how much do you think this would weigh?

[Guest]

Ok I have seller that has wheat cents and she says its about 15-20 pounds of cents and she sent me a picture of them in a container that Is about 12 inch's long and 4-6 inch's wide and there's about 3 inch's of cents in there. I don't have a scale could someone maybe guess on how many pounds it actually is or a rough estimate?

[seal006]

You have a bathroom scale? There are about 147 copper cents per pound. So just multiply the weight on the bathroom scale times 147.

[GrumpyEd]

Roughly like a brick of 2500 copper cents around 17 lbs.

[Garrett]

I dont even have a bathroom scale but if it feels about like a break from the bank then I did good

[mustbebob]

If you plan on buying anything by weight, it would be in your best interest to get a scale of some sort. They are not expensive. Trying to do the math using measurements of the container is not terribly accurate either. My recommendation... buy a scale or take the container to the post office or supermarket to use their scales.

[admrose]

If you plan on buying anything by weight, it would be in your best interest to get a scale of some sort. They are not expensive. Trying to do the math using measurements of the container is not terribly accurate either. My recommendation... buy a scale or take the container to the post office or supermarket to use their scales.

They're like $20 on eBay. No excuse not to have one 35 lbs scale and another 300 g scale.

[Arjohn]

Scales

I finally bought this one. Great for the 1982's and it measures (and counts) up to 11 Lbs....

http://www.harborfreight.com/digital-pocket-scale-93543.html

You can often get it on sale for less that $10

[Garrett]

Yeah I can get them cheap but havent yet

[willbrooks]

Ok I have seller that has wheat cents and she says its about 15-20 pounds of cents and she sent me a picture of them in a container that Is about 12 inch's long and 4-6 inch's wide and there's about 3 inch's of cents in there. I don't have a scale could someone maybe guess on how many pounds it actually is or a rough estimate?

Apostrophes are used to make a word possessive. Making a word plural is much easier than that. The plural of 'inch' is 'inches.'

[Garrett]

Apostrophes are used to make a word possessive. Making a word plural is much easier than that. The plural of 'inch' is 'inches.'

Lol not to be rude but I didnt ask for a english lesson.

[penny man]

Some people (including me lol) think that when somebody uses incorrect grammar or punctuation, they inadvertently ask for an English lesson just through that action.

[mustbebob]

Let's not get off topic, or this thing will blow up out of control in a heartbeat. Please stick with the original topic.

[Amadauss]

I purchased a great scale that goes up to 25 lbs. at a yard sale for 2 dollars. If the person who is having the yard sale is say over 75 years of age good chance you could find one.

Garrett, if you have not figured it out yet and have a pic, I can copy it and try to duplicate and then weigh it and send you a pic of it on the scale.

[admrose]

Or look for a brand called Saga; not expensive and they work.

[Garrett]

I picked them up today and it was atleast 15lbs im going later today and getting a scale. found a 1911 right off the bat but very bad condition on the reverse