# Tell us an interesting random fact you stumbled across (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 13, 2020, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674 "2020-04-13T03:19:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 260
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2020, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/260 "2020-05-12T14:19:11Z")
Four quarters, ten dimes, twenty nickels, a hundred pennies…they all make one dollar. One quarter, three dimes, four nickels, and twenty-five pennies is also a dollar. But what’s the greatest amount of change you could have yet still not be able to make change for a dollar? $1.19. 3 quarters, 4 dimes, 4 pennies Facts about the “penny” (official name: one cent piece) here. > **[15 Phenomenal Facts about the Penny](https://15facts.com/facts-about-the-penny/)** > > The penny was the first currency authorized by the United States. George Washington signed the Mint Act of 1792 and since then there have been 11 different designs featured on the penny. Here are 15 16 pennies stacked equals 1 inch and 16 pennies in a line equals 1 foot. Depending on the age of the pennies, your mileage may vary as wear and tear could affect the thickness. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674)._