I've done this once before and people enjoyed guessing.

I have several coin operated newspaper machines and therefore, have quarters falling out my ___. This pile is probably 95% quarters. There are maybe only .50 worth of pennies in there. I don't think you can see numbers on my ruler but the center of the pile measures at 2".

I should have these rolled up in a few hours. I'll post the amount tomorrow.

 

(your?) kid looks like he wants to go swimming in that pool of money .

let me take a wild stab: $300

 

12 bucks.

 

how did the pennies get in there?

 

im gonna go with 421.52

whoever guesses closest gets it right!? :D

 

$410 maybe.

 

The pennies are there because sometimes I'll empty my pocket change in the bucket we keep the newspaper machine money in.

Should it be the closest or the closest without going over like The Price is Right?

 

Let's see....
at about 22 x 22 inches (rounded down to account for dispersion), with an assumption of 4 quarters per every 4 square inches, the top layer is probably around $121. With an estimated rounded depth (assuming a more even distribution of coinage) of about 1.25 inches, with each layer at a rough guess being 3/16 of an inch, this leaves 6.66 layers. So, I'd guess $805.86

 

i'll say $240

is that lucritive? owning the newspaper machines.

 

I'm gonna guess $371.75.....that sounds like a nice number.

Would you like to donate to my laundry fund?

 

$150ish

 

Oh, absolutely. I don't buy the machines though. I rent them from the newspaper company for a buck a month each and I have only 7 machines. And thank God I don't have to buy the machines... I've had so many stolen from me and they claim they cost about $500 each.

I get anywhere from $60 to $120 a week in the machines. I just dump them in a big weight gain jug for a few months (or until I'm broke, lol) and then count them up. It's a great way to save money, lol.

 

I hope you win, lol.

 

I hope you haven't emptied that thing in a couple months or so

 

I'm not sure how long it has been. I add my pocket change to it (usually I only add quarters), kids steal from it, I grab handfuls for the vacuum at the car wash and my grandmother buys some off of me every so often.

 

There were $730 in rolled quarters. The "other" change was $38.40. Grand Total = $768.40


"Other" change not pictured

 

Dang! If I had used my original estimate (20x20) I think I would have been a lot closer eh? Still, $40 bucks off ain't bad for looking at some pictures eh?

 

how many newspaper machines does it take to make $800? ANd in how much time? if you dont mind me asking

 

Well, previously in this thread I said...

I think this latest batch was about 2 months worth. But during those 2 months we've dug in there for lunch money, car wash money, put our pocket change in it and all sorts of stuff.

Also, I've been selling newspapers like crazy lately. I've got these three newspaper machines next to a newly built park... and it's been sunny... and the papers have been selling out every day.

And of course, I do this in conjunction with my home delivery motor route. It's not like I put any effort into these machines... they are on my route.

 

I see, so you purchase bundles of the paper each day from the newspaper co. then stock the machines yourself correct?