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. In the 19th century, coins were distributed in large cloth bags and coins were hand wrapped. Since the onset of the 20th century, coin wrapping machines have been in use. The earliest patent for a coin wrapping machine was in 1901. By 1910, automatic coin counting machines were in use, which could reject counterfeit coins, wrap coins, and crimp the coin wrapper ends.

History

In the 19th century coins were collected in cloth bags after they were struck at the mint. Initially coin wrapping was done by hand.[1] In 1913 the Federal Reserve bank was created.[2] After the creation of the Federal Reserve, bags of coins were sent to the individual reserve banks. Each branch then put the coins into paper wrappers with tightly sealed ends. These rolls were called "Original Bank-Wrapped Rolls" (OBW). When other banks wrapped the coins they would print their bank name on the wrapper.[1]

Coin wrapping machines

1903 Coin Bunching Machine Drawing

On 22 June 1901 James Rice applied for a patent (number 720070) for what he called a "Coin Bunching Machine". The patent was issued on 10 February 1903. Rice described his invention by stating that it was a "efficient manner means for bunching together any preferred number of coins of a selected denomination and holding them in position whereby they may be very conveniently and expeditiously wrapped or covered with a paper jacket."[3]

On 9 November 1907 Erskine W Jennings applied for a patent on a machine he called "Coin Wrapper" which could crimp the ends of the coin rolls. On 3 August 1909 he was granted patent number 930,291. The machine was still not fully automatic.[4]

Automatic coin wrapping machines

By October 1908 the first fully automatic coin wrapping machine was created and a patented was applied for. The Automatic Coin-Wrapping Machine Company applied for a patent on the machine and it was granted October 1910:Patent number number #973335.[5] The applicant of record was Charles S. Batdorf; a man who applied for many coin related machine patents as early as his 1890 (Coin Operated Apparatus).[6] In 1908 he was granted patent number 358,670 for a "Spurious Coin Detector". A machine which he said could, "Provide a means whereby bogus, spurious or counterfeit coins will be rejected by the machine automatically even though they be of the same size as the genuine coins of the value for which the machine is designed to operate."[7]

By 1911 banks in the United States were using coin rolling machines. Some banks began to use standardized paper colors based on denomination. The machines were capable of culling counterfeit and damaged coins.[8]

Modern coin wrapping

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.[9]

In the Eurozone, empty plastic rolls are used at banks in every denomination, with five-coin staggered rows. The five-coin rows and transparency make quick verification of contents possible, with a high degree of certainty. This results in 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, with these bags also provided by banks when withdrawing amounts of money in coins. When depositing or changing, the bags are weighed at the bank to check they contain the right number.

Searching coin rolls

Often, coin collectors will ask for full rolls from the bank to search the contents in hopes of finding an interesting or valuable coin. Some collectors also save coins of bullion value, such as copper pennies 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.[10] Some coin roll hunters look for mint-made errors such as double die coins. The error coins often have a high numismatic value to coin collectors.[11]

Fraud

Bank rolls are vulnerable to a variety of scams, such as rolling slugs of no value or coins of a lesser value.[12] In 2018 a scammer in Canada hid washers in coin rolls which were supposed to contain two dollar coins.[13]

Amount in a roll in various countries

Afghanistan

Currency: Afghan afghani

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)
  RedAf.150Afs.50162.5
  BlueAfs.240Afs.80164
PurpleAfs.540Afs.200203.2

Albania

Currency: Albanian lek

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)
  Gray1 Lek5050 Lek150
Red5 Lek50250 Lek156
Purple10 Lek50500 Lek180
Orange20 Lek25500 Lek≥115

Algeria

Currency: Algerian dinar

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
  White200 dinars204,000 dinars240Bi-metallic

Argentina

Currency: Argentine peso

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
  Black5 centavos50$2.5100
  Orange$225$50360Old 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 can be paper)
$120$20200
$225$50165

Austria

Currency: Austrian schilling

DenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
2 groschen50S 1obsolete

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 fils50BD 1.25175
  Pink50 fils50BD 2.50225
  Blue100 fils50BD 5300

Bangladesh

Currency: Bangladeshi taka

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
  White2 Taka50৳100275small coin variety
  White5 Taka50৳250275small coin variety

