How Many Quarters In A Roll?

There are 40 individual quarters in one standard roll of quarters. That’s 10 dollars of quarters.

How Much is a Roll of Quarters Worth?

A roll of quarters is worth 10 dollars.

There are 40 quarters in a roll of quarters, each of which is worth 25 cents. Multiply 40 quarters by 25 cents and you have $10.

How Much Does a Roll of Quarters Weigh?

All quarters made since 1965 weigh exactly 5.670 grams, which equals 0.2 ounces. That means that a roll of 40 quarters ($10) weighs 226.8 grams, which is equal to 8 ounces, plus the negligible weight of the coin wrapper itself. In terms of pounds, 8 ounces of quarters weigh half a pound.

If you need to know the total weight including the wrapper, check with the coin wrapper manufacturer or weigh the empty coin wrapper yourself. This is because the weight of the coin wrapper varies by manufacturer. While a coin wrapper’s weight might vary, a dime never quarter does! It’s always 5.670 grams.

How Much Does a Roll of Quarters Cost

A roll of regular quarters costs ten dollars. That’s because there are 40 individual quarters worth 25 cents each in a roll of quarters.

How Many Rolls of Quarters are in a Box?

A standard box of quarters from a Federal Reserve Bank contains 50 rolls of quarters. Since there are 40 quarters in a single roll of coins, that means there are 2,000 quarters worth $500 in one standard box of quarters.

Quarter Roll Converter

Use our free Roll of Quarters to Number of Quarters Converter to quickly convert quarter rolls to the exact number of quarters plus find their value.

We have typed in an example of 1 quarter roll which gives us a total of 40 quarters. That answers the question of “how many quarters in a roll”. How much are the 40 quarters worth? If you answered $10, you’d be correct again.

To use our converter, just enter how many rolls of quarters you have. The converter then turns your quarters into dollars.

Why Use Coin Rolls? 

Quarters are put into paper coin rolls because it makes counting, transporting, and keeping track of them much less time-consuming. If you didn’t have them in rolls, you would need to carry them around in bags which isn’t very convenient if you’re a business, a local bank, or a coin roll hunter dealing in a large number of coins.

Remember that there are 40 individual quarters in one coin roll. If you handle a lot of quarters and didn’t keep them rolled, it would take you 40 times longer to count your coins.

The coin rolls are designed to tightly pack coins into the wrapper for storage and transportation

Banks and businesses handle large volumes of coins, so the time saved by using coin rolls quickly adds up. To save even more time, banks and businesses roll coins use automated coin wrapping machines, which were invented all the way back in 1913.

Besides making life simpler for banks and businesses, coin rolls are a favorite of coin collectors. Why? There are two reasons.

First, a coin collector needs to store their quarters too! If they’re not particularly valuable, putting them in a coin wrapper is a good way to organize the quarters by year, rarity, errors, and other unusual coinage.

Second, coin collectors enjoy searching through rolls of quarters for a hidden gem of a coin that’s worth more than its face value. This hobby is called ‘coin roll hunting’, which we cover in this article.

Who Invented Coin Rolls?

The inventor of the paper coin wrapper is lost to history. While we don’t know who the person was or exactly when coin rolls first came into use, it’s believed that they were first used by banks several hundred years ago.

We do know that Charles S. Batdorf patented the first automatic coin wrapping machine in 1913. His invention sped up the coin wrapping process, as his machine was much faster than humans. As a result, coin rolls came into widespread use in the early 20th century. This was good news for banks and businesses used large numbers of coins but put for the people that wrapped coins by hand out of work.

Where Do Rolls of Quarters Come From?

Quarters are ‘born’ when they are formed, or ‘struck’, in a coining press at the United States Mint. These new, ‘uncirculated’ quarters are then put into large bags for transporting them to a rolling and distribution center. When a bag of quarters leaves the US Mint, it can weigh over 1,000 pounds and require a forklift to get it into the armored truck!

Interesting fact: A 1,000-pound bag of quarters contains 80,000 quarters and is worth $20,000.

