Coin wrapper

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

A roll of 25 U.S. dollars in 1 dollar coins.
Stack of coin wrappers for US Quarters
Two coin rolls from APMEX, each composed of twenty 35% silver "War Nickels".

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. The Royal Canadian Mint uses check weighers to verify the number of coins per roll.[1]

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.[2] See also coin rolling scams.

Amount in a roll in each country

Afghanistan

Currency: Afghan afghani

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)
  Red1 afghani5050 afghanis162.5
  Blue2 afghanis4080 afghanis164
Purple5 afghanis40200 afghanis203.2

Albania

Currency: Albanian lek

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)
  Gray1 lek5050 lekë150
Red5 lekë50250 lekë156
Purple10 lekë50500 lekë180
Orange20 lekë25500 lekë≥115

Argentina

Currency: Argentine peso

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
  Black5 centavos502.5 pesos100
  Orange2 pesos2550 pesos360Old Bi-metallic coin

Australia

Currency: Australian dollar
Australian coins used to have different ink colors, but now they all have black ink.

DenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
1c50$0.50130obsolete, (in the past, found in red rolls)
2c50$1260obsolete, (in the past, found in red rolls)
5c40$2113(in the past, found in blue rolls)
10c40$4226(in the past, found in purple rolls)
20c20$4226(in the past, found in green rolls)
50c20$10311(in the past, found in orange rolls)
$125$25225(in the past, sometimes found in 20 coin, $20, rolls)
$225$50165

Austria

Currency: Austrian schilling

DenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
2 groschen501 schillingobsolete


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.

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)
  Blue1 Cent50$0.5087.5
Purple5 Cents40$2140
Orange10 Cents40$4208
Green25 cents40$10200

Bahrain

Currency: Bahraini dinar

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)
  Green5 fils50250 fils125
  Yellow10 fils50500 fils167.5
  Purple25 fils501.25 Bahraini dinar175
  Pink50 fils502.50 Bahraini dinars225
  Blue100 fils505 Bahraini dinars300

Belgium

Currency: Belgian franc

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
  Black25 centimes5012.5 francsobsolete
  Purple50 centimes5025 francsobsolete


Bulgaria

Currency: Bulgarian lev

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)
  Black1 stotinka5050 stotinki245

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.

ColorNameDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)
BlueNickel40$2.00≥158
GreenDime10¢50$5.00≥87.5
OrangeQuarter25¢40$10.00≥176
BlackLoonie$1.0025$25.00≥156.75
PurpleToonie$2.0025$50.00≥173

China, People's Republic

Currency: Chinese yuan (Renminbi)

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)
Brown1 fen50¥0.5035
Brown5 fen50¥2.5080
Blue1 jiao50¥5.00≥56
Yellow5 jiao50¥25.00190
Red1 yuan50¥50.00305

Comoros

Currency: Comorian franc

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)
  Green250 francs4010,000 francs340

Denmark

Currency: Danish krone

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
  Black1 øre5050 øre≥80obsolete
  Black2 øre501 Kronerobsolete
  Red50 øre4020 Kroner172
Purple1 krone5050 Kroner180
Green2 kroner2550 Kroner147.5
Black5 kroner40200 Kroner368
Blue10 kroner20200 Kroner140
Yellow20 kroner20400 Kroner186

Ecuador

Currency: Ecuadorian sucre

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
  Black100 sucres202,000 sucres71obsolete
  Green1,000 sucres2020,000 sucres134obsolete

Egypt

Currency: Egyptian pound

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)
  Green25 piastres4010 Egyptian pounds180
  Purple50 piastres4020 Egyptian pounds260
  Black1 Egyptian pound2525 Egyptian pounds212.5

Eurozone

Currency: Euro

Coin rolls in Spain in all eight denominations of the euro.
ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)
White1c50€0.50120
Gray2c50€1.00155
Red5c50€2.50195
Blue10c40€4.00164
Orange20c40€8.00233.2
Green50c40€20.00313.2
Yellow€125€25.00189.3
Purple€225€50.00207.5

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Spain

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

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)
Blue10c50€5.00205
Orange20c25€5.00143.5
Green50c25€12.50195

Italy

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

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)
Yellow€140€40.00300
Purple€240€80.00340

Federal Republic of Germany

Currency: German (Deutsche) Mark

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
  Black1 pfennig5050 pfenning100obsolete
  Red2 pfennig501 German (Deutsche) Mark≥145obsolete
  Pink5 pfennig502.5 German (Deutsche) Mark150obsolete
  Purple10 pfennig505 German (Deutsche) Mark200obsolete

Fiji

Currency: Fijian dollar

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)
Green5 cents40$2≥96

Finland

Currency: Finnish markka

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
Black1 penni5050 pennia≥22.5obsolete
Pink5 pennia502.5 markka40obsolete
Green10 pennia505 markka≥50obsolete

