It has been said many times on this forum that the US mint does not roll coins, but what I want to know if other countries do? Do many countries follow the US example or do they roll them? Are they rolled in a specially marked rolls so people can tell if they came from the mint or are they just put in some kind of generic package? I live in Canada and work in a bank so I come across many rolls that are straight from the mint and was just wondering what other mints do?
The US mint does sell rolls but only certain denominations.You can get P&D rolls of Sacageweas,Kennedys,statehood quarters and in 2004-2006 (2006 still available),they sold all of the new nickels.No dimes or cents.
In Germany the mints roll the coins that are to be shipped to banks. Each roll is wrapped in paper, and then 10 rolls (I think) are packed in some plastic foil. Here are some pictures of mint rolls from various European countries: http://i21.ebayimg.com/03/i/07/33/bf/53_1_b.JPG (Greece - rolls of 2 cent coins with mint name) http://www.muenzauktion.com/beko/pic/atomium_004_benny.jpg (Belgium - roll of €2 commems with mint logo) http://i6.ebayimg.com/04/i/07/37/1b/a3_1_b.JPG (Greece - rolls of 5 cent coins with mint name) http://www.muenzauktion.com/beko/pic/2_euro_rolle_finnland_2005_un.jpg (Finland - roll of €2 commems with mint logo) http://www.swissmint.ch/_images/presse/production/5-muenzrollen.jpg (Switzerland - 5 CHF coins, rolls with mint logo) But this does not necessarily mean that these mints sell such rolls to individual customers. The German mints, for example, will not do that; don't know about others. Christian
The misunderstanding is that the mint does not roll coin at the mint. Coins are minted and shipped to distribution centers that perform the rolling proccess. These distibution centers use wrappers authorized by the mint. Basically these rolled coins are no better handled or perserved then coins rolled for distribution the banks. The only thing that seperates them is the wrapper. I my opinion it's the wrapper that you pay that premium for when you purchase rolled coin from the mint. Or you could say that you pay a premium to get P and D rolls so you don't have to try and find a bank that has them available.
Here's an interesting link about this subject that I found on ebay...go figure huh? http://reviews.ebay.com/BU-Roll-Buy...-Rolls-Sold-by-the_W0QQugidZ10000000001449344
I'm pretty sure the Royal Canadian Mint does not roll their own coins. The mint in Winnipeg does the circulating coins, and unless theyve changed things in the past year or 2, they leave the mint in crates, the get crated, weighed, and trucked off somewhere to be rolled.
Could be, but if they are they are rolled in rolls appoved and endorsed by the mint, and I believe all new coins come in these rolls, so you will not find any circulated coins mixed in.
I actually have read this article, but does this also apply to Canadian coins? or other countries? This article is actually one of the reasons I started thie thread.
Post #3 by chrisild answers part of your question, post #6 by dopeuser answers it for the Canadian coins. So I'd have to say it depends on the country. To get a definitive answer for each country you'd probably have to contact the mints themselves. There is a link in the Numismatic Resources section which provide contact information for most of the mints of the world. Send them an email or letter and ask them.
