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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Paddy54, post: 8585283, member: 19250&quot;]To answer your question no the coins are shipped from the mint to a Federal Reserve bank in your area.</p><p>At that point the coins are rolled and banks place orders for the coins and bills they need.</p><p>Your local retailersplace their coin needs to the bank they deal with.</p><p>So when you go to your local food store and you see an armored car or truck parked in the pick up lane.</p><p>They are pickling up the stores funds to be deposited ,as well bring the store the cash so they can make change for cash sales.</p><p><br /></p><p>Years ago when you wrote a check for your purchase the armored vehicles would also pick up checks.</p><p>The checks in those days had to clear though the Federal Reserve bank in your area. </p><p>These days with more electronic transactions checks are taken at the pos to with draw the payment to the store. With less cash transactions the need for paper money and coins isn&#039;t&nbsp; what it was years ago.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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