on this page?

No. This page only uses fee schedules that were opened and did not print a coin line, plus Coinstar's own help pages. Ask your branch. Do not copy a price from a blog.

Is Coinstar free if I want cash?

Not on the pages opened here. In the US, cash may cost up to 15.9% plus up to $0.99, and the kiosk shows the fee first. Many US eGift cards are listed at 0%. In Canada, the help page prints 12.90%.

What if the voucher is lost?

Coinstar says a printed cash voucher is like cash. They cannot cancel it or print a new one. Redeem it the same day at the store that issued it.

Sources

• Coinstar US help center
• Coinstar Canada help centre
• TD Bank US: personal fee schedule
• First Horizon: account and service fees
• TD Canada Trust: list of services and fees

Related guides

• US bank fees on a statement
• Canadian bank fees on a statement