Best Place to Exchange Coins/Shillings? Need Advice!

Hi everyone,

I’ve been keeping a heavy stash of coins for years, and today I suddenly thought—maybe it’s time to exchange them for cash. Where would be the best place to do this? Here are some options I’m considering:

1. Kopitiam – Do they usually accept coin exchanges?


2. Banks – Are there any fees or restrictions?


3. Shops that need coins – Do businesses like convenience stores or supermarkets accept large amounts of coins?


4. Others – Any other good places I should check?



I’d really appreciate your advice on the most convenient and hassle-free way to exchange my coins. Thanks in advance!

Any mini mart, restaurant will accept

Or some bank got coin deposit machine

speedmart 99 and lottery shops will be more than happy to convert your coins into banknotes. from personal experience.

There is one at Subang parade. Next to mr.diy

If personal can go bank. No charge but maybe got limit cap

usj maybank



This post has been edited by RT8081: Feb 28 2025, 09:27 PM

Awek cashier Mr.DIY once encouraged me to bring more coins after I pulled a bag of coins to pay instead of cash note...

where are you located ??
since when you started keeping the coins ??

i collect coins looking for those old ones and key dates

Maybank...within a same day less 5 hours..its deposit to acc

easiest fastest, bank

most satisfying, the shop you hate the most

It wasn't collecting coins
I was only dumping coins from my pocket into my coin box daily

Bank coin deposit machine

Most kopitiams, mamaks will still appreciate you paying in coins say RM3-5 each time although their need has reduced with the prevalence of eWallets

Use some paper to roll twenty coins into cylindrical shape and mark them. Then take them with you whenever you go out.

Banks you trust that has a Coin Deposit Machine. Can google for location.

Why I say trust? Cos got 1 bank that a few of my relatives used that consistently shortchange the amount they deposit
(they roughly pre-counted the coins before passing it over at the bank, always get told the amount to be RM50-100 lesser than they initially counted).

Anecdotal, but 1 is an accident, 2 is a coincidence, 3+ is a pattern.

Edit: To answer your question, no fees that I know of.

This post has been edited by keybearer: Mar 1 2025, 04:44 PM

those food stalls operated by aunties :X

Bank

Coins are meant to be in circulation. Pls don't send it to the bank....

Count yourself, give to restaurants or kedai runcit

If you got Maybank account then you can go to selected Maybank branch for coin deposit into your account, not all of the Maybank branch has the coin machine to deposit.

You prepare your bag of coins and give it to the staff, the machine will sort and count it, then the staff will give you the paper how much is it and usually max 1-2 days will deposit in your account. Mine was less than RM100 worth of coins and it entered within a day.

The last time I went to Maybank main branch at PJ two years ago they said they only accept small amount of coins because machine got some problem, not sure about right now, you can always give a call to make sure before you go.

Target kampung baru kopitiam. Lots of old folks so they still need coins.

How much do you have? If less than RM500, that's not a lot.

ya, i am willing to buy at face value
i am collecting

start using touch n go.

no need to keep so much coins.

I have rm800 worth of coins. Bank negara list my rhb ampang point branch as coin exchange place but everytime I ask they reply machine rosak. Rosak 5 years already. Just excuse because too troublesome for them. I am planning to go to BNM hq as last resort.

Bank

kocek subang parade

just sharing the experience with kocek

8 march 2025 (saturday )- didnt do any appointment, go subang parade around 2pm, the staff is friendly. Help count the coin with the coin machine, but she reject some old looking / unusable coin , then i have to open MyPay app to do all the admin work while she teach me, the whole process took 20 minute depending how much coin u have , told me 3 - 4 day working day to see the amount in the bank

10 March 2025 to 13 March 2025 - didnt see the amount bank in yet, so i sent email enquire at 13 March 2025 when the amount will bank in, the email reply assured that they will follow up because it is under process of bank pending approval

14 March 2025 ( friday ) - finally see the amount at around 7pm ish.

Time estimation : 6 days

experience : 4.5/5 , okay normal

advice : recommend to do appointment

ayam sad the amount not even 500.

This post has been edited by nelson969: Mar 14 2025, 08:58 PM

During fasting month not so many people at the bank nearby my place and managed to change some amount of money for hari raya, notes and also coins
🤑💵🔥

Tumpang tered and sorry for bumping the old thread.

What about the other way around?... i'm looking to exchange notes for coins. (5sen coins is a bonus)

This post has been edited by AdisonMak: Apr 24 2025, 10:04 AM

do you want to order in big bulk? For example maybe RM300 worth of coins per month/week

try giving a call to your local banks first see whether they do sell the service for a fee, some banks do that but they need order 1 day in advance

Anyone got experience with this Maybank branch recently? Is their coin machine functioning well?

Make appointment or in my case walked in to another Maybank branch (USJ, got 2 branches there, go to the corner one that have machine) after I call them to confirm machine is working. Confirmed working and when I reached (Within 30 mins to 1 hour), machine broken but they have called repairman, waited for 1 hour for it to back working.

Sometimes the machine rosak during coin counting because user just do bulk depositing and cause the machine to malfunction.

If you are using the machine, make sure you depositing in orderly manner and take any foreign object that you might have. Foreign coins nvm as machine will reject, if machine reject legit coins, keep depositing until machine accept.

More tips:

1) If you depositing half way and machine malfunction then you need to wait or go back another day. This happen to the user after I done depositing.

2) Once machine done and print out receipt, go to counter to fill up details and will be deposit to your bank account within 2-3 working days. In my case, I got MBB account and reflected in 2 days.



This post has been edited by sykz: Apr 24 2025, 02:52 PM

Thanks for the tip! Appreciate it.

Welcome. Edited typo and added more tips.

Very easy la

when you go breakfast ask kopitiam tauke at frontdesk
boss nak coin tak, if you willing to take i will go back count for you

leave your phone number and tell him can call you anytime when the amount is wrong.

pack baik baik la before send it over lo

Kopitiam, mini market, fruit store, cap fan shop they all need it