Hi How are coins and banknotes packed in your country? This can also include obsolete coins or currencies as well.
List:
Australia
2 Dollars in 5 Cent
4 Dollars in 10 Cent
4 Dollars in 20 Cent
10 Dollars in 50 Cent
25 Dollars in 1 Dollar
50 Dollars in 2 Dollars
Brazil
Cruzado
100 Cruzado in 10 Centavos (Obsolete)
Real
2 Reais in 1 Centavo
5 Reais in 5 Centavo
10 Reais in 10 Centavo
12.50 Reais in 25 Centavo
25 Reais in 50 Centavos
50 Reais in 1 Real
100 Reais in 1 Real banknotes
200 Reais in 2 Reais banknotes
500 Reais in 5 Reais banknotes
1,000 Reais in 10 Reais banknotes
2,000 Reais in 20 Reais banknotes
5,000 Reais in 50 Reais banknotes
10,000 Reais in 100 Reais banknotes
20,000 Reais in 200 Reais banknotes
Canada
50 Cents in 1 cent (Discontinued)
2 Dollars in Nickels (5 cents)
5 Dollars in Dimes (10 cents)
10 Dollars in Quarters (25 cents)
12.50 Dollars in Half Dollars (50 Cent)
25 dollars in Loonies (one dollar)
50 Dollars in Toonies (Two Dollars)
Ireland
Pre Euro
1,000 Pounds in 1 Punt notes
5,000 Pounds in 5 Punt notes
10,000 Pounds in 10 Punt notes
20,000 Pounds in 20 Punt notes
50,000 Pounds in 50 Punt notes
100,000 Pounds in 100 Punt notes
Japan
250 Yen in 5 Yen
Mexico
25 Pesos in 1 Peso
100 Peso in 5 Peso
New Zealand
5 Dollars in 10 Cents
5 Dollars in 20 Cents
10 Dollars in 50 Cents
25 Dollars in 1 dollar
50 Dollars in 2 Dollars
5,000 Dollars in 5 Dollar notes
10,000 Dollars in 10 Dollar notes
20,000 Dollars in 20 Dollar notes
50,000 Dollars in 50 Dollar notes
100,000 Dollars in 100 Dollar notes
Switzerland
2.50 Francs in 5 Rappen
5 Francs in 10 Rappen
10 Francs in 20 Rappen
25 Francs in ½ Franc
50 Francs in 1 Franc
100 Francs in 2 Francs
125 Francs in 5 Francs
United kingdom
Pre Decimal:
5 Shillings in 1/2p
5 Shillings in 1 penny
£1 in Sixpences
Post Decimal:
50p in 1/2p (not used anymore)
50p in 1ps (not used anymore)
50p in 2ps (not used anymore)
£1 in 1p and 2ps
£5 in 2.5p (Sixpence)
£5 in 5p (Pre 1990 also included Shillings)
£5 in 10p (pre 1992 also included Florins
£10 in 20p
£10 in 50p
£20 in £1
£20 in £2
£500 in £5 notes
£1,000 in £10 notes
£1,000 in £20 notes
£2,500 in £50 notes
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Cita: "ZacUK" These are in my UK collection ...
Thanks for posting but this question is aimed at other Numista users who don’t live in the U.K.
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In India, where I lived before, coins are distributed in plastic bags each containing 100 pieces. Here in Canada, banks distribute coins through papered rolls much as it is in the US
These are my coin bags that I have the first two pictures of what coin bags are used today.
These are my older type coin bags from the late 70s to the mid 80s and the bankrupt Alliance Leicester bank bags.
Currently these are how U.K. coins are packed these days.
£1 of 1ps or 2ps standard sized bag and £20 of 1ps or 2ps large size.
£5 of 5ps or 10ps standard size and £100 of 5ps or 10ps.
£10 of 20ps or 50ps standard and £250 of 20ps or 50ps large size.
Finally £20 of £1 or £2 coins standard and £500 of £1 and £2 coins large size bag.
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Cita: "Basteros"Hello,
Here is how the coins are distributed in Switzerland :
Nice, I like Swiss stuff their food and the coins they use I will be buying lots of their coins in the near future.
Hi to whoever is reading this. Did you know that TYPEWRITER (on a QWERTY keyboard) is the longest word you can type using only the letters on one row of the keyboard.
The Swiss coin rolls look similar to the Euro coin rolls also how many of each denomination are packed in each roll?
