I got 5 of these rolls in the collection. Why is it plastic shrink wrapped and not a paper bank roll

Watchbelieve

BigA

Because someone preferred plastic to paper when the put the roll together

ScarsdaleCoin

No the brinks type companies that re wrap coins sometimes use automatic plastic wrap so folks could see coins inside

Watchbelieve

So does that mean someone went through rolls of 81-p pennies and picked out the best then had them rolled special at the bank?

LindeDad

May not be all 81P's but they maybe. Large handler's get bulk shipments from the mint.

oih82w8

Occasionally someone will "fill" the paper rolls with something other than coins, I have seen a piece of "all thread" inside a roll or dimes, and place a coin on each end and pawn it off as a full roll. The transparent "rolls" stymied that for some.

BStrauss3

The various coin terminals have different machines they use to wrap coins.

If they bought from these guys: http://www.scancoin-usa.com/en-US/Product_Guide/_Central_Cash_Processing/Packaging1.aspx

http://www.scancoin-usa.com/~/media/Scancoin_com/Pdf/Product Leaflets/Central Cash Solutions/Packaging equipment_Rev01.ashx

TommyType

I've seen quite a few businesses with those shrink-wrap-wrappers around SoCal, so they must be coming out of a bank or distributor.

The poor tellers have to bang them on the drawer a few to get them open, or start pulling on the plastic, which tends to just tighten the wrap. Thinking they probably much prefer the paper ones....

291fifth

My bank used to run a magnet by each roll brought into them, apparently looking for slugs or Canadian. I decided to have a bit of fun one day and added a 1943 steel cent to a roll of cents just to see what they would do. The teller was dumbfounded. He had never heard of 1943 steel cents. (They no longer check any of my rolls. They must have learned their lesson.)

jmlanzaf

The problem with any shrink-wrapped roll like that is that no one will buy it as an "original" BU roll. You might as well open it, check the coins and rewrap it in a form that is inspectable by any prospective purchaser. It could be a mixed date roll, slider AUs, etc.

WoodenJefferson

@TommyType said:

The poor tellers have to bang them on the drawer a few to get them open, or start pulling on the plastic, which tends to just tighten the wrap. Thinking they probably much prefer the paper ones....

mannie gray

That kind of wrapping while still common, was especially common in the 1980s.
I would assume all the coins would be unc. 1981.
Some buyers may see it differently.