# I have a ton of dimes and nickels that I want to convert to quarters. How best to do this?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 30, 2014, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-ton-of-dimes-and-nickels-that-i-want-to-convert-to-quarters-how-best-to-do-this/696979 "2014-08-30T17:56:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![rsa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/839c29/32.png) [@rsa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rsa)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2014, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-ton-of-dimes-and-nickels-that-i-want-to-convert-to-quarters-how-best-to-do-this/696979/21 "2014-08-31T03:52:05Z")

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You might have better luck with a credit union counting your coins with their machine without a charge than a bank. I did that back in the 80’s at my credit union with a bunch of saved coins I had.

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**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2014, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-ton-of-dimes-and-nickels-that-i-want-to-convert-to-quarters-how-best-to-do-this/696979/22 "2014-08-31T04:03:01Z")

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Who’ve you been nickel and diming?:dubious:

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