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I'll take it to the bank tomorrow. It's never been raided for quarters. About 6 inches across. Could be $30-$60 in my estimation.

Closest guess gets a reply.

EDIT: It was $79.85

$45 in quarters, $18.60 in dimes, $8.10 in nickles, and $8.15 in pennies.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Worth is largely contextual no? eg, if you're offering it to a drowning man, that jar is worth less than nothing.

But hopefully that jar had good parents that built up its esteem, so that in any context it has the greatest gift of all: self-worth.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah, but face it 78 bucks really only buys about $5 of eggs, right?

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago

Idk what an inch is or what those coins are worth

~23$

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

$53.47, I'll wait for your reply.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

$202.50

or

$5

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

It really depends on the ratio of pennies and nickles to quarters and dimes. I helped my father in law sort a jar of coins he had collected from his parking lot at work, I estimated like $150-200 but there were almost 50% quarters and dimes and it turned out to be nearly $1000.

Interestingly, quarters and dimes have about the same value per weight. As in a pound of quarters has the same dollar value as a pound of dimes. You could weigh the jar and get a min max estimate and know it's somewhere between if it was all quarters or all pennies

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Wisdom of the crowd says it's $33,58

Edit: the crowd wasn't too wise

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

I'm saying $33.57.

I don't see a lot of quarters in there.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago

Precisely three large eggs.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

Give you a tenner for it.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

I think most guesses in this thread are a bit on the low side. I say $48.50.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Good luck getting the bank to count it for you. My bank would only accept bulk coins like this if they were counted out into separate coin bags - which they would give you. Then they can check by weight.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I remember this archaic shit. Now every bank in a larger town I visit in Europe has an automatic counter which is free for the bank's customers.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago

USA here, my ~~bank~~ credit union does this. Much better than taking it to the Coinstar at the grocery store which is actually the same machine but charges a fee to use.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah, it's been that way for decades. You just empty the jar/bag into the machine and it sorts/counts everything automatically, and then you can transfer the amount to your bank account.

When I was a kid I used to love this. We'd go sell stuff at flea markets and then take the bag of coins to the bank. Watch number go up, yay.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 weeks ago

In a week, probably 10% less

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

one dollar 50

[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 weeks ago

Get back in your loch.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 3 weeks ago

Pennies: Approximately 200, worth $2.00.

  • Nickels: Approximately 50, worth $2.50.
  • Dimes: Approximately 50, worth $5.00.
  • Quarters: Approximately 30, worth $7.50.

Total estimation: Around $17.00.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

1 jar of coins

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

This is also my guess.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

Fun fact. If we all try to guess accurately, the mean will be the correct number

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

$999,999,993,999,999.97

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Doubly fun fact: better take the median

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

It's actually the mode

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

You were closest! It was $79.85

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

TIL I am very bad at estimating the value of coins.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago

Tell them what they've won, Bob....

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

a few dozen fake internet points.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

$42. I've thought it over quite thoroughly.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

At least 3, maybe 4

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