Coin Wrappers Free At Banks

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

Mar 07, 2019  BB&T will only count coins for customers but charges a 5% fee if you put in more than $25 in coins. If you put less than $25, it's free. If you wrap the coins in those coin wrappers, most banks will accept them as long as you don't bring a ton. Ways to Use Coinstar for Free. Does any bank still provide paper or plastic coin rollers/coin tubes/coin wrappers for free? I remember when Royal Trust had a branch near my house when I was young, my mom would get some from there and that Toronto-Dominion also gave them.

Stack of coin wrappers for US Quarters

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

Aug 05, 2011  Acquire coin wrappers. Banks usually give these cylindrical wrappers out for free, at least in the United States and in countries that use the euro as currency, and they are also available for purchase at some supermarkets. The wrappers may be made out of paper or transparent plastic, and come in a different size for each type of coin. Chase, PNC and TD Bank offer free coin wrappers to customers and tellers will accept rolled coins, but that’s about it. BB&T is now the largest bank that will continue to offer the service. Which banks give out free coin wrap rolls? I've been told by a colleague that banks give out coin wrap rolls upon request. Was wondering if anybody had any knowledge of which banks offer this, as it'd be counterproductive to buy the rolls for my pennies and nickels considering they aren't worth all too much.

I know a lot of your banks offer free coin wrappers but is there a limit? I've saved a quite a bit in coins, my pennies alone would need 40. Let TD Helps show you how you can reach your goals.

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.

  • 3Amount in a roll in each country
    • 3.13Eurozone

Searching rolls[edit]

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 silverhalf-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[edit]

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[edit]

Afghanistan[edit]

Currency: Afghan afghani

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)
Red1 afghani5050 afghanis
Blue2 afghanis4080 afghanis
Purple5 afghanis40200 afghanis

Albania[edit]

Currency: Albanian lek

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)
Gray1 lek5050 lekë
Red5 lekë50250 lekë
Purple10 lekë50500 lekë
Orange20 lekë25500 lekë

Argentina[edit]

Currency: Argentine peso

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
Black5 centavos502.5 pesos
Orange2 pesos2550 pesosBi-metallic coin

Australia[edit]

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

Bahamas[edit]

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[edit]

Currency: Bahraini dinar

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
Green5 fils50250 fils
Yellow10 fils50500 fils
Purple25 fils501.25 Bahraini dinar
Pink50 fils502.50 Bahraini dinars
Blue100 fils505 Bahraini dinarsBi-metallic coin

Bulgaria[edit]

Currency: Bulgarian lev

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
Black1 stotinka5050 stotinki

Canada[edit]

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)
RedCent50$0.50≥117.5
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[edit]

Currency: Chinese yuan (Renminbi)

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)
Blue1 jiao50RMB 5
Yellow5 jiao50RMB 25
Red1 yuan50RMB 50

Comoros[edit]

Currency: Comorian franc

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
Green250 francs4010,000 francsBi-metallic coin

Denmark[edit]

Currency: Danish krone

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
Black1 øre5050 øreobsolete
Red50 øre4020 Kroner172
Purple1 krone5050 Kroner180
Green2 kroner2550 Kroner147.5
Black5 kroner40200 Kroner368
Blue10 kroner20200 Kroner140
Yellow20 kroner20400 Kroner186

Egypt[edit]

Currency: Egyptian pound

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
Green25 piastres4010 Egyptian pounds
Purple50 piastres4020 Egyptian pounds
Black1 Egyptian pound2525 Egyptian poundsBi-metallic coin

Eurozone[edit]

Currency: Euro

Coin Wrappers Free At Banks
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

Spain[edit]

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[edit]

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

Bank Of America Coin Wrappers

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

Federal Republic of Germany[edit]

Currency: German (Deutsche) Mark

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
Black1 pfennig5050 pfenningobsolete
Red2 pfennig501 German (Deutsche) Markobsolete
Pink5 pfennig502.5 German (Deutsche) Markobsolete
Purple10 pfennig505 German (Deutsche) Markobsolete

Fiji[edit]

Currency: Fijian dollar

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
Green5 cents40$2

Finland[edit]

Currency: Finnish markka

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
Black1 penni5050 penniaobsolete
Pink5 pennia502.5 markkaobsolete
Green10 pennia505 markkaobsolete

Honduras[edit]

Currency: Honduran lempira

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

Hungary[edit]

Currency: Hungarian forint

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

Indonesia[edit]

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[edit]

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

Japan[edit]

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
¥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

Moldova[edit]

Currency: Moldovan leu

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)
White1 leu5050 lei
Yellow2 lei2550 lei

Morocco[edit]

Currency: Moroccan dirham

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

New Zealand[edit]

Currency: New Zealand dollar

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

Norway[edit]

Currency: Norwegian krone

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
Blue1 øre5050 øreobsolete
Red2 øre501 kroneobsolete
Brown5 øre502.5 kronerobsolete
Purple10 øre505 kronerobsolete
Red25 øre5010 kronerobsolete

Oman[edit]

Currency: Omani rial

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

Panama[edit]

Currency: Panamanian balboa

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

Papua New Guinea[edit]

Currency: Papua New Guinean kina

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

Peru[edit]

Currency: Peruvian sol

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
Black1 sol2020 soles

Philippines[edit]

Currency: Philippine peso

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

Romania[edit]

Currency: Romanian leu

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

San Marino[edit]

Currency: Sammarinese lira

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
Gray1050500 lireobsolete

Saudi Arabia[edit]

Currency: Saudi riyal

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)
Yellow1 halala5050 halalas

Serbia[edit]

Currency: Serbian dinar

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

Seychelles[edit]

Currency: Seychellois rupee

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
Yellow10 rupees25250 rupees

Singapore[edit]

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[edit]

Currency: South Korean won

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

Sweden[edit]

Currency: Swedish krona

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
Yellow10 öre505 kronorobsolete
Blue50 öre5025 kronorobsolete
Green1 krona5050 kronor180
Red2 kronor50100 kronor240
Orange5 kronor40200 kronor244
?10 kronor???

Switzerland[edit]

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[edit]

Is coin wrappers free at banks

Currency: New Taiwan dollar

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)
?NT$½???
?NT$1???
?NT$5???
YellowNT$1050NT$500375
PurpleNT$2050NT$1,000425
NT$5040NT$2,000

Thailand[edit]

Currency: Thai baht

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

Trinidad and Tobago[edit]

Currency: Trinidad and Tobago dollar

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
Blue1 cent5050 centsobsolete

Turkmenistan[edit]

Currency: Turkmenistan manat

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

Uganda[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Currency: United Arab Emirates dirham

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

United States[edit]

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

Vietnam[edit]

Currency: Vietnamese đồng

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
Gray200 đồng5010,000 đồng

Yemen[edit]

Currency: Yemeni rial

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
Black1 rial5050 Yemeni rials

Where To Get Coin Rolls For Free

See also[edit]

Coin Wrappers Free At Banks

  • Coin roll hunting, the practice of searching coin rolls for unusual, rare or valuable coins

Quarter Coin Wrappers Free

References[edit]

  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-

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