BU Roll Buyer's Guide -- Part 4C (Machine Wrapped Roll)

BU Roll Buyer's Guide
Part 1: Introduction
Part 2: History of Roll Collecting
Part 3: Where Rolls gee FromPart 4: Types of Rolls




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Part 6: Glossary
Machine Wrapped Rolls
The first type of machine wrapped roll we discuss also utilized
preformed paper tubes like those discussed in the prior section. In
this case, the machine is only used to seal the rolls. The coins are
still inserted manually in the tube and then the machine is used to
crimp the open end of the paper tube. Typically the non-factory end is
not crimped as tightly. Also, the paper tends to be loose around the
roll since the tube is slightly larger than the diameter of the coins
so that the coins can be easily inserted without jamming. These
crimping machines are very inexpensive (gepared to a wrapping machine)
since all they do is seal the tube. This type of crimping machine is
available for a few hundred dollars for higher volume users. For
smaller volume users and home use, hand versions and a supply of
preformed tubes can be purchased for less than $10.
The vast majority of rolls today are wrapped with a wrapping machine
(see Image 5). These sophisticated machines--often costing as much as a
small car--have larger hoppers capable of holding a few hundred rolls
of coins at a time. The machines reject misshapen coins, coins of other
denominations, off-center strikes, and the like. They count the correct
number of coins into the roll for the chosen denomination, tightly wrap
the roll and nicely crimp the ends. The entire process takes no more
than a few seconds per roll.

Image 5: High speed wrapping machine.
These high speed wrapping machines utilize wrapping paper that gees
on a large roll, just like toilet paper, only in a even larger roll
(see Image 6). Several gepanies manufacture paper for these machines.
From the volume of rolls we have seen, N.F. String