Sorted out the swear jar

[markgm]

I'm not sure what most people do with change, but I throw it in a pretzel container and just let it build up. I've been tossing my change in it since college. Tonight I decided to sort it all out. I didn't count it up, but I did weigh it. Anyone have a guess as to how much I had? What do you do with your change?

19 pounds of quarters
11 pounds of dimes
14 pounds of nickels
18.5 pounds of pennies

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Originally posted by: markgm
Anyone have a guess as to how much I had?

Eleventy billion dollars.

 

[kyparrish]

that's probably going to be a fair amount of money

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: HamburgerBoy

Originally posted by: markgm
Anyone have a guess as to how much I had?

Eleventy billion dollars.

Eleventy two billion dollars.

 

[SagaLore]

I ***** bet it was a ***** of money.

 

[MX2]

Closest guess to the amount wins half?

 

[markgm]

Originally posted by: MX2times
Closest guess to the amount wins half?

As I was sorting it out I wondered if I could get someone else to do it if I said you can have it all as long as when you're done there isn't a wrong coin in any of the piles. Those dimes and pennies get tricky after awhile!

 

[Gunslinger08]

$699.21, based on the standard weights of coins.

Given wear and tear and buildup of oils and dirt, I'd say give or take $20.

 

[flashbacck]

19 pounds of quarters = 1520 quarters = $380
11 pounds of dimes = 2200 dimes = $220
14 pounds of nickels = 1270 nickel = $63.50
18.5 pounds of pennies = approx 3356 pennies = $33.56

 

[MX2]

My guess is $591

 

[KLin]

Originally posted by: flashbacck
19 pounds of quarters = 1520 quarters = $380
11 pounds of dimes = 2200 dimes = $22
14 pounds of nickels = 1270 nickel = $63.50
18.5 pounds of pennies = approx 3356 pennies = $33.56

Maybe if dimes were only worth .01 :laugh:

 

[KLin]

Originally posted by: joshsquall
$699.21, based on the standard weights of coins.

Given wear and tear and buildup of oils and dirt, I'd say give or take $20.

I agree with this assessment.

 

[flashbacck]

Originally posted by: KLin

Originally posted by: flashbacck
19 pounds of quarters = 1520 quarters = $380
11 pounds of dimes = 2200 dimes = $22
14 pounds of nickels = 1270 nickel = $63.50
18.5 pounds of pennies = approx 3356 pennies = $33.56

Maybe if dimes were only worth .01 :laugh:

my bad

 

[markgm]

Originally posted by: flashbacck
19 pounds of quarters = 1520 quarters = $380
11 pounds of dimes = 2200 dimes = $220
14 pounds of nickels = 1270 nickel = $63.50
18.5 pounds of pennies = approx 3356 pennies = $33.56

Plus $7 in those gold coins and a half dollar.

Thanks for the answers!!

 

[JDrake]

You're loaded :Q

 

[FoBoT]

i put it in the pookas in the cars and then use it right before payday when i am broke

 

[Brainonska511]

oops... double post.

 

[Brainonska511]

I used to hold onto my change, but I got tired of rolling it up, so whenever I would go out somewhere, I would just throw some coins in my pocket and now I have <$1.00 in change.

 

[imported_yetti]

Originally posted by: kyparrish
that's probably going to be a fair amount of money

and eleventeen cents.

 

[Brainonska511]

Originally posted by: markgm
I'm not sure what most people do with change, but I thrown it in a pretzel container and just let it build up. I've been tossing my change in it since college. Tonight I decided to sort it all out. I didn't count it up, but I did weigh it. Anyone have a guess as to how much I had? What do you do with your change?

19 pounds of quarters
11 pounds of dimes
14 pounds of nickels
18.5 pounds of pennies

I was bored so.... using wikipedia's masses for the coins, I came up with 1280 quarters, 1298 dimes, 1270 nickels, and 3357 pennies for a total of $636.87

 

[Kroz]

I probably don't earn enough money to keep a swear jar.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

jesus fvckin christ, you fvcking have a fvcking swear jar? for fvck's sake what the fvck good is that sh|t? that's fvcking goddamn retarded.

 

[Mill]

I don't understand. You punish yourself by saving money? It'd be more effective if you had to light a dollar bill on fire everytime you swore.

 

[arcas]

You're going to spend a long time rolling those coins. Or are you just going to take it to a Ccoinstar machine and let them keep N% of it?

 

[markgm]

Originally posted by: Nik
jesus fvckin christ, you fvcking have a fvcking swear jar? for fvck's sake what the fvck good is that sh|t? that's fvcking goddamn retarded.

Hahahaha, great, I just had to add another $8 to it because I read you post outloud.

Originally posted by: Mill
I don't understand. You punish yourself by saving money? It'd be more effective if you had to light a dollar bill on fire everytime you swore.

I think it was more married couples that had it, and then you'd spend the money on something for your spouse or something. I didn't really get it either. I guess the point is less money in my pocket.

Originally posted by: arcas
You're going to spend a long time rolling those coins. Or are you just going to take it to a Ccoinstar machine and let them keep N% of it?

I think most banks that have the sorting machines will do it for free. I've never belonged to a megabank, just small town banks.