Mint rolls vs. bank rolls

turnedforgood · 06-26-2009, 11:58 AM

Its obvious by looking at Ebay that people seem to prefer the mint packaging on rolls of coins vs. the the rolls that banks or other services have made. Is there really a value difference to a dealer if the coins are in rolls from the mint or from the bank?

elaine 1970 · 06-26-2009, 12:16 PM

yes. there is a big different. like president harrison mint roll at 30,000 only. the price went up sharply. thus people gonna hold those bank rolls hoping that its price will go up too. with almost 100,000,000 harrison dollars. or should i said 400,000 roll. there should be a lot of bank roll around.

Grbose · 06-26-2009, 12:23 PM

My personal opinion and I'm going to relate this to the new 2009 rolls of Lincoln's I have both Mint and bank rolls and there's no difference in the coin itself just the paper they're wrapped in as far as I'm concerned.

bobbeth87 · 06-26-2009, 12:36 PM

Yes. The actual difference is simply the paper with which they are wrapped. No difference in the coins. However, the public perceives that the MINT paper adds value, hence, the spike in price for them.

onecoinpony · 06-26-2009, 01:15 PM

Not only is the mint paper worth more so is the bank wrapper company. N.F. String brings a premium over armored car service rolls, plain bank paper rolls, and big premium over plastic bank shrink wrapped rolls.

mrak · 06-26-2009, 01:52 PM

Quick question about the plastic bank rolls. Is there any value to keeping those intact? I have several quarter rolls I got from the bank and would rather put them in square tubes if there's no value to keeping them in the orig plastic wrap.

**Side note: is there any harm to keeping them in the plastic wrap I have a roll toning gold on both ends.

turnedforgood · 06-26-2009, 02:16 PM

Thank you for the answers. Percieved value is still value weather it actually is worth more or not. I understand that the contents are the same, the only thing being that the coins werent shipped in a bag before they were rolled for bank rolls. So there could possably be a slight chance of a few better coins. Probably not enough to worry about.

I have bank rolls of the new pennies and the westward journey nickels, are these worth more in rolls or individually in coin holders in the long run?

bobbeth87 · 06-26-2009, 02:38 PM

I don't think the plastic is a good long term solution (though the edges look very, very purdy) as I think they will tone.

Danr · 06-26-2009, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by bobbeth87

I don't think the plastic is a good long term solution (though the edges look very, very purdy) as I think they will tone.

does that plastic have PVC

bobbeth87 · 06-26-2009, 03:47 PM

I don't know, Danr, but I was talking with some friends from my coin club and they say they always rewrap those plastic rolls in paper or put in tubes....

Chiefbullsit · 06-26-2009, 04:28 PM

I know nothing about rolls from the Mint.....

Conder101 · 07-02-2009, 10:27 PM

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I understand that the contents are the same, the only thing being that the coins werent shipped in a bag before they were rolled for bank rolls.

The mint roll coins WERE shipped in a bag before they were rolled, just like the bank rolls.

And you can't really say the contents are the same either for one reason. With the Mint rolls you KNOW what is inside the roll, date and mint. With a bank roll you have no idea what is really inside the roll untill you open it up, and then it isn't an unopened roll anymore. (Bank rolls that APPEAR to be Unc rolls have turned out to be mixed rolls sometimes when they are finally opened.)

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