Belgium

Currency: Belgian franc

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Currency: Convertible mark

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)
  Black5 feninga502.5 convertible mark

Bulgaria

Currency: Bulgarian lev

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
  White1 stotinka5050 stotinki90
  Yellow2 stotinki501 lev125Sometimes white
  Blue5 stotinki502.50 leva175
  Pink10 stotinki505 leva150
  White2 leva2550 leva225Bi-metallic

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

Central African States

Currency: Central African CFA franc

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
Purple1 Franc5050 F.CFA82.5current coin version
Green2 Francs50100 F.CFA122.5
Blue5 Francs50250 F.CFA120.5current coin version
White10 Francs50500 F.CFA150-current coin version

China, People's Republic

Currency: Renminbi

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
Brown¥0.01 RMB50¥0.50 RMB35
Brown¥0.05 RMB50¥2.50 RMB80
Blue¥0.10 RMB50¥5 RMB≥56sometimes brown
Yellow¥0.50 RMB50¥25 RMB190
Red¥1 RMB50¥50 RMB305sometimes brown

Comoros

Currency: Comorian franc

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
  Green250 FC4010,000 FC340Bi-metallic coin

Costa Rica

Currency: Costa Rican colón

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
  Red1 colón2525 colones69.51998 variety (obsolete)

Cyprus

Currency: Cypriot pound

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
  Red1 cent25£0.2550obsolete, sometimes black
  Red2 cents25£0.5062.5obsolete
  Black5 cents25£1.2593.75obsolete
  Red10 cents25£2.50137.5obsolete
  Black20 cents25£5.00193.75obsolete
  Black50 cents25£12.50175obsolete

Denmark

Currency: Danish krone

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
  Black1 øre5050 øre≥80obsolete
  Black2 øre501 kr.≥60obsolete
  Black5 øre502.50 kr.80small coin variety (obsolete)
  Yellow10 øre505 kr.≥120large coin variety, German occupied coins are holed (obsolete)
  Brown25 øre4010 kr.obsolete
  Red50 øre4020 kr.172
Purple1 kr.5050 kr.180Holed coin
Green2 kr.2550 kr.147.5Holed coin
Black5 kr.40200 kr.368Holed coin
Blue10 kr.20200 kr.140
Yellow20 kr.20400 kr.186

Ecuador

Currency: Ecuadorian sucre

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
  BlackS/.10020S/.2,00071Bi-metallic coin; obsolete
  RedS/.50020S/.10,000Bi-metallic coin; obsolete
  GreenS/.1,00020S/.20,000134Bi-metallic coin; obsolete

Egypt

Currency: Egyptian pound

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)
  Green25 PT.40£E 10180
  Purple50 PT.40£E 20260
  Black£E 125£E 25212.5

Estonia

Currency: Estonian kroon

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
  Black10 senti505 krooniobsolete
  Black20 senti5010 krooniobsolete

Eurozone

Currency: Euro

Coin rolls in Spain in all eight denominations of the euro.
ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)
White1 cents50€0.50120
Gray2 cents50€1.00155
Red5 cents50€2.50195
Blue10 cents40€4.00164
Orange20 cents40€8.00233.2
Green50 cents40€20.00313.2
Yellow€125€25.00189.3
Purple€225€50.00207.5

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Ireland

Unlike the rest of the eurozone, Ireland uses clear, reusable plastic bags for all denominations like the previous currency, the Irish pound.

DenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)
1 cents100€1.00230
2 cents100€2.00306
5 cents100€5.00392
10 cents100€10.00410
20 cents50€10.00287
50 cents50€25.00390
€125€25.00187.5
€225€50.00212.5

Spain

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

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)
Blue10 cents50€5.00205
Orange20 cents25€5.00143.5
Green50 cents25€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 pfennings100obsolete
  Red2 pfennigs50DM 1≥145obsolete
  Pink5 pfennigs50DM 2.5150obsolete, sometimes blue
  Purple10 pfennigs50DM 5200obsolete

Fiji

Currency: Fijian dollar

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)
Green5 cents40$2≥96
Black50 cents20$10130

Finland

Currency: Finnish mark

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
Black1 penni5050 pennies≥22.5obsolete
Pink5 pennia50Mk.2.50≥40obsolete
Green10 pennia50Mk.5≥50obsolete
Orange20 pennia50Mk.10≥40large coin variety, obsolete

