| Coin wrappers are the paper tubes having the | | | | To crimp the projecting ends of the coin |
| finished crimp at one of the ends of tube and the | | | | wrappers, powered crimping machines are readily |
| opposite end is wide open. Coins are inserted in | | | | available. These machines include a typical rotary |
| the wrapper through the open end of tube in | | | | head holding more than one pair of concave |
| order to form a stack of coins. Coin stack adjoins | | | | having the shape of 'J'. Head of the machine |
| the crimped end wrapper in order to prevent the | | | | rotates the hooks at the projecting end of |
| coins from falling from the wrapper as it is being | | | | wrapper and then presses the hook against the |
| filled. | | | | wrapper end. The hook's concave surface will |
| The coin wrappers are designed in such a way | | | | define the curved sliding surface. The wrapper's |
| that it holds specific number of coins such as | | | | end slides on the concave surfaces and it is then |
| denomination, etc. When coin wrapper is filled, the | | | | rolled over to the form of finished crimp. |
| tube's open-end projects beyond the coin stack. | | | | For most of the coin collectors, the powered |
| The wrapper portion that is projecting is then | | | | crimping machine is too expensive. For each |
| folded manually over the coin stack in order to | | | | denomination of the coin wrapper, a separate |
| secure the coin stack inside the wrapper. | | | | rotary head should be purchased and for the |
| Most of the coin collectors dislike the coin wrapper | | | | manufacturers, the curved slide surfaces of |
| appearance having the manually folded end. All the | | | | hooks are expensive. Periodic maintenance is very |
| coin collectors will prefer that both the ends of | | | | much required for these machines and the |
| the coin wrapper have the finished crimped ends. | | | | repairing of this machine is too expensive. |