Once the bags of quarters arrive at a rolling and distribution center from the Mint, they are rolled by coin wrapping machines and put into coin boxes.

After the coins are wrapped and boxed, they’re shipped by armored truck to regional Federal Reserve Banks’ depository institutions.The Reserve Banks’ depository institutions place orders for coins. The armored carriers transport the coins from the coin terminals to the depository institutions. From there they sent to other banks to be used by businesses and individual bank customers.

Where Can I Buy Coin Wrappers?

There are two types of coin wrappers, each of which has pros and cons.

The first type is the flat coin wrapper which is inexpensive but it will take longer to roll your coins. Amazon sells 400 flat coin wrappers for $8.49. That’s around 2 cents each.

The second type is the pre-formed, tube-style wrapper that come crimped on one end. While pre-formed wrappers are more expensive than flat wrappers, they are easier to use and faster to fill. Amazon sells them in packs of 100 for $6.99, which is around 7 cents each.

Coin wrappers are also usually, but not always, stocked at Walmart, some dollar stores, Target, CVS, and Walgreens.

If you use coin wrappers for your business, ask your bank for free ones. While not all banks provide them at no additional cost, some will.

How Do I Roll Quarters?

If you have change that needs to be rolled, you will need coin wrappers, a flat surface, and some time. We recommend using the pre-formed tube-style coin wrappers to save time rolling unwanted coins, but you can also use flat coin wrappers.

How to hand roll coins

First, put all of your coins on a flat surface such as a table, countertop, or floor.

Next, separate your coins into different piles by type. Pennies in one pile, nickels in another, dimes in a third, quarters in a fourth, half dollars in a fifth, and dollar coins in the final pile.

Then, put the correct number of coins into each type of coin wrapper. If you’re using flat coin wrappers, you will first need to crimp one end of the wrapper. To make sure you put in the correct number of coins for each wrapper type, use our handy coin rolling list below:

• Penny rolls: 50 per $0.50 penny roll
• Nickel rolls 40 per $2.00 nickel roll
• Dime roll: 50 per $5.00 dime roll
• Quarter rolls: 40 per $10.00 quarter roll
• Half Dollar rolls: 20 per $10.00 half dollar roll
• Dollar Coin rolls: 25 per $25.00 dollar coin roll.
• Small dollar coin rolls: 25 per $25.00 small dollar coin roll
• Silver dollar rolls: 20 per roll
• Golden eagle coin rolls: 40 per roll
• Half eagle coin rolls: 40 per roll

After you’ve filled a wrapper with the right number of coins, you need to crimp the other end of the wrapper to seal the coin roll. Fold the sides of the wrapper over until you the coins are covered.

How to use a coin rolling machine

If you need to roll a lot of coins, consider buying a coin rolling machine to save time. These machines don’t just fill the coin wrappers quickly, they sort them by type too!

Fill the machine with the correct coin tubes, put your coins into the hopper, and turn it on. After it’s done sorting and filling the tubes, take them out and seal the ends.

The best coin rolling machines are made by Royal Sovereign. They’re fast, have good reviews, and there’s a machine for every budget.

Coinstar: An Alternative to Rolling Quarters

If you want to turn your coins into cash or an eGift card, chances are you have heard of Coinstar. Their coin counting machine will turn your change into cash, eGift cards for many popular online stores, or other items for a fee. With Coinstar, you can also choose to donate your coins to charity!

How does Coinstar work?

Using their machine’s screen, you first choose whether you want cash, a gift voucher, or if you want to donate them to charity. You then put in your coins, which the Coinstar machine quickly counts. It will then print a receipt or eGift card voucher, depending on the option that you selected. If you chose the cash option, the store’s customer service desk will exchange the receipt for cash immediately.

How much does Coinstar charge?

Coinstar fees vary by location and also depend on whether you want an eGift card or cash. Some locations let you exchange coins for an eGift card free of charge. If you want cash, there’s typically an 11.9% fee for that. That means for every $10 in dimes, Coinstar will take $1.19 leaving you with $8.81.

