Coin wrapper


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.
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. The Royal Canadian Mint uses check weighers to verify the number of coins per roll.
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.
;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. See also coin rolling scams.

Amount in a roll in each country

Afghanistan

Currency: Afghan afghani

Albania

Currency: Albanian lek

Argentina

Currency: Argentine peso

Australia

Currency: Australian dollar

Australian coins used to have different ink colors, but now they all have black ink.
DenominationCountTotal ValueWeight Notes
1c50$0.50130obsolete,
2c50$1260obsolete,
5c40$2113
10c40$4226
20c20$4226
50c20$10311
$125$25225
$225$50165

Bahamas

Currency: Bahamian dollar

The Bahamas has two different kinds of rolls with the same number of coins. One kind is distinguished by color, while the other is adorned with a light blue background with the Flag of the Bahamas. The rolls here are the ones distinguished by color.

Bahrain

Currency: Bahraini dinar

Bulgaria

Currency: Bulgarian lev

Canada

Currency: Canadian dollar

Canadian coin rolls are very similar to American coin rolls, with the exception being that rolls for the half dollar do not exist while rolls for the toonie do.

China, People's Republic

Currency: Chinese yuan

Comoros

Currency: Comorian franc

Denmark

Currency: Danish krone

Ecuador

Currency: Ecuadorian sucre

Egypt

Currency: Egyptian pound

Eurozone

Currency: Euro

Spain

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

Italy

Until 2009, two of the rolls used in Italy were different from the ones used in the rest of the eurozone.

Federal Republic of Germany

Currency: German Mark

Fiji

Currency: Fijian dollar

Finland

Currency: Finnish markka

France

Currency: French franc

Honduras

Currency: Honduran lempira

Hungary

Currency: Hungarian forint

Indonesia

Currency: Indonesian rupiah

Israel

Currency: Israeli new shekel

Japan

Currency: Japanese yen
Japanese coin rolls are made of plastic and are not color-differentiated. Each roll holds 50 coins. Older coin rolls were made out of paper.
DenominationCountTotal ValueWeight Method of differentiation
¥150¥5050silver color with smooth edge
¥550¥250187.5brass color with smooth edge, holed coin
¥1050¥500225bronze color with smooth edge; coins minted between 1951-1958 have reeded edge
¥5050¥2,500200silver color with reeded edge, holed coin
¥10050¥5,000240silver color with reeded edge
¥50050¥25,000350brass color with helically reeded edge

Malawi

Currency: Malawian kwacha

Moldova

Currency: Moldovan leu

Morocco

Currency: Moroccan dirham

New Zealand

Currency: New Zealand dollar

Norway

Currency: Norwegian krone

Oman

Currency: Omani rial

Panama

Currency: Panamanian balboa

Papua New Guinea

Currency: Papua New Guinean kina

Peru

Currency: Peruvian sol

Philippines

Currency: Philippine peso

Portugal

Currency: Portuguese escudo

Romania

Currency: Romanian leu

San Marino

Currency: Sammarinese lira

Saudi Arabia

Currency: Saudi riyal

Serbia

Currency: Serbian dinar

Seychelles

Currency: Seychellois rupee

Singapore

Currency: Singaporean dollar

South Korea

Currency: South Korean won

Soviet Union

Currency: Soviet ruble

Sweden

Currency: Swedish krona

Switzerland

Currency: Swiss franc

Taiwan

Currency: New Taiwan dollar

Thailand

Currency: Thai baht

Trinidad and Tobago

Currency: Trinidad and Tobago dollar

Turkmenistan

Currency: Turkmenistan manat

Uganda

Currency: Ugandan shilling

Ukraine

Currency: Ukrainian hryvnia

United Arab Emirates

Currency: United Arab Emirates dirham

United States

Currency: United States dollar
Each denomination has a different amount found in a roll and are color-coded by denomination. See below:
In the United States, it is also common for coin dealers and online bullion shops to produce their own rolls of pre-1964 silver coinage for the purpose of selling them to customers; these rolls may be the same size and face value as those produced by banks, or may exist in half, full and double sizes.

Vietnam

Currency: Vietnamese đồng

Yemen

Currency: Yemeni rial