PM Company Color-Coded Coin Counting Tube with 150 Assorted Flat Coin Wrappers for Pennies Through Quarters (05032), Blue; Green;Orange;red, Set of 4

..because Smaug likes to sleep on his piles of golden coins (Hobbit fans will get it).I just finished using these counting tubes to wrap nearly $1,400 in change I've accumulated over the years. These counting tubes are really amazing. I used preformed wrappers ( Royal Sovereign Assorted Coin Preformed Wrappers, 216 Count (FSW-216N) ) and wrapping coins was a breeze. Heck, it was almost fun. It took me four hours to wrap my quarters, dimes, and nickels.I had originally looked at some of the expensive (over $100) coin-sorting-wrapping machines that are available, but for $17, I figured I'd give these tubes a try first. One of the things that made these tubes work so well for me was that I had already separated my coins--so that made using the tubes very easy. Just to be clear, these tubes DO NOT sort coins. These tubes are meant to wrap only one coin size at a time. Sure, if you're wrapping quarters and if you have smaller coins in your quarter pile, the tube will allow them in the roll--but then you'll be placed on Interpol's and FBI's most wanted list for trying to trick the banking industry out of a few measly cents when you take those rolls to your bank.If your coins are not already sorted--and you don't want to sort them by hand or bribe your kids to do it--then one of those fancy sorting machines would be better. But, if you're coins are already pre-sorted, these tubes are a fantastic option.As far as the coin rolls used, I used the pre-rolled kind. I got these  Royal Sovereign Assorted Coin Preformed Wrappers, 216 Count (FSW-216N)  and they worked great. If you're trying to use flattened rolls that are open at both ends, you're probably asking for a whole lot of frustration. Don't cheap out on the rolls. Get the pre-formed ones. You can thank me later and I won't have to say, "See? I told you so".As far as using the tubes goes, it's pretty simple--pour coins in until they come up to the little slot on the side of the tube. Shake out any extras and you've got a full roll of coin. Of course I had to verify the counts on the first few I did and they were all spot-on accurate. Gently shake or tap the tube on the table as you slowly pour in the coins and they will all lay nice and flat in the tube. If you have the occasional foreign coin mixed in that are not quite the same size as U.S. coins, they may not lay flat and you'll have to empty the tube to remove the offending coin.Bottom line: These tubes worked exactly as advertised. It's simple, fast, and effective. You'll be surprised at how quickly you can wrap coins using them.

Years ago, I managed an illicit gambling casino in Manilla and we use a very similar hand-made product to count the various coins that would come in. I have to admit, the scale of this enterprise meant that we were handling far more coinage than paper currency. The volume was sufficient enough that we needed a method of counting out coins quickly and somewhat accurately.In our situation, we had a guy several miles away who fabricated our coin-counting tubes out of bamboo and dropped them off one day by motor scooter. They worked great. Our staff of 12 would manually sort the centavos and use the bamboo tubes to count the stacks of coins before rolling in paper that we would deposit in the state-run bank.I was new to this culture and depended on my staff to watch for corruption. Late one evening, I heard a commotion in the coin-counting room down in the basement. I was concerned the evening crew had brought in roosters again to fight, which had been prohibited after too many matches where both fighters had died and disputes arose over which bird technically died first. I rushed down there to put a stop to the rooster fight and found my head of security had one of the coin counters in a headlock and was rushing him towards the staircase leading to the alley. It turns out the counting staffer had crammed a piece of gum down into the bottom of one of the centavo counting tubes. This meant fewer coins in each of his rolls and he was pocketing ten or so centavos for each roll he turned in.I intercepted the security officer, Oscar, and instructed him to release the staffer. Oscar said he was going to crush the man's hand with a pipe he keeps in the alley as punishment. Offering a compromise, I had Oscar deliver the thief to the local police station with a small bribe. This helped deliver justice in the matter while also keeping the police off our backs for operating the gambling casino.I provide the backstory as a context for my perspective on these plastic coin-counting tubes. I noticed right away that these tubes have a hole on the bottom, which is especially helpful for checking to see that your counting crew hasn't stuffed a piece of gum in the bottom to skim coins for themselves. They work as well as our hand-crafted bamboo tubes did in Manilla, though I wish these had a wider base so they could stand up on a table. Additionally, I think these are a bit expensive for what they are. You could have a couple dozen hand-made and delivered for this price in the South Pacific.

Rolled up all my various change jars that I've been carting around for the last decade. These make filling the tubes so much easier, but you have to count out the coins. Seems Canadian coins are a hair thinner than the US coins.

Count your coins first as filling to the top level is more than needed... the ‘quarter’ section is at least 2 quarters too tall and the one for dimes is about 3 too many if you fill it - does make the wrapping easier so the ‘count first’ issue isn’t a biggie.

I thought these would be a bit gimmicky, but they worked great. My son and I rolled over $400 worth of change in about an hour.

They worked good for what I needed.. only used the one for pennies but worked

The product is not accurate at all. If it was designed for a specific currency, that has not been noted on the product anywhere. Had to modify it to work to the canadian currency.