France

Currency: French franc

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
Red1 centime5050 centimes82.5obsolete
Orange5 centimes502.50 F100obsolete
Teal1 F2525 F150obsolete

French Pacific Territories

Currency: CFP franc
Prior to 2021, French Polynesia and New Caledonia produced different coins under the same currency. Since December 1, 2022, these former coins and rolls they appeared in have been replaced by a new, single series of rolls and coinage.[15]

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
Brown20 F25500 F250obsolete
Brown20 F501000 F355
Purple50 F502500 F330
Yellow200 F255000 F212.5bi-metallic

Ghana

Currency: Ghanaian cedi

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
Pink50 cedis402,000 cedis300Second cedi; obsolete

Greece

Currency: Greek drachma

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
Yellow₯150₯50obsolete
Gray₯250₯100obsolete
Green₯550₯250obsolete
Pink₯1050₯500obsolete
Blue₯2025₯500obsolete
White₯5040₯2,000obsolete
Orange₯10040₯4,000obsolete

Honduras

Currency: Honduran lempira

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)
  Blue5 Centavos40L 2128
Green10 Centavos50L 5300
Black20 Centavos50L 10100
Red50 Centavos25L 12.50125

Hungary

Currency: Hungarian forint

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
  Black20 fillér5010 Ft.obsolete, sometimes green
  Black5 Ft.50250 Ft.
  Red10 Ft.50500 Ft.
  Black20 Ft.501,000 Ft.
  Red50 Ft.502,500 Ft.

Iceland

Currency: Icelandic króna

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
  Brown5 krónur50250 krónur

Indonesia

Currency: Indonesian rupiah

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
BrownRp.520Rp.10027.6obsolete, sometimes white
GreenRp.2520Rp.50070.4large coin variety, obsolete
GreyRp.2525Rp.62530.5small coin variety, obsolete
PurpleRp.5020Rp.1,000121.2large coin variety, obsolete
YellowRp.5025Rp.1,25034
  PinkRp.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 Lire50obsolete
  Red20 Lire501,000 Lire180obsolete, sometimes brown or purple
  Green50 Lire502,500 Lireobsolete
  Yellow200 Lire5010,000 Lire250obsolete

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 and 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

Kuwait

Currency: Kuwaiti dinar

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)
Orange5 fils500.25 dinars127.5

Latvia

Currency: Latvian lats

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
Black1 santims500.5 lats80sometimes purple, obsolete
Red2 santimi501 lats95obsolete
Blue5 santimi502.50 lati125obsolete
Red10 santimu505 lati162.5obsolete
Red1 lats5050 latu240obsolete

Lebanon

Currency: Lebanese pound

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)
Blue£L2550£1,250
Green£L5050£L2,500
Red£L10050£L5,000
Yellow£L25050£L12,500
Gray£L50050£L25,000

Lithuania

Currency: Lithuanian litas

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
Black1 Lt.4040 Lt.obsolete

Malawi

Currency: Malawian kwacha

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)
Black2 tambala50K1≥168

Mexico

Currency: Mexican peso

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
Red1 centavo5050 centavosobsolete
Black5 centavos40Mex$2obsolete
GreenMex$20025Mex$5,000Non-circulating commemorative coin; obsolete

Moldova

Currency: Moldovan leu

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
White1 Leu5050 Lei222.5current 1 Leu coin version
Yellow2 Lei2550 Lei167.5
Pink5 Lei25125 Lei177.5Bi-metallic, current 5 Lei coin version
Blue10 Lei25250 Lei191.25Bi-metallic

Morocco

Currency: Moroccan dirham

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
  RedDhs.540Dhs.200Bi-metallic coin

Nepal

Currency: Nepalese rupee

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)
Brown1 rupee50रु50200
White2 rupees40रु80200

Netherlands

Currency: Dutch guilder

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
  Turquoise10 cents505 guildersobsolete

New Zealand

Currency: New Zealand dollar

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
  Pink10 cents50$5
  Black20 cents25$5
  Yellow50 cents20$10
  Blue$125$25
  Orange$225$50

Norway

Currency: Norwegian krone

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
Blue1 øre5050 øreobsolete
Red2 øre501 kr.obsolete
Brown5 øre502.5 kr.obsolete
Purple10 øre505 kr.obsolete
Red25 øre5010 kr.obsolete
Green50 øre5025 kr.obsolete
Orange1 kr.5050 kr.
Turquoise5 kr.50250 kr.
Yellow10 kr.50500 kr.
Brown20 kr.25500 kr.

