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A coin container for receiving coins or tokens therein, comprising a receptacle having a longitudinal wall along a longitudinal axis and end faces at opposed ends of the longitudinal wall. The longitudinal wall has an inner surface defining a cavity portion with the end faces. The cavity portion is

A coin container for receiving coins or tokens therein, comprising a receptacle having a longitudinal wall along a longitudinal axis and end faces at opposed ends of the longitudinal wall. The longitudinal wall has an inner surface defining a cavity portion with the end faces. The cavity portion is adapted to partially receive therein a predetermined number of coins. Grooves protrude radially in the inner surface of the longitudinal wall. The grooves are adapted to receive partially therein at least one coin of the predetermined number of coins thereby separating other ones of the predetermined number of coins in groups of the predetermined number of coins, such that the coins in the grooves are offset radially from the groups. Means are provide for forming a tubular container with the cavity portion of the receptacle to hold the coins captive in the tubular container.

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1. A coin container for receiving coins or tokens therein, comprising:a receptacle having a longitudinal wall along a longitudinal axis and end faces at opposed ends of the longitudinal wall, the longitudinal wall having an inner surface defining a cavity portion with said end faces, the cavity port

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A coin container for receiving coins or tokens therein, comprising:a receptacle having a longitudinal wall along a longitudinal axis and end faces at opposed ends of the longitudinal wall, the longitudinal wall having an inner surface defining a cavity portion with said end faces, the cavity portion adapted to partially receive therein a predetermined number of coins, and at least one coin offsetting means in said inner surface of said longitudinal wall, said at least one coin offsetting means adapted to offset at least one coin of the predetermined number of coins thereby separating other ones of the predetermined number of coins in at least two groups of the predetermined number of coins centered on the longitudinal axis, such that the at least one coin against the coin off setting means is offset radially from said at least two groups such that the at least one coin is off-centered with respect to the longitudinal axis; and closing means for forming a tubular container with the cavity portion of the receptacle to hold the coins captive in the tubular container. 2. The coin container according to claim 2, wherein the at least one coin offsetting means is a groove in said inner surface.3. The coin container according to claim 1, wherein said closing means comprises a first and a second flap each connected to a respective longitudinal edge of the longitudinal wall, the first and the second flap being hingeable with respect to the receptacle to form the tubular container with the cavity portion of the receptacle, the first and the second flap having connector portions for mating engagement therebetween, the connector portions each being adapted to be any one of a female connector portion and a male connector portion.4. The coin container according to claim 3, wherein the first and second flaps each have a plurality of connector portions, and a middle one of the connector portions of the first and the second flaps has a greater length than other ones, of the connector portions for influencing a container user to firstly engage sad middle one of the connector portions to one another such that said other ones of the connector portions are aligned for mating engagement thereafter.5. The coin container according to claim 4, wherein the middle one of the connector portions has a portion thereof colored.6. The coin container according to claim 2, wherein said groove creates a rib on an outer surface of the longitudinal wall for enhancing a shock absorption capacity of the reusable container.7. The coin container according to claim 6, wherein the longitudinal wall has at least three ribs, and two of said at least three ribs are coincident with said end faces.8. The coin container according to claim 1, wherein the receptacle has a generally semioctagonal cross-section, and the tubular container has a generally octogonal cross-section.9. The coin container according to claim 1, wherein the longitudinal wall has at least one generally planar surface for receiving information embossed or printed thereon.10. The coin container according to claim 2, wherein, said groups each have an equal number of coins.11. The coin container according to claim 10, wherein the number of said at least two groups is five, said equal number of coins of said groups is eight, the number of said at least one groove is six, and the number of said at least one coin received in said grooves is ten.12. The coin container according to claim 1, wherein the coin container is reusable.13. A coin container for receiving coins or tokens therein, comprising:a receptacle having a longitudinal wall along a longitudinal axis with opposed longitudinal edges and end faces at opposed ends of the longitudinal wall, the longitudinal wall having an inner surface defining a cavity portion with said end faces, the cavity portion adapted to partially receive therein a predetermined number of coins; and a first and a second flap each connected to a respective one of the longitudinal edges, the first and the second flap being hingeable with respect to the receptacle to form a tubular container with the cavity portion of the receptacle to hold the coins captive in the tubular container, the first and the second flap having connector portions for mating engagement therebetween, the connector portions each being adapted to be any one of a female connector portion and a male connector portion, wherein the first and the second flap each have lip on outer edges thereof for increasing a rigidity thereof, a slot being provided in each said lip to separate the flaps therethrough when the flaps are connected to one another. 14. The coin container according to claim 13, wherein the first and second flaps each have a plurality of connector portions and a middle one of the connector portions of the first and the second flaps has a greater length than other ones of the connector portions for influencing a container user to firstly engage said middle one of the connector portions to one another such that said other ones of the connector portions are aligned for mating engagement thereafter.15. The coin container according to claim 13, wherein the receptacle has a generally semioctagonal cross-section, and the tubular container has a generally octogonal cross-section.16. The coin container according to claim 13, wherein the longitudinal wall has at least one generally planar surface for receiving information embossed or printed thereon.17. A coin container for receiving coins or tokens therein, comprising:a receptacle having a longitudinal wall along a longitudinal axis with opposed on longitudinal edges and end faces at opposed ends of the longitudinal wall, the longitudinal wall having an inner surface defining a cavity portion with said end faces, the cavity portion adapted to partially receive therein a redetermined number of coins; and a first and a second flap each connected to a respective one of the longitudinal edges, the first and the second flap being hingeable with respect to the receptacle to form a tubular container with the cavity portion of the receptacle to hold the coins captive in the tubular container, the first and the second flap having connector portions for mating engagement therebetween, the connector portions each being adapted to be any one of a female connector portion and a male connector portion, wherein the first and second flaps each have a plurality of connector portions and a middle one of the connector portions of the first and the second flaps has a greater length than other ones of the connector portions for influencing a container user to firstly engage said middle one of the connector portions to one another such that said other ones of the connector portions are aligned for mating engagement thereafter.