France

Currency: French franc

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
Red1 centime5050 centimes82.5obsolete

Greece

Currency: Greek drachma

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
Yellow1 drachma5050 drachmasobsolete

Honduras

Currency: Honduran lempira

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)
  Blue5 Centavos40L2128
Green10 Centavos50L5300
Black20 Centavos50L10100
Red50 Centavos25L12.50125

Hungary

Currency: Hungarian forint

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
  Black20 fillér5010 forintobsolete
  Red10 forint50500 forint
  Black20 forint501,000 forint
  Red50 forint502,500 forint

Indonesia

Currency: Indonesian rupiah

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)
OrangeRp 5025Rp 1,250
  RedRp 10025Rp 2,50044.75
PurpleRp 20025Rp 5,00059.5
GreenRp 50025Rp 12,50077.5
BlueRp 1,00040Rp 40,000180

Israel

Currency: Israeli new shekel

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)
  Yellow10 agorot50₪5.00200
Green₪½ (50 agorot)50₪25.00325
Blue₪150₪50.00175
Purple₪225₪50.00142.5
Pink₪525₪125.00205
Red₪1025₪250.00175

Italy

Currency: Italian lira

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
  Green5 lire50250 lireobsolete
  Green50 lire502,500 lireobsolete
  Yellow200 lire5010,000 lireobsolete

Japan

Currency: Japanese yen

Coin rolls in Japan

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 (g)Method of differentiation
¥150¥5050silver color (aluminum) 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 (cupronickel) with reeded edge, holed coin
¥10050¥5,000240silver color (cupronickel) with reeded edge
¥50050¥25,000350brass color (nickel-brass) with helically reeded edge

Lithuania

Currency: Lithuanian litas

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
Black1 litas4040 litųobsolete

Malawi

Currency: Malawian kwacha

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)
Black2 tambala501 kwacha

Mexico

Currency: Mexican peso

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
Red1 centavo5050 centavosobsolete
Black5 centavos402 pesosobsolete
Green200 pesos255,000 pesosNon-circulating commemorative coin; obsolete

Moldova

Currency: Moldovan leu

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)
White1 leu5050 lei
Yellow2 lei2550 lei

Morocco

Currency: Moroccan dirham

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
  Red5 dirhams40200 dirhamsBi-metallic coin

New Zealand

Currency: New Zealand dollar

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
  Pink10 cents505 dollars
  Black20 cents255 dollars
  Yellow50 cents2010 dollars
  Blue1 dollar2525 dollars
  Orange2 dollars2550 dollars

Norway

Currency: Norwegian krone

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
Blue1 øre5050 øreobsolete
Red2 øre501 kroneobsolete
Brown5 øre502.5 kronerobsolete
Purple10 øre505 kronerobsolete
Red25 øre5010 kronerobsolete
Green50 øre5025 kronerobsolete
Orange1 krone5050 kroner
Turquoise5 kroner50250 kroner
Yellow10 kroner50500 kroner
Brown20 kroner25500 kroner

Oman

Currency: Omani rial

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
  Green5 baisa502.5 Omani rials

Panama

Currency: Panamanian balboa

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
  Red1 centesimo5050 centesimos
  Red1/4 balboa4010 balboas

Papua New Guinea

Currency: Papua New Guinean kina

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
  Red1 toea5050 toea
  Red10 toea505 kina

Peru

Currency: Peruvian sol

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
  Black1 sol2020 soles

Philippines

Currency: Philippine peso

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
  Brown5 sentimo402 piso
  Blue10 sentimo505 piso

Portugal

Currency: Portuguese escudo

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
Black10 centavos505 escudosobsolete
Red50 centavos5025 escudosobsolete
Yellow1 escudo2525 escudosobsolete
Brown5 escudos40200 escudosobsolete
Brown25 escudos20500 escudosobsolete

Romania

Currency: Romanian leu

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)
  Red1 Ban5050 Bani120
Yellow5 Bani502.50 Lei140.5
Pink10 Bani505 Lei200
White50 Bani5025 Lei305

San Marino

Currency: Sammarinese lira

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
  Gray1050500 lireobsolete

Saudi Arabia

Currency: Saudi riyal

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)
  Yellow1 halala5050 halalas

Serbia

Currency: Serbian dinar

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)
  Green1 dinar5050 dinara210
Orange2 dinara50100 dinara252.5
Blue5 dinara50250 dinara289

Seychelles

Currency: Seychellois rupee

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
  Yellow10 rupees25250 rupees

Singapore

Currency: Singaporean dollar

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)
  Yellow5 Cents40$268
Green10 Cents50$5118
Blue20 Cents50$10192.5
Red50 Cents40$20262.4
Beige$140$40304.8