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Btw I would like to know how are coins packed in Asia, Middle East, Africa, Island nations and the South American countries especially Mexico (where I’m from btw) please.
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Thanks it is interesting that most Countries use rolls while the U.K. and Ireland use coin bags instead.
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In canada they get packaged just like American coins
On YouTube I found a video from my Favourite coin roll hunter Rob Finds Treasure who even searched Mexican coins rolls
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmtS9yi1-vg
Interesting video I’ve been watching his US coin hunts for over a year he’s my favourite US coin tuber I also watch U.K., Euro and Australian coin hunts to see what coins are collectible or bit from each country. 🏦💵💷💶💴
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Cita: "legowww22223"There was a auction on eBay which showcased some old UK coin rolls from the 60's
I’ve seen those pop up occasionally on Ebay and they normally contain uncirculated coins mostly from 1965-67.
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I wonder what Mexican coin hunts look like because there is only a few different things you could look for 2010 commemorative 5 peso coin or the silver 10, 20, 50 and 100 peso coins I wish I can do that.🇲🇽
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Cita: "GoldenGarfield"Same story in South Africa with the bags...
A quick search on the internet shows these South African coin bags.
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For those Japanese coin hunters how are your coins packed I know how the 1 to 10 yen coins are packed but how are the rest of the denominations packed?
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Banks are not handling coins or banknotes here. The National Bank only gands out cash to shops, not to a mere mortal.
If you want UNC banknotes, please put up a camp next to a ATM of your choice, and wait until it is refilled. Then you can withdraw and recieve your UNC notes. But please be aware that you can only get the denominations of 100, 200 and 500. If you want other denominations (20, 50, 1000) you will have to purchase them from an ebay seller located in China.
Cita: "ngdawa"Banks are not handling coins or banknotes here. The National Bank only gands out cash to shops, not to a mere mortal.
If you want UNC banknotes, please put up a camp next to a ATM of your choice, and wait until it is refilled. Then you can withdraw and recieve your UNC notes. But please be aware that you can only get the denominations of 100, 200 and 500. If you want other denominations (20, 50, 1000) you will have to purchase them from an ebay seller located in China.
You’re right most of the Scandinavian countries are going cashless much quicker than other countries so there is less coins and notes to spend or in our case collect them. Also when I look at the catalog for Sweden they haven’t released any for more than 3 years.
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Cita: "ngdawa"Banks are not handling coins or banknotes here. The National Bank only gands out cash to shops, not to a mere mortal.
If you want UNC banknotes, please put up a camp next to a ATM of your choice, and wait until it is refilled. Then you can withdraw and recieve your UNC notes. But please be aware that you can only get the denominations of 100, 200 and 500. If you want other denominations (20, 50, 1000) you will have to purchase them from an ebay seller located in China.
You’re right most of the Scandinavian countries are going cashless much quicker than other countries so there is less coins and notes to spend or in our case collect them. Also when I look at the catalog for Sweden they haven’t released any for more than 3 years.
Well, at least there are 2 kronor coins dated 2019, so that's 2 years now. Babknites I don't know. I own a D prefix 100 kronor banknote, and that's 2016. I think I've seen E prefixes (2017) but newer than that I'm not sure of.
Cita: "ngdawa"Banks are not handling coins or banknotes here. The National Bank only gands out cash to shops, not to a mere mortal.
If you want UNC banknotes, please put up a camp next to a ATM of your choice, and wait until it is refilled. Then you can withdraw and recieve your UNC notes. But please be aware that you can only get the denominations of 100, 200 and 500. If you want other denominations (20, 50, 1000) you will have to purchase them from an ebay seller located in China.
You’re right most of the Scandinavian countries are going cashless much quicker than other countries so there is less coins and notes to spend or in our case collect them. Also when I look at the catalog for Sweden they haven’t released any for more than 3 years.
Well, at least there are 2 kronor coins dated 2019, so that's 2 years now. Babknites I don't know. I own a D prefix 100 kronor banknote, and that's 2016. I think I've seen E prefixes (2017) but newer than that I'm not sure of.
In my opinion there is not many current circulating coins that are worth collection the last was silver 1 kroner coins last minted in the 60s but withdrawn in 2017 for the current much smaller one.
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Is there such things as original sealed circulating coins from a different time period (1965-2000) and to now or are they now being sold by scammers to fool collectors these days?
