of a friday evening

Frynge

Decided to count up my coin jars tonight. Over the years i've kept putting it off by adding more jars.

Anybody want to guess how much there is, in an attempt to make it less boring. It is mainly coppers.

Have to have it done by 11pm or the wife will kill me for making a mess of the kitchen.

WoollyRedHat

There's machines for these things you know.

You could make another type of mess in the kitchen too.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Baggy Trousers

€852.39

Fresh Pots

Close to €200 i'd say.

DeJa VooDoo

Frynge wrote: »

Decided to count up my coin jars tonight. Over the years i've kept putting it off by adding more jars.

Anybody want to guess how much there is, in an attempt to make it less boring. It is mainly coppers.

Have to have it done by 11pm or the wife will kill me for making a mess of the kitchen.

Go on then....€229.60.

What's the prize for a correct guess?

henryporter

Closest answer gets half?

€673.21
£12.10
$3.59

And some random other crap from the holidays

Sunnyisland

123.77 is what I counted

csallmighty

Im not very good at estimating but I'd say there's a couple million there

Jagdtiger

So, you're the one that has been hiding all of the 1 and 2 cent coins

kneemos

There's loads of Euros in there.
An even 500.

€25. I'll save you the hassle of counting and bagging it and give you the €25 for the lot.

seamusk84

320yoyo

2Mad2BeMad

yes
what a way to spend a friday night
counting coppers

you sir are doing it wrong

Aenaes

Frynge wrote: »

Have to have it done by 11pm or the wife will kill me for making a mess of the kitchen.

Ahaha, wtf. Coin curfew!

kjl

about three fiddy

Reganio 2

Coppers is a big part of my Friday nights too.

J Mysterio

Why are you putting euro coins in your copper jars!?

ahnowbrowncow

Could you keep us updated with photos of the stacks that you build? You are counting and stacking them?

This is all very exciting.

Senna

I think you need to re-evaluate your life when this is how you spend a Friday night and when you put a time limit so your wife won't give out.
Not forgetting that you felt the need to start a forum post about your escapade.

MistyCheese

Okay, okay, I got this. Eh... Wait, is that coin there - 11th row down, about 7 coins from the left - a 20c or a €2? There's a bit of a shine, I can't make it out properly. My answer heavily depends on it.

Sheep Lover

3 shillings and a half crown

Hidalgo

€483.89

I build up all my change in a 4.5L Martell Cognac bottle so I'm an experienced hand. Usually adds up to between 400-500 euro.

MistyCheese

MistyCheese wrote: »

Okay, okay, I got this. Eh... Wait, is that coin there - 11th row down, about 7 coins from the left - a 20c or a €2? There's a bit of a shine, I can't make it out properly. My answer heavily depends on it.

A 50p piece.

Kovu

€386.17

and £2.90

Fr_Dougal

€400

MistyCheese

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

A 50p piece.

Rrrrright, that's not what I was expecting. I need to have a bit of a rethink now. Carry on lads I'll catch up. I was gonna go out tonight but I've cancelled the babysitter now, have to figure this out.

Samsgirl

€525.67

I don't feel so bad about my own Friday now

FixdePitchmark

hard to say - could you tell us how high centre of pile is in cm.

I'm going to do voulmetric analysis.

Then apply this

https://www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/euro/circulation/html/index.en.html

bonzodog2

Have you got bags OP? If you don't and are just going to dump it into the counting machines that charge 9.5%, don't bother counting. Too much for Tesco self-service tills, esp now they have a tiny slot (ooh matron....)

Start by separating into separate values! Then make collections of 100 x 5c etc, as appropriate for the bags

DeJa VooDoo

csallmighty wrote: »

Im not very good at estimating but I'd say there's a couple million there

Are you a banker?:D

hoodwinked

€148.20 because one 20 cent coin always ends up left over! :mad:

also i feel you are shafting us, i saw some sterling in there and the sterling makes the Euro look more plentiful if its hiding underneath the euro

dmc17

€456.78

BrokenArrows

1025.00

syklops

2Mad2BeMad wrote: »

yes
what a way to spend a friday night
counting coppers

you sir are doing it wrong

I usually spend Friday evening avoiding Coppers.

Ba dum tish.

FixdePitchmark

bonzodog2 wrote: »

Have you got bags OP? If you don't and are just going to dump it into the counting machines that charge 9.5%, don't bother counting. Too much for Tesco self-service tills, esp now they have a tiny slot (ooh matron....)

Start by separating into separate values! Then make collections of 100 x 5c etc, as appropriate for the bags

Would someone be that lazy to be exposed to 9.5 %

You could basically earn more per hour than most jobs , by just counting.

Deco99

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

There's machines for these things you know.

You could make another type of mess in the kitchen too.

They take a percentage, however your local barman doesnt and will be delighted for the change, banks charge for it so saving them money too. as long its not all coppers (insert lame joke about nightclub here). And you can have an excuse for a pint while you're at it :cool:

john why

€985.45

Let us know who's the closest op

The Backwards Man

This is a bit like those 'guess the coins in a jar' competitions you used to see at shows and such.

Except there's no jar.

Or prize.

MistyCheese

MistyCheese wrote: »

Rrrrright, that's not what I was expecting. I need to have a bit of a rethink now. Carry on lads I'll catch up. I was gonna go out tonight but I've cancelled the babysitter now, have to figure this out.

The 50p is actually to the far right. I hope you're taking exchange rates into account. I bet theres several drachma and peseta there too from the OP's lads holidays abroad back when he was a young, care free, single go getter which have to be sent back to their respective countries of origin in the hope that their central banks will exchange them. Otherwise you're just wasting your time.

JONJO THE MISER

2,657 Euro.

FixdePitchmark

well if we assume it is a circle - it is about 1100 coin^2

there is about 12 euro in a 24 coin^2 - area

If it was a flatish disc it would be 550.

But sadly or hapily , it much deeper in middle.

So making a large assumption (so i could hace guessed at start) that it is 3 coins height - meaning the extra volume is 1250 (coin^3) (lol)

so volume gives extra - 620 euro (flawed a bit there)

So I should have bleeding guessed.

1170 Euro - and some british coins.

FixdePitchmark

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

2,657 Euro.

I've a feeling this is closer as middle looks very packed, OP - did you keep pouring into middle. (guess so)

PizzamanIRL

€185.40

Edit: I was forced to change my guess. My new one is €678.62

No, 285.27

Actually no 1027

Or 586

FixdePitchmark

PizzamanIRL wrote: »

€185.40

sure there is 12 euro in tiny spots. Not a chance.

Benrobjohn

€999.99

PizzamanIRL

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

sure there is 12 euro in tiny spots. Not a chance.

OK sorry, what would you like me to guess?

Frynge

€621 so far

evolving_doors

J Mysterio wrote: »

Why are you putting euro coins in your copper jars!?

Its just soooo uncooth to be seen without paper money.... wot wot.

Coins are for pesants.

Anyhow I'd say €98.94 ... its always less than you think

FixdePitchmark

PizzamanIRL wrote: »

OK sorry, what would you like me to guess?

not just a guess.