| If you're a business, it will probably come as no | | | | employee count change. |
| surprise that counting change can take a long time. | | | | There are several types of coin counters available, |
| This is especially true when counting a drawer at the | | | | depending on the needs of the business using them. |
| end of the day. The chance for an error is extremely | | | | The most basic coin counters will sort and count |
| high, especially when dozens, hundreds and even | | | | coins, usually depositing the coins into separate bins. |
| thousands of coins are involved. Counting errors are | | | | A step up from that are coin counters that not only |
| rarely on purpose, but happen on an all to frequent | | | | sort and count, but also bag or wrap the coins. |
| basis. This is where coin counters come into play. | | | | Bagging and wrapping coins is especially nice for |
| Coin counters have been around for some time. For | | | | storing change. |
| years, however, coin counters were either a novelty | | | | Speed is often the biggest difference between low |
| toy given to a child at Christmas, or a high-end | | | | end sorting, counting, tubing and bagging machines |
| industrial machine used in a bank. Along with | | | | and high-end designs. The higher-volume the machine, |
| computer technology, coin counters have shrunk in | | | | the faster it can count coins. Cassida offers a model, |
| size over the years. A coin counter is now available in | | | | the C100, which is a favorite among several small |
| a compact machine that can easily sit on a table or | | | | businesses for the ability to count, sort and wrap |
| desk, often weighing no more than 8-10 pounds. | | | | coins. Mid to large businesses prefer something more |
| It may take an hour for one person to count a jar | | | | robust, like the Semacon S-520. |
| of pennies. Most coin counters can count that same | | | | Most coin counting and sorting machines include |
| amount of coins in a few minutes. There is no | | | | features such as coin totals, value totals, batch |
| comparison when it comes to accuracy. Coin | | | | counting and more. Additional accessories are often |
| counters, by design, are accurate right down to the | | | | available to help assist coin counters. An example of |
| penny. There is no room for error when it comes to | | | | this would be a coin crimper. Coin crimpers take |
| counting coins. Mis-counted money can mean lost | | | | wrapped coins (stored in shotgun shell tubes), and |
| revenue later down the road, not to mention the | | | | crimp the ends to prevent the coins from scattering. |
| amount of time and money it costs to have an | | | | |