Oman

Currency: Omani rial

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
  Green5 baisa502.5 Omani rials
  Orange10 baisa505 Omani rials
  Yellow25 baisa5012.5 Omani rials
  Blue50 baisa5025 Omani rials

Panama

Currency: Panamanian balboa

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
  Red1 centesimo5050 centesimos
  Blue5 centesimos40B/. 2
  RedB/.1440B/.10

Papua New Guinea

Currency: Papua New Guinean kina

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
  Red1 toea50K0.50100obsolete
  Red10 toea50K5≥258
  Purple1 kina25K25362.5sometimes blue
  Yellow2 kina25K50305Bi-metallic

Peru

Currency: Peruvian sol

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
  BlackS/.120S/.20

Philippines

Currency: Philippine peso

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
  Brown5 sentimo40₱21967 Pilipino series; obsolete
  Blue10 sentimo50₱51967 Pilipino series; obsolete

Poland

Currency: Polish złoty

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
Green10 groszy505 złotychThird złoty; obsolete
Green20 groszy5020 złotychThird złoty; obsolete
Black5 złotych50250 złotychThird złoty; obsolete

Portugal

Currency: Portuguese escudo

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
Black10 centavos505$00obsolete
Red50 centavos5025$00obsolete
Yellow1$002525$00obsolete
Brown5$0040200$00obsolete
Brown25$0020500$00obsolete

Romania

Currency: Romanian leu

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
  Blue1,000 lei4040,000 Lei80Third leu; obsolete
  Red1 ban5050 bani120
Yellow5 bani502.50 Lei140.5
Pink10 bani505 Lei200
White50 bani5025 Lei305

San Marino

Currency: Sammarinese lira

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
  Gray10 Lire50500 Lireobsolete

Saudi Arabia

Currency: Saudi riyal

The following rolls are based on the 2016 variety coins.

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
  Yellow1 halala5050 halalas100
  White5 halalas402 riyals96
  Purple10 halalas505 riyals140
  Gray25 halalas4010 riyals164
  Blue2 Riyals50100 riyals335Bi-metallic

Serbia

Currency: Serbian dinar

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)
  Green1 din.5050 din.210
Orange2 din.50100 din.252.5
Blue5 din.50250 din.289

Seychelles

Currency: Seychellois rupee

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
  YellowRs.10/-25Rs.250/-Bi-metallic coin

Singapore

Currency: Singaporean dollar

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)
  Yellow5 Cents40S$268
Green10 Cents50S$5118
Blue20 Cents50S$10192.5
Red50 Cents40S$20262.4
BeigeS$140S$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 rouble

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
  Brown1 Rbl.2020 Rbls.150obsolete

Spain

Currency: Spanish peseta

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
  Blue1 Pta.5050 Ptas.≥60large coin variety, obsolete
  Brown5 Pta.50250 Ptas.287.523 mm coin variety, obsolete
  Blue10 Pta.40400 Ptas.160obsolete

Sweden

Currency: Swedish krona

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
  Green1 öre1001 kr.obsolete
  Brown2 öre501 kr.obsolete
  Green5 öre502.50 kr.obsolete, sometimes brown
  Yellow10 öre505 kr.obsolete, sometomes purple
  Red25 öre4010 kr.obsolete
  Blue50 öre5025 kr.obsolete, sometimes green
  Green1 kr.5050 kr.180sometimes orange
Red2 kr.50100 kr.240
Orange5 kr.40200 kr.244sometimes blue
Purple10 kr.25250 kr.165

Switzerland

Currency: Swiss franc

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
  Yellow1 rappen50CHF ½≤75obsolete, sometimes orange
  White2 rappen50CHF 1≤150obsolete, sometimes brown
  Red5 rappen50CHF 2.5090sometimes purple
Gray10 rappen50CHF 5150
Pink20 rappen50CHF 10200
PurpleCHF ½ (50 rappen)50CHF 25110
GreenCHF 150CHF 50220
BeigeCHF 250CHF 100440
BlueCHF 550CHF 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
WhiteNT$5040NT$2,000