How to find a Coinstar location near me?

How do you find a store with a Coinstar machine near you? They’ve made it simple with their ‘Find a Kiosk’ tool!

Head to https://www.coinstar.com/findakiosk and enter your address or zip code. Then pick the location that’s most convenient for you. Most of their kiosk machines are located in grocery stores.

Where Can I Find Rolls Of Coins?

If you need rolls of quarters or other coins for your business, your best choice will be to get them at your bank.

If you’re a coin roll hunter, you will want to maximize the chance of finding rare coins and those worth more than their melt value. While you can always ask for rolls of coins at your local bank, you might have better luck finding valuable coins by asking for coin rolls at convenience stores, video arcades, laundromats, and car washes.

The US Mint also accepts orders for rolls of coins currently in circulation through their ‘Circulating Coin Bulk Purchase Program’.

Banks

A good source of coin rolls is local banks. Banks receive their coins from the United States Mint’s rolling and distribution centers, which ships them as coin rolls. The bank then passes them onto you on request.

Bank tellers will provide customers with rolls of coins on request. While you can ask for any type of coin that’s in circulation, they might limit the number of coin rolls you can request at any one time.

Most banks do not have rolls of dollar coins or half-dollar coins on hand but will order them for you.

While some banks will allow non-customers to exchange cash for coin rolls, many require you to have a bank account with them. If you request coin rolls on a regular basis, you might be asked to open a business banking account.

US Mint

You can also contact the U.S. Mint to order rolls of coins through their ‘Circulating Coin Bulk Purchase Program. You can call them at 1-800-872-6468, shop online at their website, or send them an email at usmint-support@usmcatalog.com

Convenience Stores

If you’re hunting for rare coins, you can try your local convenience store. They have plenty of coins on hand to make change for customers who pay in cash.

Video Game Arcades

Video arcades use coin-operated gaming machines. Since most people playing their arcade games don’t have an endless supply of coins on hand, arcades will have a change machine to convert dollar bills into coins to play their games. If you want some change, just put a few bills into the machine. While it comes out as loose change, you can easily roll it yourself.

Laundromats

Coin-operated laundromats are also a good place to get loose or rolled quarters. While many laundromats now accept debit cards, many of their customers still prefer to pay using cash. To convert their cash into coins for the laundry machines, a laundromat will have a change machine.

If you don’t mind loose change, you can use the change machine for your coins. If you’re after rolled quarters, ask the owner.

Car Washes

A self-serve car wash will normally have a change machine since their machines take quarters. If you’re in search of quarters, feed in some bills and see if you find any 90% silver quarters! If you’re looking for rolls of quarters, you could ask the owner but it’s more practical to just ask your local bank.

Coin Roll Hunting

While rolls of quarters that come straight from a mint are new and ‘uncirculated’, most quarters in circulation are not new as they’re durable and last for years. Coin roll hunters look for rare coins and coins that have a scrap value that’s more than their face value, such as 90% silver pre-1965. Collective coins can be put into paper or plastic coin rolls.

What are silver quarters?

Silver quarters were produced in the United States before 1965 and contain 90% silver. Starting in 1965, a copper-nickel alloy replaced silver in quarters and dimes.

These silver quarters are a favorite target for coin roll hunters as they have a high scrap due to their .900 fine silver content. If you search through enough change, you will eventually find a silver quarter!

To check if you have a silver quarter you can check the date or examine the edges, which are also called rims. Silver quarters were minted up until 1964 and have a wholly silver edge. Modern-day quarters have an edge that has copper sandwiched in the middle.

Are silver quarters worth money?

Yes, silver quarters are worth more than their face value of 25 cents due to their 90 percent silver content.

For example, a 1964 quarter is 90% silver, which means it contains 0.1808 troy ounces of silver worth $4.29! If you find enough of them, you can make money with your hobby. It’s not hard to spot silver quarters, either, as the edges are distinctively silver-colored.

How many ounces of silver are in a roll of silver quarters?

