Did You Know That…….?

Written by Bill O'Rourke on April 22nd, 2009

Summary:

Did you know that coin wrappers are actually color coded? While there have been some variations over the years, the wrappers used to roll coins by hand are made in similar colors.

DID YOU KNOW…
THAT COIN WRAPPERS ARE COLOR CODED?

Coin Wrappers

CENT (PENNY) wrappers are RED

NICKEL (FIVE CENTS) wrappers are BLUE

DIME (TEN CENTS) wrappers are GREEN

QUARTERS (TWENTY FIVE CENTS) wrappers are ORANGE

HALVES (HALF DOLLAR) wrappers are TAN

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