Coin Contest
How much money is in it? If you guess an amount nearest to
the actual amount, I'll give you $10. In pennies.
Just kidding. If you guess closest, I will give you a $10 bill, or I will send you $10 via PayPal.
History
I started saving loose change in a plastic pretzel barrel when I went to college in the fall of 1999. Now it is full.
The Facts
- The barrel contains United States pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters. There are no half-dollars or dollar coins, nor are there any foreign coins.
- The coins were collected when making cash purchases over the last eleven years, which means...
- ...the coins are not evenly distributed; that is, there are not equal numbers of pennies as there are dimes. Statistically-speaking, you are more likely to get quarters and pennies back in change when making a purchase.
- The barrel is 13 inches tall, 7 inches in diameter at its top and bottom, and 8½ inches in diameter in the middle.
- I will not weigh the barrel, so don't ask how much it weighs. I will say, however, that it is very heavy, so rather than lift it I slide it around on its base. I have to push off with my feet, too. I don't roll it because I don't trust the plastic to not break.
Enter Your Guess Here
OH, BOY! OH, BOY! OH, BOY! RESULTS!
Guess the money.
Win the money.*
*Well, some of it anyway.
Contest Entry Notes
- The contest will run through the end of May 2011.
- Only one entry allowed per person, which is enforced by allowing only one entry per email address. So don't mess up your guess.
- That means if I don't know you personally you can use multiple email addresses for multiple guesses, which is sort of like cheating.
- Please don't be that guy.