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 afghaniAlbania
Currency: Albanian lekArgentina
Currency: Argentine pesoAustralia
Currency: Australian dollarAustralian coins used to have different ink colors, but now they all have black ink.
Denomination | Count | Total Value | Weight | Notes |
1c | 50 | $0.50 | 130 | obsolete, |
2c | 50 | $1 | 260 | obsolete, |
5c | 40 | $2 | 113 | |
10c | 40 | $4 | 226 | |
20c | 20 | $4 | 226 | |
50c | 20 | $10 | 311 | |
$1 | 25 | $25 | 225 | |
$2 | 25 | $50 | 165 |
Bahamas
Currency: Bahamian dollarThe 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 dinarBulgaria
Currency: Bulgarian levCanada
Currency: Canadian dollarCanadian 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 yuanComoros
Currency: Comorian francDenmark
Currency: Danish kroneEcuador
Currency: Ecuadorian sucreEgypt
Currency: Egyptian poundEurozone
Currency: EuroSpain
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 MarkFiji
Currency: Fijian dollarFinland
Currency: Finnish markkaFrance
Currency: French francHonduras
Currency: Honduran lempiraHungary
Currency: Hungarian forintIndonesia
Currency: Indonesian rupiahIsrael
Currency: Israeli new shekelJapan
Currency: Japanese yenJapanese coin rolls are made of plastic and are not color-differentiated. Each roll holds 50 coins. Older coin rolls were made out of paper.
Denomination | Count | Total Value | Weight | Method of differentiation |
¥1 | 50 | ¥50 | 50 | silver color with smooth edge |
¥5 | 50 | ¥250 | 187.5 | brass color with smooth edge, holed coin |
¥10 | 50 | ¥500 | 225 | bronze color with smooth edge; coins minted between 1951-1958 have reeded edge |
¥50 | 50 | ¥2,500 | 200 | silver color with reeded edge, holed coin |
¥100 | 50 | ¥5,000 | 240 | silver color with reeded edge |
¥500 | 50 | ¥25,000 | 350 | brass color with helically reeded edge |
Malawi
Currency: Malawian kwachaMoldova
Currency: Moldovan leuMorocco
Currency: Moroccan dirhamNew Zealand
Currency: New Zealand dollarNorway
Currency: Norwegian kroneOman
Currency: Omani rialPanama
Currency: Panamanian balboaPapua New Guinea
Currency: Papua New Guinean kinaPeru
Currency: Peruvian solPhilippines
Currency: Philippine pesoPortugal
Currency: Portuguese escudoRomania
Currency: Romanian leuSan Marino
Currency: Sammarinese liraSaudi Arabia
Currency: Saudi riyalSerbia
Currency: Serbian dinarSeychelles
Currency: Seychellois rupeeSingapore
Currency: Singaporean dollarSouth Korea
Currency: South Korean wonSoviet Union
Currency: Soviet rubleSweden
Currency: Swedish kronaSwitzerland
Currency: Swiss francTaiwan
Currency: New Taiwan dollarThailand
Currency: Thai bahtTrinidad and Tobago
Currency: Trinidad and Tobago dollarTurkmenistan
Currency: Turkmenistan manatUganda
Currency: Ugandan shillingUkraine
Currency: Ukrainian hryvniaUnited Arab Emirates
Currency: United Arab Emirates dirhamUnited States
Currency: United States dollarEach 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.