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Common Cents
Penny Sorter Member
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 Posted - 04/23/2010 : 15:30:22
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OK, so I thought it would be fun to crunch some numbers and figure out how many pennies it would take to make a stack that's equal in height to some well known objects in the world. I based my calculation on 17 pennies per inch, which works out to 204 per foot. I also included the weight of each stack based upon 150 pennies equaling a pound.
So how does your stack measure up? I think I went high enough for even the biggest guns on this site!
Me (6 ft.) 1224 pennies/ 8.16 lbs
Average Giraffe (17 ft.) 3468 pennies/ 23.12 lbs
Lincoln Memorial (99 ft.) 20,196 pennies/ 134.6 lbs
Old North Church Steeple (191 ft.) 38,964 pennies/ 259.7 lbs
Brooklyn Bridge Tower (276 ft.) 56,304 pennies/ 375.3 lbs
Great Pyramid of Giza (455 ft.) 92,820 pennies/ 618.8 lbs
Gateway Arch, St. Louis (630 ft.) 128,520 pennies/ 856.8 lbs
Empire State Building (1454 ft.) 296,616 pennies/ 1977.4 lbs
Burj Khalifa, Dubai (2727 ft.) 554,268 pennies/ 3695.1 lbs
Mt. Washington, NH (6288 ft.) 1,282,752 pennies/ 8551.6 lbs
Pikes Peak, CO (14,110 ft.) 2,878,440 pennies/ 19,189 lbs
Mt. Everest (29,029 ft.) 5,921,916 pennies/ 39,479 lbs
And that's about it for terrestrial objects, but if you're sufficiently inspired you can always shoot for a stack that goes to the far edges of the stratosphere (31 miles). All you need for that is a mere 33,390,720 pennies which would weigh a tad over 222,604 lbs!
Enjoy, and for the record I'm well past the Brooklyn Bridge Towers and rapidly closing in on the Great Pyramid of Giza!
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dakota1955
1000+ Penny Miser Member
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Posted - 04/23/2010 : 16:21:34
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AGgressive Metal
Administrator
USA
1937 Posts |
Posted - 04/23/2010 : 16:46:23
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| I would like to know what percentage of copper pennies ever produced (since flying eagle introduced) are currently hoarded, how many are still in circulation, and how many have been lost/destroyed. |
And he that hath lyberte ought to kepe hit wel / For nothyng is better than lyberte / For lyberte shold not be wel sold for alle the gold and syluer of all the world.
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twocents
Penny Collector Member
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Posted - 04/23/2010 : 17:06:49
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I am building a Burj Khalifa, whatever the heck that is.
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rodebaugh
Penny Collector Member
USA
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1945V
Penny Pincher Member
Canada
153 Posts |
 Posted - 04/23/2010 : 19:08:57
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Originally posted by AGgressive Metal
I would like to know what percentage of copper pennies ever produced (since flying eagle introduced) are currently hoarded, how many are still in circulation, and how many have been lost/destroyed.
AG, there was a very interesting discussion around your question about one year ago.
You must be logged in to see this link.
Unfortunately, the link to the spreadsheet containing the total pennies in circulation versus the depletion per year is broken. |
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johnsonjohn2441
Penny Pincher Member
USA
102 Posts |
Posted - 04/23/2010 : 19:24:51
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| wow, crazy you did all that! |
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Country
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 04/24/2010 : 07:23:17
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Originally posted by twocents
I am building a Burj Khalifa, whatever the heck that is.
It's a building in Dubai and it's the tallest building in the world.
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Country
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
3121 Posts |
Posted - 04/24/2010 : 07:26:10
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Flbandit
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
851 Posts |
Posted - 04/24/2010 : 08:26:57
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| I'm leading my Giraffe to the Lincoln Memorial! As a side note, the Memorial is a must see if you go to DC. I used to live fairly close to DC and have been there many times. |
Are you throwing that out? |
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oldBPman
Penny Sorter Member
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Posted - 04/24/2010 : 11:33:54
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klava
Penny Pincher Member
USA
192 Posts |
Posted - 04/24/2010 : 18:47:30
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im working on Old North Church Steeple
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Common Cents
Penny Sorter Member
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Posted - 04/24/2010 : 19:24:23
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Glad to see how others are stacking up!
I was kinda concerned that someone like HoardCopperByTheTon would tell me that I didn't go far enough to define his hoard, but apparently even his hoard doesn't extend to the stratosphere.
Happy hunting everyone! |
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NDFARMER
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 04/24/2010 : 20:10:27
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Originally posted by Common Cents
Glad to see how others are stacking up!
I was kinda concerned that someone like HoardCopperByTheTon would tell me that I didn't go far enough to define his hoard, but apparently even his hoard doesn't extend to the stratosphere.
Happy hunting everyone!
I kind of thought it might reach to the moon!! |
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BamaJoe
Penny Sorter Member
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Posted - 04/24/2010 : 20:21:41
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| Well, I'm just a small time copper sorter. Should match the Great Pyramid before too long. |
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PointOmega
Penny Sorter Member
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Posted - 04/24/2010 : 20:45:20
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| nice work, Common Cents. Very creative. I'm around one giraffe giving another a piggy back ride. |
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Ardent Listener
Administrator
USA
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Posted - 04/24/2010 : 20:59:58
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ScottyTX
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
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Posted - 04/25/2010 : 17:05:41
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| Just recently made my way to the Gateway arch, it appears to be a long walk to the empire state building. |
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