# Estimating the value of a mass of US coins

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estimating-the-value-of-a-mass-of-us-coins/373094>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 17, 2006, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estimating-the-value-of-a-mass-of-us-coins/373094 "2006-09-17T19:43:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Spiff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiff/32/9852_2.png) [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2006, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estimating-the-value-of-a-mass-of-us-coins/373094/41 "2006-09-21T13:39:40Z")

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[QUOTE=Jurph]  
And is there a standard volume for a dime bag?  
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The dime bags _I_ buy are very small, very light, and can be stashed in even the smallest jeans pocket.

What?!?!?

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**Author:** ![tremsensgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@tremsensgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tremsensgirl)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2010, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estimating-the-value-of-a-mass-of-us-coins/373094/42 "2010-06-09T15:00:14Z")

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Recently my husband and I were victims of a theft. The person stole 15 rolls of quarters=$150. We know the individual who stole from us. He said that he was at the coin counting machine turning in his daughters piggy bank, not our quarters…he is obviously full of poop. He is on video unwrapping coins for 6.30 minutes!Number 1: It does not take 6.30 minutes to empty a piggy bank in the machine. Number 2: I was wondering if anyone thought it possible for him to receive $130 from a child’s medium piggy bank dimensions 71/2" W x 8" H. I truly want to believe this kid! He was a good worker with a family he needed to support. Please help me by letting me know if #2 is a possibility! Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2010, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estimating-the-value-of-a-mass-of-us-coins/373094/43 "2010-06-09T20:07:40Z")

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> [@tremsensgirl](#):
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> Recently my husband and I were victims of a theft. The person stole 15 rolls of quarters=$150. We know the individual who stole from us. He said that he was at the coin counting machine turning in his daughters piggy bank, not our quarters…he is obviously full of poop. He is on video unwrapping coins for 6.30 minutes!Number 1: It does not take 6.30 minutes to empty a piggy bank in the machine. Number 2: I was wondering if anyone thought it possible for him to receive $130 from a child’s medium piggy bank dimensions 71/2" W x 8" H. I truly want to believe this kid! He was a good worker with a family he needed to support. Please help me by letting me know if #2 is a possibility! Thanks!

[moderating]  
This is a perfectly reasonable question to ask, but please don’t ask it at the end of someone else’s four-year-old thread. Feel free to start a new thread. I’m closing this one.  
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