South Korea

Currency: South Korean won

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)
  Yellow₩1050₩50061
Pink₩5050₩2,500208
Blue₩10050₩5,000271
Beige₩50050₩25,000385

Soviet Union

Currency: Soviet ruble

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
  Brown1 ruble2020 Soviet rublesobsolete

Sweden

Currency: Swedish krona

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
  Yellow10 öre505 kronorobsolete
  Blue50 öre5025 kronorobsolete
  Green1 krona5050 kronor180
Red2 kronor50100 kronor240
Orange5 kronor40200 kronor244
Purple10 kronor25250 kronor165

Switzerland

Currency: Swiss franc

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
  Yellow1 Rappen50Fr. ½≤75obsolete
  White2 Rappen50Fr. 1≤150obsolete
  Red5 Rappen50Fr. 2.5090
Gray10 Rappen50Fr. 5150
Pink20 Rappen50Fr. 10200
PurpleFr. ½ (50 Rappen)50Fr. 25110
GreenFr. 150Fr. 50220
BeigeFr. 250Fr. 100440
BlueFr. 550Fr. 250663(in the past, sometimes found in 25 coin, Fr. 125, half-rolls)

Taiwan

Currency: New Taiwan dollar

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)
YellowNT$1050NT$500375
PurpleNT$2050NT$1,000425
NT$5040NT$2,000

Thailand

Currency: Thai baht

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)
Pink50 satang50฿25
Blue1 baht50฿50
Purple2 baht50฿100
Green5 baht40฿200
Orange10 baht40฿400

Trinidad and Tobago

Currency: Trinidad and Tobago dollar

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
  Blue1 cent5050 centsobsolete

Turkmenistan

Currency: Turkmenistan manat

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
  Red2 tenge501 manat
  Blue5 tenge502.5 manat
  Yellow10 tenge505 manat
  Blue2 manat4080 manatBi-metallic coin

Uganda

Currency: Ugandan shilling

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
  Orange5 shillings40200 shillings
  Black100 shillings202,000 shillings
  Blue200 shillings204,000 shillings
  Green500 shillings2010,000 shillings
  Purple1,000 shillings2020,000 shillingsNon-circulating commemorative coin

Ukraine

Currency: Ukrainian hryvnia

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)
  Pink1 Kopiyka500.5₴75
Yellow2 Kopiyki501₴90
Green5 Kopiyok502.5₴215
Brown10 Kopiyok505₴85
Black25 Kopiyok5012.5₴145
Blue50 Kopiyok5025₴212.5
Red1₴5050₴340
Pink2₴50100₴

United Arab Emirates

Currency: United Arab Emirates dirham

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)
Orange1 fils5050 fils
Black5 fils40200 fils
Yellow10 fils50500 fils

United Kingdom

Currency: Pound sterling

DenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
1/2 penny5025 poundsPre-decimal coin; obsolete

United States

Currency: United States dollar

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:

ColorNameDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
  RedCent50$0.50≥125
BlueNickel40$2.00200(in the past, sometimes found in 20 coin, $1.00, half-rolls)
GreenDime10¢50$5.00≥113.4(in the past, sometimes found in 30 coin, $3.00 rolls)
OrangeQuarter25¢40$10.00≥226.8(in the past, sometimes found in 20 coin, $5.00, half-rolls)
TanHalf Dollar50¢20$10.00≥226.8(sometimes found in 40 coin, $20.00, full-rolls that are closer in size to other denominations rolls)
GreySmall Dollar$1.0025$25.00≥202.5
WhiteLarge Dollar$1.0020$20.00453.6obsolete (in the past, sometimes found in 10 coin, $10.00, half-rolls)
N/AQuarter Eagle$2.5040$100.00-obsolete
N/AHalf Eagle$5.0040$200.00-obsolete
N/AEagle$10.0050$500.00-obsolete
N/ADouble Eagle$20.0025$500.00-obsolete

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.[4]

Venezuela

Currency: Venezuelan bolívar

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
  Orange25 céntimos5012.5 bolívaresVenezuelan bolívar; obsolete
  Orange25 céntimos4010 bolívares fuertesBolívar fuerte; obsolete


Vietnam

Currency: Vietnamese đồng

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
  Gray200 đồng5010,000 đồng

Yemen

Currency: Yemeni rial

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
  Black1 rial5050 Yemeni rials

See also

References

  1. Kuhm, David (2011), Final Design Report: Design of a Coin Roll Check Weighing System (PDF), Winnipeg, Manitoba: Royal Canadian Mint, retrieved 7 April 2019
  2. Medenbach, Deborah (July 22, 2009). "Penny Scam Yields Dime Profits in New Paltz". Times Herald-Record. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  3. https://www.countermatic.com/en-IE/100-euro-coin-rolls-for-50-cent-eurozone-
  4. "90% Silver - Rolls and Bags". APMEX.com. American Precious Metals Exchange. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
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