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The inside measurements I'm using are
12 inches by 12 inches by 14.93 inches high, that equals 2150.42 cubic inches OR 35.24 liters - 1 USA Bushel
Correct my measurements if I'm wrong.


2,149.92 cubic inches for your box measurements but, close enough for me!


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what came up was, 1 bushel bucket holds 9.037 U.S. Gallons


It gave me 9.309 gallons.

This may be of interest as the U.S. and Imperial bushel are different:

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Any way the pail measures

- 14 inches dia at the top
- 9 inches high
- 11 inches dia at the base


Based on these measurements, using the formula for a Conical Frustum (a bucket), your bucket contains about 1,110 cubic inches (or 4.8 U.S. gallons, or 18 liters, or 4 Imperial gallons).

The 130 lb weight of the pennies is in line with that volume.

This is easily settled. Dump out the pennies and start filling the bucket with known quantities of water until it is full.

edited to correct "square inches" to "cubic inches".
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We used to pick apples and veggies at the farm growing up and those dimensions are way way smaller than the wood/wire bushel baskets that we put things in. Those dimensions look like a "peck"
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Those dimensions look like a "peck"


It must be 2 pecks because a peck is about 2.3 U.S. gallons (537 cubic inches). The dimensions quoted produce about 1110 cubic inches.
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I believe the wooden bushel that you use to see apples or other fruits marketed in will hold 70 pounds, but with pennies density, my guess it would be close to 500 pounds.
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I believe the wooden bushel that you use to see apples or other fruits marketed in will hold 70 pounds, but with pennies density, my guess it would be close to 500 pounds.


How much, do you think, would a 50 gallon oil drum full of pennies weigh?
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About 2500 pounds
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Built a bushel box to the specs and this is the official weight of a loose packed 1954 - 1996 Canadian pennies. They do stack fluffy and I shook the box to compact them and left a slight crown on the top. At least we have a good idea that 305 lbs is number to go by. One more note the box weighed 20 lbs but the scale has a feature to zero it while suspended. This sure is aloooooot of pennies!
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Cool.... now let's see a deadlift with that penny box!!
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..and I need some pretty copper gutters..
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