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Pillar of the Community
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What would you guess the jar of cents weighs?
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Bedrock of the Community
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Sounds like fun! Best of luck!
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Bedrock of the Community
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How did you come to the $250 figure?
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Pillar of the Community
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Please, definitely keep us posted. Do you have any idea how many coins we are talking about?
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Bedrock of the Community
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Good luck!  Errers and Varietys.
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Moderator
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Good luck. |
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Pillar of the Community
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For $250, I hope it's a really big jar.
Edited by jpsned
03/23/2024 1:15 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Unless there are 25,000 cents in that jar, I would have passed.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I ask again, how did you arrive at the $250 figure?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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A box of 2,500 copper cents (face value of $25) would weigh about 17.1 pounds, so $250 of copper cents at face value would weigh a little over 171 pounds. Yeah, that would be a big jar. Anything under around 60 pounds and you're not even getting copper melt value (which you're not allowed to melt, anyway).
Then again, that 1909-S VDB might be lurking in there. Good luck!
Edited by halfamind
03/23/2024 4:20 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Quote:
A box of 2,500 copper cents (face value of $25) would weigh about 17.1 pounds, so $250 of copper cents at face value would weigh a little over 171 pounds. Seems to me a normal glass jar would not be able to contain that hefty a mass without cracking. |
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Good luck. Keep us posted.
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Pillar of the Community
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Yes! Please let us know what you've found.  Edited by jpsned
03/25/2024 5:25 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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GOOD LUCK!  I've searched a lot of these jars and didn't find much. I suspect it will mostly be 1940's and 50's coins. It better be a huge jar! $250 is a hefty sum. I can get 5000 ct bags from my local shop for that. Edited by BadThad
03/25/2024 9:28 pm
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