A Penny Saved Is A Penny Earned…
This blog entry was originally posted on October 14, 2003.
...but 35 lbs. (15.876 kg) of pennies, is how much earned?
I’ve had this empty tin can from Danish Butter Cookies that I’ve filled with pennies over the years, whenever I’ve remembered to. Realizing that I’m about to leave for a really long time, it’s about time I cash it all in and see how much it actually is.
How much do YOU think it’s worth?
Post your guess as a comment. The closest guess without going over (Price Is Right style) gets a postcard!
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Comments for “A Penny Saved Is A Penny Earned...”
it’s 520 pennies!!!! now give me my share of that!
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 10/14 at 06:28 PM
It’s worth :
57 dollars, 75 centsPosted by Andrew on 10/14 at 06:29 PM
now that I think about it….$15.76
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 10/14 at 06:30 PM
Boing!
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 10/14 at 06:32 PM
I’m going with $33.09
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 10/14 at 06:32 PM
guessing about 25 bucks.
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 10/14 at 06:36 PM
let’s try for $61.38
just a postcard? How about a postcard and a shot (on Friday)... =P
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 10/14 at 06:38 PM
This sounds like a question which Microsoft would ask in its interview. So just let me pretend that I am being interviewed (the postcard, after all is a prize catch).
The weight of a single penny depends on the year in which it was minted. Assuming that Erik has been collecting pennies for the last ten years, the avearge weight of a single penny would be 3.05 gms. (1000 gms = 1 kg). This would be 15,000 gms approximately divided by 3.05 which is 4918 worth in pennies. Now I dont know how to covert pennies into dollars so i leave it at this. Hey Erik, no more such questions, just interesting stories and lots of pics once you get going. PC and ANt reach Bangalore sooooooon.. waiting eagerly for them
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 10/14 at 06:38 PM
hmmm, $59.00, roughly.(minus the $2 for my postcard and stamp.)
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 10/14 at 06:40 PM
everyone knows that 10lbs of pennies = $10. Its science afterall. You can’t beat science…well, maybe with magic you can.
$35!
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 10/14 at 06:40 PM
My guess - $47.28
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 10/14 at 06:45 PM
I think it’s about $55.15. Are you going to use this for a couple of hostel stays?
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 10/14 at 06:50 PM
are we suppose to factor in the Coin Star surcharge?
if so, my second “scientific” guess is $12.00.
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 10/14 at 06:52 PM
I will be using the “Penny Arcade” machine at Commerce Bank, which is free-of-charge and more accurate than CoinStar.
Something to consider: a lot of the pennies are dirty as hell, so estimations by weight won’t really help. Also, keep in mind that “35 lbs.” is an approximate weight, given by a bathroom scale (the one with the needle) bought at a mall. (Nothing scientific or anything.)
Posted by Erik on 10/14 at 06:56 PM
55 dollars 32 cents—see ya Friday. Hey - what do I win if I’m the closest?
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 10/14 at 06:58 PM
$55.35. I wonder how much the tin can affects calculations…
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 10/14 at 07:00 PM
The answer (to the Universe) is $42
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 10/14 at 07:04 PM
How much do I think it is worth? Less than the effort it would be to lug 35 pounds of pennies somewhere to get cashed in.
I look forward to my postcard.
Posted by Matt on 10/14 at 07:08 PM
$69
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 10/14 at 07:36 PM
well the guess by Dusty of 4918 seems good except he forgot to subtract the weight of the can
I will guess the can weighs 0.5 lbs. and you have about 4847 penniesPosted by scott on 10/14 at 08:39 PM
I’d say $17.50.
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 10/14 at 11:57 PM
$69.69… whoever took $69 is a feg..
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 10/15 at 12:31 AM
45.19
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 10/15 at 01:18 AM
My guess is that there are 7000 pennies
Posted by Neven on 10/15 at 01:22 AM
I’m in for $48.77
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 10/15 at 01:59 AM
Let’s go for $100 , that or $117.01
I’m already gettin’ a post card so there! Two post cards would be nice though. C’mon Erik, think BIG!
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 10/15 at 01:59 AM
How big is that can?
I can’t tell from the picture how full it is.
Where’d you come up with 35 pounds?This is stupid.
50 bucks.
Posted by Koetke on 10/15 at 02:04 AM
? 36.80 - Can I have the tin when you get back form Commerce??
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 10/15 at 02:28 AM
62.38
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 10/15 at 03:55 AM
Ah no, scott. The weight of the can was factored in, while rounding off. E when are you giving us the answer?
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 10/16 at 08:01 AM
$23.34
Well arn’t you going to tell us how much you got? I know there’s no space in your pack for that tin!
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 10/23 at 09:21 AM
I aways open my big mouth before I keep reading!
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 10/23 at 09:25 AM
Hmmmm…let’s say $57.38
Come on baby! Mamma wants a post card!!!Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 10/25 at 06:11 PM
Ahhh, now I get Tdots post hehe
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 10/25 at 06:17 PM
We guess $64.00.
Taking into consideration the weight differential of tarnished coins versus newly minted and the average age (year) of U.S. pennies in circulation cross-referenced with known weight variances of certain batches produced within those years (taken from the U.S. Mint’s production database)...this is our humble guess (not considering the planetary gravitational pull on the geographical location, time and day you weighed the coins).
Haha…just kidding. We just used a simple algorithm based on chaos theory and quantum mechanics to make our guess. Cheers.
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 10/25 at 09:20 PM
ur ugly lol dont take no more shits bitch
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 10/28 at 01:57 PM
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