Coin wrapper

A roll of 25 U.S. dollars in 1 dollar coins.

A coin wrapper, sometimes known as a bank roll or roll, is a paper or plastic container for a number of coins.

In the United States, empty rolls are available free at most banks in every denomination (though it is becoming increasingly difficult for half dollar and dollar to be readily made available). The rolls come flat and one side will have to be folded to allow for coins to be placed inside. When the roll is full, the top side will need to be folded. Typically, the full rolls are brought back to the banks in exchange for currency or to be deposited.

In the Eurozone, empty plastic rolls are used at banks in every denomination, with five-coin staggered rows. Their main advantages are:

Reliability

Their five-coin staggered rows and transparency make quick verification of contents possible.

Certainty

They provide a high degree of certainty (transparency, reliable and legible contents).

Efficiency 

The high certainty means less time spent processing coins, while the solidity and two-way closure system increase the number of times the coin roll can be used, effectively reducing its overall cost.

In Japan, machine-wrapped, plastic coin rolls are circulated almost exclusively, as handmade coin rolls are rare. Each roll holds 50 coins. Customers can change bills into coin rolls easily using automatic money changers at Japanese banks.

In the United Kingdom, coin rolls are not used. Instead, small plastic bags are provided free of charge at banks which are filled by the customer with the appropriate number of the same value coin as printed on the bag. When depositing or changing, the bags are weighed at the bank to check they contain the right number.

Searching rolls

Often, coin collectors will ask for full rolls from the bank to search the contents in hopes of finding an interesting piece. Some collectors also save coins of bullion value, such as copper cents and silver half-dollars. This practice is called coin roll hunting. It is also known as cherry picking. Full rolls are also requested by vendors to make change.

Fraud

Bank rolls are vulnerable to a variety of scams, such as rolling slugs of no value or coins of a lesser value.^[1] See also coin rolling scams.

Amount in a roll in each country

Eurozone

Coin rolls in Spain

Color		Denomination	Count	Total Value	Weight (g)
	White	1c	50	€0.50	115
	Gray	2c	50	€1.00	153
	Red	5c	50	€2.50	196
	Blue	10c	40	€4.00	164
	Orange	20c	40	€8.00	229.6
	Green	50c	40	€20.00	312
	Yellow	€1	25	€25.00	187.5
	Purple	€2	25	€50.00	212.5

Spain

Three of the rolls used in Spain are different from the ones used in the rest of the eurozone.

Color		Denomination	Count	Total Value	Weight (g)
	Blue	10c	50	€5.00	205
	Orange	20c	25	€5.00	143.5
	Green	50c	25	€12.50	195

Italy

Two of the rolls used in Italy are different from the ones used in the rest of the eurozone.

Color		Denomination	Count	Total Value	Weight (g)
	Yellow	€1	40	€40.00	300
	Purple	€2	40	€80.00	340

Japan

Coin rolls in Japan

Japanese coin rolls are made of plastic and are not color-differentiated. Each roll holds 50 coins.

Denomination	Count	Total Value	Weight (g)	Method of differentiation
¥1	50	¥50	50	silver color (aluminum) with smooth edge
¥5	50	¥250	187.5	brass color with smooth edge, holed coin
¥10	50	¥500	225	bronze color
¥50	50	¥2,500	200	silver color (cupronickel) with reeded edge, holed coin
¥100	50	¥5,000	240	silver color (cupronickel) with reeded edge
¥500	50	¥25,000	350	brass color (nickel-brass) with slantingly reeded edge

United States

A roll of 40 nickels worth $2

A pile of coin wrappers, one for quarters with a total face value of 10 U.S. dollars.

Each denomination has a different amount found in a roll and are color-coded by denomination. See below:

Color		Name	Denomination	Count	Total Value	Weight (g)	Notes
	Red	Cent	1¢	50	$0.50	≥125
	Blue	Nickel	5¢	40	$2.00	200	(in the past, sometimes found in 20 coin, $1.00, half-rolls)
	Green	Dime	10¢	50	$5.00	≥113.4	(in the past, sometimes found in 30 coin, $3.00 rolls)
	Orange	Quarter	25¢	40	$10.00	≥226.8	(in the past, sometimes found in 20 coin, $5.00, half-rolls)
	Tan	Half Dollar	50¢	20	$10.00	≥226.8	(sometimes found in 40 coin, $20.00, full-rolls that are closer in size to other denominations rolls)
	Grey	Small Dollar	$1.00	25	$25.00	≥202.5
	White	Large Dollar	$1.00	20	$20.00	453.6	obsolete (in the past, sometimes found in 10 coin, $10.00, half-rolls)
	N/A	Quarter Eagle	$2.50	40	$100.00	-	obsolete
	N/A	Half Eagle	$5.00	40	$200.00	-	obsolete
	N/A	Eagle	$10.00	50	$500.00	-	obsolete
	N/A	Double Eagle	$20.00	25	$500.00	-	obsolete

See also

• Automatic coin wrapper
• Coin rolling scams
• Currency packaging
• Euro starter kits

References

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