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<blockquote data-quote="Rodrigo Istalindir" data-source="post: 2987139" data-attributes="member: 2810">I decided it was time to clean out the various containers in which I collect loose change and turn it in for spending money at GenCon.&nbsp; It's been three years since I last did this.&nbsp; I have no idea how much its worth, but I thought it might be fun to guess and see how close anyone comes.Here's all the info I can provide:* On my bathroom scale, which measures to the tenth of a pound, the total weight is 18.8 pounds (roughly 8528 grams).&nbsp; That includes the weight of 1 plastic two liter bottle and 1 plastic 1 liter bottle.* To avoid jamming the counting machine, I went through and removed anything that wasn't a coin.&nbsp; There are no screws, nails, keys, or other foreign items in the mix.* The containers are filled entirely with American pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters.&nbsp; There may be the odd Canadian quarter in there, but I didn't see any.&nbsp; There are no dollar coins.* I use my debit card to operate the laundry machines, but I do occasionally supplement that with quarters taken from the change jars.&nbsp; I do not buy a newspaper in the morning, or have any other habits I can think of that would skew the distribution of coins.So, how much am I going to be able to spend on beer at GenCon?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rodrigo Istalindir, post: 2987139, member: 2810"] I decided it was time to clean out the various containers in which I collect loose change and turn it in for spending money at GenCon. It's been three years since I last did this. I have no idea how much its worth, but I thought it might be fun to guess and see how close anyone comes. Here's all the info I can provide: * On my bathroom scale, which measures to the tenth of a pound, the total weight is 18.8 pounds (roughly 8528 grams). That includes the weight of 1 plastic two liter bottle and 1 plastic 1 liter bottle. * To avoid jamming the counting machine, I went through and removed anything that wasn't a coin. There are no screws, nails, keys, or other foreign items in the mix. * The containers are filled entirely with American pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters. There may be the odd Canadian quarter in there, but I didn't see any. There are no dollar coins. * I use my debit card to operate the laundry machines, but I do occasionally supplement that with quarters taken from the change jars. I do not buy a newspaper in the morning, or have any other habits I can think of that would skew the distribution of coins. So, how much am I going to be able to spend on beer at GenCon? [/QUOTE]

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