Also why are sealed non silver clad Dimes,Quarters, Half dollars and dollars coin hard to find because there is plenty of sealed memorial cents from 1959-2008 and a couple of Nickels from the 50s to the late 90s but why are clad sealed rolls so rare particularly before 1998.
Finally a bit off topic how was it like coin roll hunting pre 1999 because I can never find pictures or videos of what it is like to hunt them back then.
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In New Zealand coins up to 50 cents are rolled by the Reserve Bank
Special roll for 2015 Anzac 50 cent coins.
10 cents is pink ends and has 50 coins = $5
20 cents is green ends and has 25 coins = $5
50 cents is yellow ends and 20 coins = $10
The $1 and $2 are usually rolled by security companies like Armourguard. The rolls are 25 of each coin = $25 and $50.
I have never seen the banknotes in bulk, but I suspect they are probably bundled in stacks of 100 notes of each denomination and place in racks of 10 bundles so 1000 of each note = $5,000 for $5
$10k for $10, $20k for $20, $50k for $50 and $100k for $100.
Notes are also consecutively numbered and have the year as the first two digits.
Often as many as 3000 notes can be stacked on top of each other and loaded into an ATM, for years it was exclusively $20 notes, but now most ATM's also carry $50 and some have $10 notes.
I have no idea how we receive them as our banknotes all come from Australia, $1 and $2 coins from Wales and the cents coins from Canada.
I love coins. Especially silver, gold and anything really old.
Member of the Royal Numismatic Society of New Zealand and the Auckland Numismatic Society
Coins in Australia are usually put in bags now, and sometimes rolls. I really like the rolls because it is like opening a mystery box when your hunting for commemorative coins. There are 6 banks in the town where I live, but I can only get rolls from one, and only sometimes. Which is disappointing.
When I was in France back in June they used mini coin tubes similar to this.
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Pre-Euro, Irish banknotes were issued in blocks of 1000 notes for each denomination, which was a surprisingly small.
Easy enough to get UNC notes up to £20 from blocks. However, I never saw a block of £50 or £100 notes, just partial opened block.
Each block had a card cover on top and on bottom. Blocks containing replacement notes were marked with a red star on the top card, which also listed the serial number range of the notes contained.
In Brazil, coins sachets are distributed on plastic bags. 50 coins per bag for larger coins, and 100 coins per bag for smaller coins.
It's common to find on coin shops cloth (cotton?) bags with up to 1,000 coins per bag. They're mostly from the 1980s (those were super-inflation years in Brazil).
Banknotes are wrapped by a paper strip (100 banknotes per wrap). They are then tightly-sealed on a plastic bag. I've seen 10 wraps (1,000 banknotes) per plastic bag, but I don't know if this is/was always the case.
In Brazil, coins sachets are distributed on plastic bags. 50 coins per bag for larger coins, and 100 coins per bag for smaller coins.
Can upload a clearer photo because I can't read what it says on the bags and does 50 coins per bag apply for denominations under 1 Real?
Hi to whoever is reading this. Did you know that TYPEWRITER (on a QWERTY keyboard) is the longest word you can type using only the letters on one row of the keyboard.
Pre-Euro, Irish banknotes were issued in blocks of 1000 notes for each denomination, which was a surprisingly small.
Easy enough to get UNC notes up to £20 from blocks. However, I never saw a block of £50 or £100 notes, just partial opened block.
Each block had a card cover on top and on bottom. Blocks containing replacement notes were marked with a red star on the top card, which also listed the serial number range of the notes contained.
-That is the case here in Canada but they're getting harder to order (many banks won't order new bills). I had ordered a few and just gave up b/c I kept getting bundles of old notes. The tellers will just shake their head & apologize (if you get the same one but more often than not you won't get the same teller). And since they're doing you a favour, there's really little one can do.
1000 notes are called “bricks” here. Nearly impossible to order UNC bricks here now so I've mostly resorted to ordering up to 5 bundles (half a brick) which sometimes they'll honour (be UNC) & deliver.
