How much?

I'm off to Coinstar. How much, do you think? Best guess (over or
under) wins an mp3 album from Amazon ($10 value).

Update: The answer is $426.55...and Beergeek is the winner. For the record:

870 pennies
511 nickels
643 dimes
1300 quarters
3 dollars

That seems like an abnormal distribution.

Update: I did a bit of data analysis. As you can see from the scatter plot, the group wasn't even close.

$193.88 Mean
$171.73 Median
$37.82 Low
$528.66 High

$426.55 Actual
$427.31 Best guess

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(145 comments)

Matt and Jordan Bucher says:

$87.31
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Mouser NerdBot says:

$212.81 unless you include the paperclips and buttons... in which case, quite a bit more.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

dogwelder says:

$149.11

wait- those are quart bags? Then I revise my guess to $289.22 .

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Seen on my Flickr home page. (?)
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

EmilyNorton says:

$134.72
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

cplamann says:

$124.10
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Myles! says:

$65.50
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

scottpartee says:

$68.90
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

greentheory. says:

$179!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

skampy says:

$163.14

(btw...is the total based on the amount before the 8cents/$1 fee or after?)
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

&mark says:

426.55
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

feralboy says:

i did half a bag yesterday that was $70, but might have been disproportionately quarters, so i'll say $325.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

jkottke says:

NB: those are quart-sized Ziplocs, not the sandwich or gallon. I'll keep the guessing open until, oh, 9pm-ish.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

mgtrott says:

$242.87
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

lefauxfrog says:

$53.80, in honor of FiveThirtyEight.com.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

sloanro says:

I see a lot of quarters in there! $218.02!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Theory says:

$210.43
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

RadicalBender says:

$108.37
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

William Wilkinson says:

$139.99
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

David Correll says:

$482.30
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

worksology says:

Lots of silver, I'm saying: $368
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

drewmcmanus says:

$400
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Wreck and Salvage says:

$142.42

Is it before or after Coinstar takes its % cut?
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

chris5gillis says:

398.71
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

moonshark.com says:

two hundred and ninety nine dollars, Bob
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

dustinsenos says:

$147
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

trenttsd says:

$183.25
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

riddle_ says:

$220.95
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

ups2006 says:

I'm not from the US so I have no idea how much each coin is worth (and what do they look like). So here is my highly educated guess: $97.4
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Andrew Huff says:

$300.25
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

ebernasek says:

$67.83
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

ishane says:

84.73
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

klisson says:

$58
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

mojomarkjohn says:

238.77
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

dmac says:

$199.98, 2 Chuck-E-Cheese tokens, 1 SEPTA token, 2 Canadian pennies and some sort of Euro coin. (I don't know what kind, don't expect me to be specific or anything.)
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Beergeek says:

$427.31
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

nantel says:

$63.34
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

bjornkri says:

$42
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

ddipaolo says:

$172.17
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

TheBrad says:

$152.56
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

m-oo says:

$350.00
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Joseph W. Dunn says:

$88
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Rachelskirts says:

$202.35
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Florian Schroiff says:

a cool 100 bucks.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

kennyloftonismyhomeboy says:

$284.45
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

_christine says:

$221.74
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

jessamyn says:

$223
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

hellohilarious says:

141.52
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Mike Mertz says:

$148.12
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

misskelly says:

$254.68
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Harry Lachenmayer says:

$52.50
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

bosban says:

$261.77
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Funtime Ben says:

138.74
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

rfreebern says:

$98.04
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Cracker and Cheese says:

$133.70
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

feralboy says:

you realize you have to do some sort of scatter point graph chart thingamabob, right? your audience _demands_ it.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

rcasenhiser says:

$336
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

jakedobkin says:

140.25
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Benn G. says:

265.87
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

worksology says:

Amazed at how many 2-digit guesses there are! You're clearly breaking $100 here. Actually, I'm guessing *each bag* is pushing $100.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Alistair says:

$68.19
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

wiegand says:

$173.40
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

jcn says:

$208.01
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

seanaes says:

$111.11 before coinstar fees
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

TrespassersWill says:

$232.32
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Michael Ferguson says:

$141.20 after fees.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

dave bug says:

$291.14
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Seldo says:

$103.02
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

philnelson says:

$72
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

kcsmith321 says:

$155.78
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Andrew Simone says:

$105.28
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

vkxmai says:

$139.01 after fees.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

f8xmulder says:

$167.85
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

erikmoe says:

208.12
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

skampy says:

ONE DOLLAR WOOOOHOOOOOO!!!!!!

(sorry, the spirit of contestants' row just got the best of me.)
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

alkasesser says:

$87.92
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

zukeft says:

$513.23
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

jshwbb says:

$217.71
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

bitstop says:

$217.33
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

dasmart says:

$68.12
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

roundfour says:

$420.42
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

kevin_shay says:

Coinstar? Why not a Commerce branch? No fee!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

merrick says:

99.33
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

kevin_shay says:

(Terrible bank otherwise, but... no fee!)
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

bizstone says:

$200
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

jamesplankton says:

132.45
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

the real janelle says:

$102.44
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Benjamin A. Stockwell says:

$111
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

stenz says:

$320
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

bcamero says:

$156.65
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

irodman says:

$112.85
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

danielpunkass says:

$160.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Oliver Taylor says:

$86
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

mhusson says:

$121.04
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

jennalouise says:

$214.76
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

frrtbkr says:

$222.23
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

nosugrefneb says:

$37.82.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

hubs says:

$269.56 please.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

beerzie boy says:

115.34
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

zackfett says:

Silver and gold, silver and gold ... $450
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

missakins says:

~$275 or in ebay terms... $274.37
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

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