Thailand

Currency: Thai baht

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
Pink50 satang50฿25
Blue฿150฿50
Purple฿250฿100
Green฿540฿200
Orange฿1040฿400Bi-metallic coin

Trinidad and Tobago

Currency: Trinidad and Tobago dollar

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
  Blue1 cent5050 centsobsolete

Turkmenistan

Currency: Turkmen manat

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
  Red2 tenge501 manat
  Blue5 tenge502.5 manats
  Yellow10 tenge505 manats
  Blue2 manats4080 manatsBi-metallic coin

Uganda

Currency: Ugandan shilling

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
  Orange5/=40200/=140
  Red50/=201,000/=78
  Black100/=202,000/=≥132
  Blue200/=204,000/=≥145
  Green500/=2010,000/=180
  Purple1,000/=2020,000/=205sometimes white

Ukraine

Currency: Ukrainian hryvnia

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
  Pink1 Kopiyka500.5₴75obsolete
Yellow2 Kopiyky501₴90obsolete
Green5 Kopiyok502.5₴215obsolete
Brown10 Kopiyok505₴85
Black25 Kopiyok5012.5₴145obsolete
Blue50 Kopiyok5025₴212.5
Red1₴5050₴165small coin variety
Pink2₴50100₴200
Orange5₴40200₴208
Green10₴40400₴256

United Arab Emirates

Currency: United Arab Emirates dirham

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
Orange1 fils500.50 dirhams75
Black5 fils402 dirhams88small coin version
Yellow10 fils505 dirhams150sometimes green
Green25 fils4010 dirhams140sometimes red
Blue50 fils4020 dirhams≥166
Red1 dirham4040 dirhams≥244

United Kingdom

Currency: Sterling
The UK generally uses clear, reusable plastic bags in which a given quantity of coins is weighed. As the UK has traditionally relied on weight when counting coins, a conscious effort was made to ensure that the weight of 1p, 2p, 5p & 10p coins remained constant following the changes to their composition (from copper to copper-plated steel in 1992 for the 1p & 2p, and the 2008 change from copper-nickel to nickel-clad steel for the 5p & 10p coins). Relative densities of the respective metals meant that the thickness of the later coins was increased to maintain the coin's weight, thereby making coin rolls impractical; the differences in thicknesses are more notable in the 5p & 10p coins.

The proportional dimensions of pre-decimal coins continued past Decimal Day, meaning that the 2p and 10p coins weighed twice the 1p and 5p respectively; this correlation was continued when the 5p (1990) and 10p (1992) coins were reduced in size, leading to the situation that full bags of 1p and 2p coins, and 5p and 10p coins, have the same weight, and whilst banks discourage mixed coinage, it is possible to mix these denominations.

DenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
12p100£0.50Obsolete
1p100£1Previously in 50p coin bags; weight equal to bag of 2p coins
2p50£1Previously in 50p coin bags; weight equal to bag of 1p coins
5p100£5Weight equal to bag of 10p coins
10p50£5Weight equal to bag of 5p coins
20p50£10Formerly green-coloured bag
50p20£10Formerly yellow-coloured bag
£120£20Formerly red-coloured bag
£210£20

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
  RedPenny50$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)
YellowHalf Dollar50¢20$10.00≥226.8(sometimes black, and 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(in the past, sometimes found in 40 coin, $40.00 rolls)
TanLarge 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-1965 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.[16]

Venezuela

Currency: Venezuelan bolívar

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
  Orange25 céntimos5012.5 bolívaresVenezuelan bolívar; obsolete
  Orange25 céntimos40Bs.F 10Hard bolívar; obsolete

Vietnam

Currency: Vietnamese đồng

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)
  Gray200₫5010,000₫225
  Red5,000₫40200,000₫308

West African States

Currency: Central African CFA franc

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)
Black5 francs50250 francs150

Yemen

Currency: Yemeni rial

ColorDenominationCountTotal ValueWeight (g)Notes
  Black1 rial50YRIs 50132.5
  Blue20 rials50YRIs 1,000≥331

See also

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