Boy, would it have been nice if we had our bricks marked with a red star to indicate that they contained replacements! The Bank of Canada no longer issues replacements. Instead they ask the printers to print more of the last prefix. For example, when they ordered 50 M “!50” Commemorative $10 instead of 5 prefixes (10M X 5) they issued approx 3M for the CDF (6th prefix) to account for the discarded-problem notes. The same occurred for the 2015 Commemorative $20 (added an extra prefix to account for discarded/problem runs) & a 6th prefix was added. The last FWW (6th) prefix is far tougher than the FWS & worth a premium (like the CDF). In fact, the FWS (1st prefix) is probably the most common of all the perfixes.
I think it's important for collectors of currency to be aware that many last prefixes are often more difficult to acquire than first prefixes. I'm still unsure why collectors often pay a premium for first prefixes but its generally a “newbie” thing. Consecutive serial numbered notes are also insignificant (unless older rare series/some special serial numbers) another “newbie” thing.
Banknotes are wrapped by a paper strip (100 banknotes per wrap). They are then tightly-sealed on a plastic bag. I've seen 10 wraps (1,000 banknotes) per plastic bag, but I don't know if this is/was always the case.
In Canada, each 100 notes is banded just like your image. It is called a "bundle" here & often a “strap” in the US. Since the new -no replacement- policy, it is quite common to find huge gaps in serial numbers. You might have a note in your bundle that goes from
2340400 and you're anticipating a radar 2340432 but the numbers run to 2340422 & the next note is 2341650 or some such jump.
In Brazil, coins sachets are distributed on plastic bags. 50 coins per bag for larger coins, and 100 coins per bag for smaller coins.
Can upload a clearer photo because I can't read what it says on the bags and does 50 coins per bag apply for denominations under 1 Real?
Sorry, I took the photos from the internet; I've seen many sachets in person, but I don't buy them.
Apart from banks, etc., they're commonly found on coin shops, where they're usually sold to smaller coin shops (for circulating commemoratives) and error coin collectors (that's a very popular niche in Brazil).
Here's a clearer example:
Source: Virtual Coleções
The larger text is the denomination (BRL 1.00) and the smaller text says “50 coins - BRL 50.00 - C.M.B”, where C.M.B is short for Casa da Moeda do Brasil (the Brazilian mint). The logo above is the Brazilian Central Bank's, the logo below is the CMB's.
In my experience, and source by internet images:
BRL 0.01 (no longer minted): 200 coins per bag
BRL 0.05 and 0.10: 100 coins per bag
BRL 0.25, 0.50 and 1.00: 50 coins per bag
Denominations larger than 1.00 are for non-circulating, and, I suppose, are only individually packaged.
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I get rolls from the Coin Roll Machine at both of the banks I frequent. they are packed by a company called “Armaguard” They look like this…
From left to right that is rolls of $1, $2, 20 cents & 5 cents. We also have rolls of 50 cents and 10 cents.
Mike
I go to 6 different banks to ask for commemorative coins. Only one has rolls of circulated coins (the Westpac bank), and usually only one roll. I've never heard of coin roll machines. I wish they had those where I live. What bank do you get rolls from??
I go to 6 different banks to ask for commemorative coins. Only one has rolls of circulated coins (the Westpac bank), and usually only one roll. I've never heard of coin roll machines. I wish they had those where I live. What bank do you get rolls from??
I get them from the Commonwealth Bank at either Mt Ommaney, Surfers Paradise or Pacific Fair Broadbeach and the Suncorp Bank at Mt Ommaney & Pacific Fair. Depends on where I am at the time. I have got them from other branches too from time to time.
Generally I will cash in the remnants of my previous noodle at the Commonwrealth Bank coin counting machine, withdraw $250 in notes from the ATM, then use that $250 to get rolls of coins from the coin machine. After noodling through them, cash them in at the Suncorp Bank, withdraw $250 from their ATM and get $250 in rolled coins from their coin machine. You never go near a teller.
Basically rinse and repeat. There are lots of coin counting machines and coin roll machines in and around Brisbane - Mike
ps - There are four banks in Toowoomba that have them, just googled them.
I go to 6 different banks to ask for commemorative coins. Only one has rolls of circulated coins (the Westpac bank), and usually only one roll. I've never heard of coin roll machines. I wish they had those where I live. What bank do you get rolls from??
I get them from the Commonwealth Bank at either Mt Ommaney, Surfers Paradise or Pacific Fair Broadbeach and the Suncorp Bank at Mt Ommaney & Pacific Fair. Depends on where I am at the time. I have got them from other branches too from time to time.