There are 7.2339 troy ounces of silver in a roll of silver quarters. How did we calculate that? You can follow our math below:

6.25 grams per pre-1965 quarter x 90% silver = 5.625 grams silver in one quarter

5.625 grams silver x 40 quarters in a roll = 225 grams silver = 7.93664 ounces = 7.233916667 troy ounces.

What other coins should I look for?

Besides silver quarters and dimes, you can look for rare coins that will fetch top dollar at auction. Pennies are a favorite since they’re easy to obtain and are prone to errors when they’re struck. Since these errors make a penny worth more than its total face value of 1 cent, they are a good target for treasure hunters.

Just how much can a rare penny error be worth? If you’re lucky enough to find a 1969-S Double Die Inverse in good condition, you could walk away with $75,000. That’s 7,500,000 times its face value! The ‘S’ standards for San Francisco, which is the mint mark.

Another popular, and more common, penny error is the 1987 Double Die Penny. These pennies have doubling on the design because a penny coin die was created imperfectly in a device called a hub. While they’re not worth as much as the 1969-S Double Die, they’re much easier to find and can be worth $25 or more. The rarest form of the 1987 Double Die Penny awarded the highest grade by the Professional Coin Grading Service can sell at auction for almost $2,000.

Collectors also enjoy searching for Indian head pennies and silver dimes.

Frequently Asked Questions About Quarters

If you have more questions about quarters, we have the answers! Here is a collection of the most frequently asked questions about quarters.

What are the dimensions of a quarter?

A quarter is 0.955 inches in diameter and has a thickness of 0.0689 inches.

How much volume does a quarter take up?

The volume of a single quarter is 0.049334 cubic inches.

How long is a roll of quarters?

Modern-day quarters are 1.75 mm thick which is equal to 0.0689 inches. If we stacked our 40 quarters from the coin roll, worth $10, starting from the ground, our quarters would reach 2.76 inches tall.

That means a $10 roll of quarters is 2.76 inches long plus a little bit more depending on the thickness of your coin wrapper. If you want to check the length yourself, use a ruler or tape measure.

The same idea applies if you want to know how thick a roll of quarters is. A single roll of 40 quarters is 2.76 inches thick and worth $10.

How thick are 40 quarters?

40 quarters are 2.76 inches thick. If you prefer metric units, that’s the same as 7 centimeters.

How Much Copper and Nickel are in One Roll of Quarters?

Quarters are primarily copper but also contain nickel. To be precise, modern-day quarters are 91.67% copper and 8.33% nickel. It wasn’t always this way though! Before 1965, quarters were 90% silver and 10% copper.

In one roll of modern quarters, there are 207.9 grams of copper and 18.9 grams of nickel. If you prefer to work in ounces, that’s 7.333 ounces of copper and 0.333 ounces of nickel.

What hasn’t changed is that each quarter is still worth exactly 25 cents, even though they’re no longer made from silver. That’s right, quarters used to be made out of silver! In fact, there were many silver coins in the past but that’s no longer the case today. If you want to collect coins, you could start by collecting silver coins or error coins.

How many rolls of quarters is $20?

There are two rolls of quarters in $20. That’s 80 individual quarters.

How many quarters are in $40?

There are four rolls of quarters in $40, which is 160 individual quarters.

How many rolls of quarters is $100?

There are ten rolls of quarters in $20. That’s 400 individual quarters.

How much are 2,000 pounds of quarters worth?

An individual quarter weighs 0.2 ounces. Since there are 16 ounces in one pound, that means that there are 80 quarters worth $20 in each pound of quarters.

In 2,000 pounds of quarters, there are 160,000 quarters worth a total of $40,000. That’s a lot of quarters!

If you want to do the math yourself multiply 2,000 pounds x 80 quarters/pound to find the answer of 160,000 quarters. Divide by 4 to find the value of 2,000 pounds of quarters in dollars.

What are the different types of American Quarters?

The different types of American quarters that have been minted are the Capped Bust, Liberty Seated, Barber or Liberty Head, Standing Liberty, Washington, Statehood, District & Territory, and National Parks quarters.