Coin wrapper cutting tool

A coin wrapper cutting tool comprising in combination:

• a. base or principal body portion;
• b. means for cutting crimped end portions of wrappers of packaged rolls of coins;
• and
• c. means for shielding said cutting means when cutting is not required;
• wherein said base or principal body portion includes at least one shoulder supporting said cutting means in stationary position and said shielding means normally covering said cutting means from exposure, said shoulder having a side beyond which said cutting means projects;
• also wherein said base or principal body portion includes a stationary platform portion extending forwardly in fixed relationship to said cutting means from a back side and against which platform portion the end of a packaged roll of coins may be pressed;
• and further wherein said platform portion is formed with an abutment surface extending generally parallel to an upper surface on said shoulder and to said cutting means but closer to the back side of said base or principal body portion than said cutting means by an amount facilitating cutting the crimped end portions of wrappers of packaged rolls of coins without interference from coins in such packages.