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Hi I was frustrated with all the change that used to pile up in drawers and containers and having to search for change for the subway or paper etc..I looked into some kind of separator oganizer but could only see battery or motorized models available...so i thought i would have a go at making one which works by gravity. I built a small coin separator which separates my pocket change when I come home from work. I simply drop my change in and it slides down a short chute then drops into 5 "v" shaped aluminium channels. Both sides of each channel have a slot which has six sections each of increasing width to allow the smallest coins to fall through first.(total of ten separation slots) The coins then fall into their respective trays and when I need quarters, loonies and toonies(Canadian coins) thay are already there. It works on U.S. coins as well are they are the same diameter It works very well and only once in a while does a penny or nickle find its way into the wrong tray. I also find that the only trays that will overflow and require emptying are the penny and nickle trays as i use the other coins before the trays get full. It is 12 inches long 7 inches wide 7 inches high and the receiving chute is about 6 inches above that at its high end. I would apreciate any comments.
andypandy, Oct 04 2008
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I find it delightful that someone not only has a good idea but even made a working model.
Sounds cool, I'd love to see it. The best non-motorized coin sorter I found on Amazon was this one, coin sorter. This model obviously needs a lid so you can shake it without throwing coins everywhere. It seems kind of stupid that it doesn't come with one. It would also be better if they made the lid and all the trays out of transparent plastic so you could see when they're finished sorting.
As a fellow Canadian, I love your references to our "loonies" ($1 coins) and "twonies" ($2 coins).
Yes, here in Canuckistan we have coins in these denominations!! Soon, we'll likely have a "fivee" coin. Though they weigh down our pockets and purses, these coins have a significant "shelf life", when compared to our previous very colourful paper money.
Personally, I save loonies and quarters for my morning paper machine.I spend all other coins as soon as I receive them in changs.
Another issue: Canadians are considering eliminating the 1c coin. This will take some time to be accepted by the public - but we DID adapt to Metric - eventually!!