A coin purse is a small purse that is used for carrying coins. Both men and women use coin purses in countries where they need to carry coins or get coins as change. Coins carried in the pocket or in other purses can be quite heavy and can tear the lining of a regular purse or the pockets of a trouser. Coin purses are made from material that is sturdy so that the coins don’t damage the purse. Coin purses used to be made of leather or bladders and had a drawstring on the top and were worn on the belt in front. This was done so that the coin purse would not get stolen. The coin purse is generally made from leather or other sturdy material and most women carry them in their larger handbags. Coin purses are generally small being no more then 5' long and with a height of 3.5' inches. Most coin purses are pouch shaped and have a coin purse handle which snaps shut. Nowadays most coin purse makers have discarded the handle and use zips to close the coin purse. Also designs of the coin purses have changed and now one can get the traditional pouch shaped coin purse or one which is rectangular in shape and may even have external pockets. In today's coin purse one can carry coins, paper currency, credit cards and tickets. Coin purses are meant to be sturdy and generally they are not very fancy as that is not the purpose that they are made for. A coin purse when carried in a larger purse by a woman helps to keep her organized as she does not have to rummage through the purse to look for coins or currency notes or credit cards. Men may carry a coin purse for the explicit purpose of holding coins to pay for bus, tube train, tram fares and a wallet with their currency notes, credit cards, ID card, visiting cards, etc.

The leather coin purse with a lining is the most popular type of coin purse that most people who use coin purses carry. There is parachute cloth, nylon fabric and other materials coin purses also; which being lighter in weight then leather coin purses are more popular. Not that the weight of the empty coin purse matters it is the weight of the coins in the purse that makes a coin purse heavy. One can get a coin purse wallet which has a coin purse on the side of the wallet. The convenience of a coin purse wallet is one does not have to carry to separate purses for coins and another for currency notes and credit cards, etc. The coin purse is usually on the side of a coin purse wallet with either a snap closure or a zip. Zips with long handles are more popular on coin purses as they are easier to open. One can still find an antique coin purse as these used to be very popular and there are hobbyists who collect antique coin purses. Also there are some very fancy coin purses and a beaded coin purse at one time used to be quite fashionable.

One can make a coin purse and it is not difficult to get the instruction to make a coin purse if one has the inclination to do so. Making a pouch coin purse requires some dexterity when it comes to gluing the purse material into the handle as one needs to pleat it. This can be quite tricky and at times messy, especially if the coin purse material is hard. coin purse frames can be bought from a hardware store that has such material or one can search around on the internet for it.

Coin purse Japanese design is quite popular as they can be quite colorful and are different from the western coin purses in looks although the basic design is the same.