found a neat way to count pennys without counting

[MoneyBags]

This will not count your pennys 100% accurately but so far with my first test of 1250 pennies it was pretty dang accurate my scale could have been the one thats wrong. I came up with this because I did not want to count each copper penny one by one.

1. separate your coppers from zincs.
2.weigh you copper pennies
3. weigh your zinc pennies
4. convert the pounds of coppers and zincs to grams.
5. divide the grams for coppers by 3.11 because they weigh 3.11 grams
6. for the zincs divide the grams by 2.5 because they weigh 2.5 grams


example for my 1250 pennies

coppers weighed 1.8 pounds, and the zincs weighed 5.2 pounds.

5.2 lb= 2358.680 grams
1.8 lb = 816.466 grams
262.529260450161
2358.680/2.5= 943.472 zinc pennies
816.466/3.11= 262.529260450161 copper pennies
943.472+262.529260450161 =1,206.00126045016 pennies total


So in the end with this test just by doing this it was only off by 44 pennies and did not take hours to count them all.


MoneyBags!

 

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[sagittarius98]

But why would you need to count them?

 

[namster]

When bagged coin is taken by the courier, the bags are weighed. If the bag is within a certain percentage the bank is credited the full amount.

 

[Hot zone]

Why not count them as you separate zinc from copper?

 

[Solid Rolls]

If you count too many of them at one time, it will have the same effect as counting sheep. Then you have to start all over again.

 

[usandthem]

Here'a how I count pennies.
1. Take uncounted pennies to the bank.
2. Wink at the teller or give her a donut.
3. Give her the uncounted pennies.
4. While she runs pennies through coin counter flirt with other tellers.
5. Accept cash for counted coins and wish everyone a nice day.
6. Go get more pennies.

 

[Hot zone]

I count to ten pretty accurately as it matches the number of my fingers. Line stacks up on flat surface, ten stacks make a hundred. Here is where I usually insert a sarcastic remark, but I will refrain!

 

[MoneyBags]

you count the pennies for when you sell the copper pennies you find.

 

[sagittarius98]

you count the pennies for when you sell the copper pennies you find.

You do it by weight not quantity.

 

[baddbluff]

When bagged coin is taken by the courier, the bags are weighed. If the bag is within a certain percentage the bank is credited the full amount.

That explains why I have not had deductions made in my BofA account when I know a few bags have been over/under a little.

 

[usandthem]

You do it by weight not quantity.

I don't count or weigh when I sell copper. My buyer has a coin counter. He just runs them through the machine and then pays me.

 

[ihittheskislopes]

Here'a how I count pennies.
1. Take uncounted pennies to the bank.
2. Wink at the teller or give her a donut.
3. Give her the uncounted pennies.
4. While she runs pennies through coin counter flirt with other tellers.
5. Accept cash for counted coins and wish everyone a nice day.
6. Go get more pennies.

#4 is my favorite part of this hobby

 

[boristhespider88]

If you count too many of them at one time, it will have the same effect as counting sheep. Then you have to start all over again.

I hate doing pennies just for that reason. I always re-roll my coins and I hate that they have that effect on me.