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Pillar of the Community
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My local auction sold this for $6300, good deal or no?.   |
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Bedrock of the Community
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I think not.
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Basing this on no silver quarters and the approximate amount of quarters in the jug, I would say that's a couple grand over what it's worth. I am being conservative though and being a searcher of many different things I would probably give it some leeway.
-makecents-
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Most likely not. You'd hope that you can try to recoup some of the cost by searching for varieties and errors.
Errers and Varietys.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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If you believe Google, a 5 gallon jug can hold about 14000 quarters, which is $3500. YMMV.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I would rather have the 1996 Ford F150 that probably went for less...  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Yes, a tad over on the quarters. I'd want to know more about that '96 F150....
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'd want to know more about that '96 F150.... It said it had a 5 speed stick so it most likely was a 4.9L straight six not a 5.0 V8. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I had filled a 4-liter jug with quarters a few years ago and it held right at $1000 in quarters.
Working a bit of math, the 5-gallon jug should hold right at $4,725 in quarters.
Plus, I would not want to wrap them and dispose of them.
Edited by fplagge
06/07/2026 7:45 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Were they taking side bets on how long before somebody hits the bottom wrong and it blows out?  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Were they taking side bets on how long before somebody hits the bottom wrong and it blows out? Indeed. I saved all of my change as a kid in a big glass jug like that. When it was time to move it, it was tremendously heavy. So much so that it probably shouldn't have been sitting on my bedroom floor without extra support to avoid stressing the wood. Bumping it against anything was a big concern—and those coins were a real bear to get back out the narrow spout! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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A cupro-nickel quarter weighs 5.67 grams.
2000 of them weighs 11340 grams.
11340 grams = 25 lbs. (standard, not troy)
2000 quarters divide into 14000 quarters seven times.
seven times 25 (lbs.) = 175 lbs.
Therefore, 14000 cupro-nickel quarters weigh 175 lbs.
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Posted 06/06/2026 9:54 pm
