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Way to go @cpt for sliding one in just under the wire!  "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
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"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
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Congrats on 10k
I set limits assuming the entire jar was filled with only one denomination, to start with, and calculated an approximate jar volume of 23.5 fl. oz.
Full of only dimes and using an approximation of the volume of a single dime, I get an upper limit of around $189.00
Full of only quarters and using an approximation of the volume of a single quarter, based on an approximate jar size relative to the nearby coke can, and converting from liquid volume in fl.oz. to solid volume in oz (1.04 conversion factor) with 90% full, or about $144.00 estimated.
The lower limit was set assuming the entire jar was filled with cents at approximately 900 cents to 24 fl oz, or $9.00 estimated.
Since this is clearly not the case per your OP, my wild guess is that it must be less than the upper limit I calculated and greater than the lower limit, or between $9.00 and $189.00
The overall decline of cents in circulation leads to more wild speculation on my part that nickels and dimes will be represented in greater quantity than the number of quarters or cents.
My completely random guess is $78.03
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Bedrock of the Community
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Contest is finally over and currently tabulating.
IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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Bedrock of the Community
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IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.comEdited by numismatic student
12/11/2023 6:06 pm
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Congratulations to Spence - one of our hard working CCF moderators. Well played.  @NS - thank you for the contest, much appreciated. It would be nice to show the prizes, although our winner could do so if he chooses to. Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Sorry, I got sidetracked - meant to put them up earlier. I will take pictures and post before I pack them for shipping to our winner. Thanks to all for participating.
IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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Congrats @Spence! And thanks for the contest @NS!
"Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae
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Bedrock of the Community
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Congratulations, Spence!  And thank you, numismatic student, not only for the contest but for the 10,000+ contributions you've made to the CCF!  Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Congradulations Spence and thank you numismatic student for having a contest. John1  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Thanks NS for the opportunity & congrats to Spence!
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Pillar of the Community
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Nice going Spence!
Thanks for the contest NS!
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Pillar of the Community
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Can't think of a more deserving winner than @Spence. Thanks for the contest, @ns.
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Pillar of the Community
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Interesting contest, congrats to Spence
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