What is the best way to get coins out of the rolls?

[Nydus Touch]

When I first started CRHing I would only do one box at a time so I would just break the rolls by hand. Once I got a little farther along and started looking through more than one box in a sitting, I would smack the wrapped coins with something in order to push a few coins through the side and thus break the wrapping. This presents the obvious problem of putting dings into otherwise nice coins... I am considering trying to use a box cutter to cut one of the crimped ends of a roll: is that a good idea? I might be going about this completely wrong and would appreciate some advice...

 

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[maverick]

Best not to be daydreaming or drinking when waving the razor blade cutter around.

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[mleblanc138]

I agree with maverick on this one.. Coins are absolutely filthy and covered with germs.. There have even been studies done that showed most of the coins had fecal bacteria on them.. I am hesitant even getting them close to my face when I am edge checking.. But biting a roll has to not only be horrible for your teeth but will definitely heighten your chances of getting extremely sick.. I am not telling you what to do, but I don't think that is a good idea buddy..

I have bit open over 40 thousand rolls with no adverse side effects. At this point, I'd be a lot more worried about either cutting myself with a razor or scissors, or losing coins due to them flying everywhere when I smash rolls open. I do sometimes wonder if there's a better alternative to my method, but I haven't found it yet.

 

[Nydus Touch]

I have bit open over 40 thousand rolls with no adverse side effects. At this point, I'd be a lot more worried about either cutting myself with a razor or scissors, or losing coins due to them flying everywhere when I smash rolls open. I do sometimes wonder if there's a better alternative to my method, but I haven't found it yet.

I have definitely lost a few coins over board using the ol' hulk smash.

 

[Keppy]

I agree with maverick on this one.. Coins are absolutely filthy and covered with germs.. There have even been studies done that showed most of the coins had fecal bacteria on them.. I am hesitant even getting them close to my face when I am edge checking.. But biting a roll has to not only be horrible for your teeth but will definitely heighten your chances of getting extremely sick.. I am not telling you what to do, but I don't think that is a good idea buddy..

I agree i just started ...But i do what i see some turnpike toll takers do ... I wear surgical rubber gloves...And for now i just push the coins out one end so i can use the same wrappers to rewrap them....

 

[Infowarrior]

I use my pocket knife, go across one of the end coins and dig into the far edge of the wrapper, and slice the remaining paper off, and poke out the other side with thumb/finger into my palm... (make sure knife isnt facing you) lol