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tkmorris

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Tue Mar-15-11 01:27 PM
Response to Reply #23

38. Worthy effort, but not quite

A US quarter weighs 5.65 grams, which equates to 5 quarters weighing approximately 1 ounce (1 ounce = 28 grams). Thus, with 16 ounces in a pound, that would be 80 quarters per pound (5x16). 48000/80 yields a result of 600. $12000 in quarters would weigh 600 lbs, give or take a few.

Quite cumbersome, but doable.

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