New APPS to Help the Blind count currency

A new, government-funded cellphone app will help the blind and those with visual impairments count their cash.

Those with Android devices can scan a bill with their phone's camera and the app will read the bill's denomination aloud.

The Education Department and the U.S. Treasury teamed up to launch the free app. U.S. Treasurer Rosie Rios says the "IDEAL Currency Identifier" is intended to give the blind more independence.

There's already a similar free app called EyeNote for Apple devices such as iPhones and iPads. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing says that app has been downloaded more than 8,000 times since its launch last year.  For all your money counting needs visit count-money.com

Best Retail Cash Management ideas

Retailers will benefit greatly by creating a procedure to account for the store's cash. These internal controls are necessary to prevent mishandling of money and to safeguard assets against loss. Not only do strong internal controls promote operational efficiency, they also ensure reliable accounting records.

The process of counting the money, reconciling the receipts and balancing the cash drawer creates an accountability of the day's transactions. This cash management system can be created at the same time store policies are established. 

We supply a  selection of  money counters and  Coin Counters to use when balancing and counting your cash drawers. These machines are faster, easier and more accurate than hand counting.

Why Balance?

Store management or cashiers can pull a sales report at any time during a shift. By adding the beginning cash in drawer to the daily sales figure, a retailer will know exactly how much money should be in the cash register at any given time. This is extremely useful:

• To avoid holding too much cash on the sales floor.
• If the store is robbed.
• When a customer complains about too little change.
• For discovering frequent overages/shortages for particular cashiers.
• To remove temptation of taking cash without documentation from the cash drawer.

How to Balance a Cash Drawer

Balancing a cash register usually takes place at the end of the day or at the end of a cashier's shift. The cash drawer and its contents should be taken to an office or other secluded area to prepare the report. If balancing the drawer after closing, be sure the sales floor lights are off and the door is locked.

Any overages and or shortages should be investigated. Human nature should be taken into account for minor errors and small amounts. However, frequent discrepancies could be sign of employee theft or may indicate further training is required for a particular cashier.

The starting cash on-hand is put back into the cash drawer and stored for the evening, while the deposit is prepared for the bank. All credit card slips, terminal reports and other register receipts can be stapled to the Daily Cash Drawer Report and filed by date.

Separation of Duties

For more accountability, consider using two people to balance the cash register. One person will count the drawer and create the daily cash report, while the other person prepares a bank deposit. Both staff members should sign the report indicating they are responsible for the figures shown. While no system can prevent fraud, this audit trail will help discourage collusion among employees.

At the beginning of the next shift, each casher should be assigned their own cash drawer. Have the cashier recount the cash in the drawer to verify the beginning balance. If accepting checks from customers, create a system to restrictively endorse all checks promptly as received. The internal control cycle of balancing a cash register starts all over.

Counting Machines

We sell a nice selection of money counters and Coin Counters to use when balancing and counting your cash drawers. These machines are faster, easier and more accurate than hand counting.

Check out our NEW N-Gene Mixed Bills Money Counter

No presorting is necessary. Simply choose your settings, place the bills in the hopper and go. The N-Gene counts the bills you want to count and automatically diverts the others to the large 100 note-capacity pocket. Everything is performed quickly and accurately with no need to stop midway through the process. The N-Gene features advanced high-speed denomination recognition technology, four modes of counting bills, preset batching and a blazing 1,100 notes per minute speed.

This remarkable machine can also record and print the serial numbers of all the bills. This is a standard feature. Since all the control functions are on a Micro SD card, upgrades are a snap. Check it out now

BEWARE It's a Counterfeit Money time of the year

Happy Holidays, watch out for counterfeit bills !!
This time of the year can be a retailer's nightmare as far as counterfeit money goes. The US Secret Service says that counterfeiting is rampant this time of the year because the confusion and crowds at the registers make passing fake bills much easier. Everyone needs to be diligent in checking their bills...even the consumers can receive a fake bill in their change if they are not careful. The pens that stores use to check the bills do not work because the paper they use to make the fake bills is good paper made from "washing" a real bill or the counterfeiter has just added a "0" to a five making it a fifty or to a ten making it a hundred. Also counterfeiters can spray fabric softener on a counterfeit bill which fools the pens into thinking they are genuine. Some steps you can take to avoid accepting a fake bill:

1. Use an electronic detection device that actually reads the micro-printing and displays the true denomination of the bill such as out C-3310 detector


2. Look at the number in the lower right corner of the bill and it should change in the light as you shift the bill


3. Look at the face on the bill watermark and check to see if the face is the same as the face printed on the bill


4. Make sure the portrait and the serial numbers on the bill are clear and not fuzzy

If you do mistakenly accept a counterfeit bill do NOT try to pass it on, to do so is a crime. Put the bill in an envelope and call your local police. Try to remember as much as you can about the source of the bill.

Annoucing new Canadian Coin Counters that can count Loonies and Toonies

Finally a coin counter made to handle all US and Canadian coins including the Loonie and Toonie coins.

We now have two models of coin counting machines that can handle ALL US and Canadian Coins

Coin Bagging attachments are included
Order optional Packaging tubes below
Packaging tubes available (1¢, 5¢, 10¢, 25¢, 50¢, $1 SBA/Golden, Canadian Loonie, Toonie, Euros and many other coins)
ONE YEAR Manufacturer warranty included
Price are in US $
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NEW Bill Counters are now Available for Canadian Polymer Bills

A Whole New Look and Feel
Canadian currency has come a long way. And it's going even further. The new polymer notes look and feel quite different, but they're a good change for Canadians. They are highly secure, durable, and innovative.
Unfortunately the new Polymer bills with their "plastic" feel and clear windows play havoc with most bill counters. The good news is that we have two new models available that have been totally re-designed to handle the new Canadian Polymer bills while still retaining the ability to count the older Canadian currency as well. Check out our newest model bill counters today click here

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