Can I Figure Coin Quantity By The Weight Of Them?

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chboro New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 07/13/2020 12:45 pm I ask because I just went through at least 10 years of coins we would put in this bag. Since I had all this time on my hands I decided to go through them and try and fill some folders. Cents, Nickels, Dimes and quarters. I am just curious as to how many coins I went through. Report this Post to the Staff

Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 07/13/2020 2:29 pm Not to 100% accuracy because most coins are within a few hundredths of a gram of the ideal tolerance (plus metal loss to circulation wear), which will add up when dealing with thousands of coins. Cents can't be counted by weight because zinc cents are about half a gram lighter than the older copper ones. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 07/14/2020 01:22 am Mixed coins no. Separated by denomination yes, roughly. Clad coins (dimes quarters and halves) yes, mixed or separated. As mentioned you can't for cents due to the different compositions in unknown percentages. 5 cent (separated) About $5.60 per pound. Clad coins are $20 per pound, any mixture. Report this Post to the Staff
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7966 Posts	Posted 07/14/2020 7:15 pm Quote: Mixed coins no Correct. However, the number must be between 80 and 200 coins to the pound if we are talking only cents, nickels, dimes and quarters (i.e., no halves, etc). If you have equal numbers of cents, nickels, dimes and quarters, you have about 115 coins to the pound. I suspect most pocket change collections would have a larger proportion of cents, which should increase that figure a bit. So, if you went through a 10 lb. bag of coins, I would guess you did over 1200 coins. Edited by tdziemia 07/14/2020 8:16 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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