Paper Wrapped Rolls Corrosion

Someone mentioned they’ve experienced a problem with coins corroding in paper wrapped rolls – has anyone else experienced this? Is the mint using inert paper? I would imagine the rolling companies do not use inert paper, as their purpose is not to provide a collectable product.

 

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Most paper used for rolling are not "inert". Paper rolls have never really been made for such things, they were made to be convenient and CHEAP. Anyone wishing to store "rolls" of things should buy the plastic tubes.

In the old days, some collectors would wrap a paper roll with aluminum foil, then more paper. This will work, but is dangerous. If any part of the coin touches the aluminum foil, it can destroy the coin.

Why mess with that when plastic is inert, safe, and cheap nowadays?

 

well it depends on what kinds of wrappers i would think. i would say the string and son wrappers would be ok. i have a lot of older rolls that have toned due to the wrappers but nothing to the point of corrosion

 

I've seen some of the ones from like the dollar store or wal mart show some corrosion, but thsoe are cheap so it goes with the territory I suppose. I'm on board with those above ^^^^, when i find a fresh roll of UNC's, I carefully open it up, and put all the coins into a storage tube, bust out my Dymo, and print up a nice label for it.

 

Just got some fresh free paper rolls from my bank to roll up quarters.

 

I guess the problem is sealed rolls are worth more, since it's assumed they haven't been searched. However, if long term your coins are being destroyed, there's no advantage to keeping them in sealed paper. At the prices the mint is selling them for and since they're selling them as a collectable roll, you'd think they would/should use inert paper.

 

Well, on a whim I decided to check one of my rolls of 2012 d cents. Black spots all over them! So I checked my other rolls, the 2009 Lincolns, 08 Lincolns... ALL have spots everywhere. I even pit the rolls in tubes while still in paper. Now I have to unroll all 100 or so rolls I have to hopefully prevent further marks and deterioration.

 

thats nuts

 

The spotting is actually quite common with these. They basically left the mint like such. It really seems like there is no QC going on right now in the mint..

 

Interesting long term experiment. So, has anyone experimented long term with proper storage and no aluminum foil or is the foil necessary?

 

I have bought "experiments" as they were. It always boils down like Doug said to moisture. I have seen rolls from the 50/60's in nice shape, others with corroded coins inside.

Why risk it when plastic tubes are so cheap?

 

This thread is why I love this place so much. The amount of knowledge is vast. Now I'm not going to start rolling my coins in foil, but if I ever need to I know what to do. At least I've got plenty of tubes for my rolls.

 

Raises an interesting thought of having thin aluminum tubes for coin storage.

 

Actually, the mint doesn't 'roll' on site and contracts out that rolling process to String & Sons. Now who makes the fancy paper for mint wrappers I couldn't tell ya.......

 

But what I was thinking is that the aluminum is a more active metal than the copper or silver, so any corrosion that occurs would be on the aluminum.

 

You never know with cent rolls even with proper storage. When you open the roll, anything is possible.