Generally I will cash in the remnants of my previous noodle at the Commonwrealth Bank coin counting machine, withdraw $250 in notes from the ATM, then use that $250 to get rolls of coins from the coin machine. After noodling through them, cash them in at the Suncorp Bank, withdraw $250 from their ATM and get $250 in rolled coins from their coin machine. You never go near a teller.
Basically rinse and repeat. There are lots of coin counting machines and coin roll machines in and around Brisbane - Mike
ps - There are four banks in Toowoomba that have them, just googled them.
Mike - I suspect, we have the same company here in New Zealand - but it is spelled Armourguard, the A logo looks similar
My local Westpac branch has a change dispensing machine which dispenses the coins in rolls.
Armourguard a security company does the rolling and the coins are all out of circulation. They mostly do shop float pick ups and I have to say the quality of some of the coins leaves a lot to be desired. 20 - 30 year old steel and aluminium brass coins get nasty stains.
You can see the colours and sizes here
10c - 50 coins, Pink ends (longest roll)
20c - 25 coins, Black ends
50c - 20 coins, Orange ends (Roll is too long for coins, was 20 inside!)
$1 - 25 coins, Blue ends
$2 - 25 coins , Red ends
The machine also dispenses $5 and $10 notes separately when available. You can get out $20 and $50 in the standard ATM. The $100 note is very elusive and I spent 2 months and 3 casino visits trying to get one for a German friend.
I love coins. Especially silver, gold and anything really old.
Member of the Royal Numismatic Society of New Zealand and the Auckland Numismatic Society
Mike - I suspect, we have the same company here in New Zealand - but it is spelled Armourguard, the A logo looks similar
My local Westpac branch has a change dispensing machine which dispenses the coins in rolls.
Armourguard a security company does the rolling and the coins are all out of circulation. They mostly do shop float pick ups and I have to say the quality of some of the coins leaves a lot to be desired. 20 - 30 year old steel and aluminium brass coins get nasty stains.
You can see the colours and sizes here
10c - 50 coins, Pink ends (longest roll)
20c - 25 coins, Black ends
50c - 20 coins, Orange ends (Roll is too long for coins, was 20 inside!)
$1 - 25 coins, Blue ends
$2 - 25 coins , Red ends
The machine also dispenses $5 and $10 notes separately when available. You can get out $20 and $50 in the standard ATM. The $100 note is very elusive and I spent 2 months and 3 casino visits trying to get one for a German friend.
New Zealand rolls look SOO much better than Australia ones.
I hope it's not off topic to ask for information on particular rolls here, but does anyone have experience with obtaining Portuguese commemorative euro coin rolls (specifically 2,5 €, 5 € and 7,5 €)? So far, I wasn't able to find out if these denominations even exist in rolls and whether it is possible to get them in Banco de Portugal or in the INCM shop. I wrote to the INCM in this respect, but they were not very helpful…
After many months of trying I’ve managed to aquire the large bank bags used to transport circulated coins to and from banks, cash centres and the mint.
Penny: 100 coins per bag (£1) then there is 20 bags in the large bag (2,000 total).
2 Pence: 50 coins per bag, 20 bags (1,000 2ps).
5 Pence: 100 coins per bag (£5), 20 bags (2,000 5p).
10 Pence: 50 coins per bag, 20 bags (1,000 10p).
20 Pence: 50 coins per bag (£10), 25 bags (1,250 20p).
50 Pence: 20 coins in bag, 25 bags (500 50p).
£1: 20 coins per bag (£20), 25 bags (500 £1).
£2: 10 coins per bag, 25 bags (250 £2).
Hi to whoever is reading this. Did you know that TYPEWRITER (on a QWERTY keyboard) is the longest word you can type using only the letters on one row of the keyboard.
Beautiful items people, love the numbers on the Hungarian rolls, then have that very 1911 style Art Nouveau numbering I love. And those British coin bags are nice too. I am familiar with the 50p and £2 ones, as many British coin youtuber use them for commem 50p and £2 coin hunts.
I love coins. Especially silver, gold and anything really old.
Member of the Royal Numismatic Society of New Zealand and the Auckland Numismatic Society
Person who shared these pictures with me only has these denominations. I don't know how other denominations are packaged, or if there is a smaller packaging.
(It's likely there is, because 500 and 1000 pataca is quite a big amount in coins)
I am not from Macau, but thought it might be interesting.
old series $50 each with a different signature and year
