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BuffaloBonehead Valued Member United States 333 Posts	Posted 08/25/2011 7:01 pm I have this tube of 1958D pennies, but the plastic is so tight that I can't get any of the pennies out. It's almost like the plastic was heated up to shrink wrap the coins in permanently. Was this commonly done at some time in the past? If so, how do I take them out? Report this Post to the Staff

specksynder Pillar of the Community United States 1080 Posts	Posted 08/25/2011 9:18 pm I had some like that, and I don't know if it was the environment they were stored in for a long time or what. The plastic was soft and I was able to tear it off in a big long spiral. Report this Post to the Staff
johnnybingo New Member United States 18 Posts	Posted 08/26/2011 01:44 am maybe cutting the edges of the tubes might help losein it have no clue Report this Post to the Staff
perfessor Pillar of the Community United States 927 Posts	Posted 08/26/2011 02:03 am It sounds like the plastic tube was exposed to sunlight or heat for some time to shrink the plastic. Or maybe the pennies were shoved into a dime tube, pretty hard to do this though. If this is an uncirculated roll then you want to be careful with them to not ruin the coins. If the coins are circulated then just cut the tube and break them out. Report this Post to the Staff
Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 08/26/2011 02:51 am I have seen coins that were in plastic wrapping/tubing as described (back in my retail sales days). We would strike the roll on the side of the cash drawer to open it. I think you just need to brake it open, then place coins in a tube/roll as you prefer. Are they like this? Quote: Beginning in the 1990s, a new type of machine was introduced that wrapped coins in a plastic sleeve, making them appear "shrink wrapped" (see Image 8). The plastic is tightly stretched over the roll of coins keeping them together. The coins are easily removed by squeezing the roll or tearing away the plastic wrapping. Edited by Fuzzy317 08/26/2011 03:00 am Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 08/26/2011 10:53 am Back in the 1960's some of the early coin tubes used a plastic that shrank over time. Some people have success soaking the tubes in hot water to soften the plastic, some are able to carefully cut the plastic. Some have luck storing them in the freezer, the colder the better. Myself I like liquid nitrogen which causes the plastic to shrink enough to break up on its own and which makes the plastic extremely brittle so it shatter with a gentle tap. Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 08/26/2011 11:12 am Basically what Conder101 said. This has been noted in posts in the past about those rolls. And it is not just pennies, some have had the same problem with other denominations. Not sure if all are like the one I had but many in the past had a slip on type cover and it was that type for me that sort of got that way. Most of the more recent varieties all have screw on lids and never heard of anyone having a problem with those. Try the hot water system. Should be the safest method. The above is based on if your discussing the hard plastic type of rolls. Others here have already thought you were mentioning the sort of soft, saran rap type. Edited by just carl 08/26/2011 11:13 am Report this Post to the Staff
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