Pennies in vending machines?

[Fatal Dawn]

Pennies are relatively worthless unless used somewhere like CoinStar. So why don’t they make vending machines that take pennies? Would this be a good or bad idea to start making vending machines that accept the lowest form of money?

 

[Jazzy]

So why don’t they make vending machines that take pennies?

The answer is: The nickle, the dime and the quarter are all made from the same metal and the penny is made from copper. The machine can only detect one type of metal. It knows if it is a dime, quarter ect... by the size of the coin. Plus it's a space factor. Putting in 100 pennies would fill up the machine in no time.

 

[Fatal Dawn]

I personally don't understand the role of pennies. No machine accepts them and it's unfeasible to amass enough to really purchase anything. The only real use is to go to a CoinStar.



I know the penny is shaped and composed differently than other coins but why don't they have machines that can at least take some pennies. I wouldn't imagine standing at a machine with 100 pennies, but say for example that I only needed to only put in 5 or 10 pennies? That could save me some of the more precious coins (especially quarters) that I could use to pay toll or other things.

 

[Jazzy]

83 Things You Can Do With a Penny: http://www.savingadv...th-a-penny.html



Some of these are very good ideas!

 

[DrLeftover]

There's not enough copper in a penny any more to use it as an emergency fuse in a car to keep your taillights on.



Not that I would know mind you, that would be totally unsafe and an improper use of legal American currency.



I was just saying.