All you need to use is 40 pennies, 8 nickels and 2 dimes.
The smallest coin available is a penny, worth one cent. Simply shift the decimal two places to the right (because you're going from dollars and cents to strictly cents) to find that you would need 2930 pennies to make $29.30 using the largest number of coins possible. Using any other coins would only decrease the number of coins in the combination.
The value of the coins is going to be highly dependent upon the ratio of coins. In general: Dimes, quarters and half dollars are roughly $20/lb Nickels are $5/lb And there are 181 pennies to a pound ($1.81) So we're talking any where from $1600 to $150.
It is going to depend on the condition of the individual coins and if it includes any of the varieties, but you can get an idea from the related link.
I'm going to use US currency, since those are the denominations I know off hand, but will describe the general process. Take the highest valued coin that is less than the fraction. In this case, we'll use the half dollar, which equals 0.5 of a dollar. Now we count how many times that value goes into 0.77 which is once. So, we note that we used 1 half dollar and subtract its value from the 0.77. This equals 0.27, so we have that much left unaccounted for. Now we do the same thing with 0.27. A quarter is 0.25 so we can use that. 0.25 can only go into 0.27 once so we will note that we currently have 1 half dollar and 1 quarter. Now we subtract 0.25 from 0.27 which leaves 0.02 that we need to account for. The only coin left is the penny which is 0.01. 0.01 will go into 0.02 twice, so we have two pennies to add to our list. Adding those two pennies together equals 0.02 which is the value we have left. So our list is done and we have our answer. Our answer is 1 half dollar, 1 quarter, and 2 pennies
All you need to use is 40 pennies, 8 nickels and 2 dimes.
That's going to depend on the form in which you hold them. 1 ounce of pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, dollar coins, dollar bills, checques, or gold, all have different values in cents.
The smallest coin available is a penny, worth one cent. Simply shift the decimal two places to the right (because you're going from dollars and cents to strictly cents) to find that you would need 2930 pennies to make $29.30 using the largest number of coins possible. Using any other coins would only decrease the number of coins in the combination.
Lincoln penny, walking liberty half dollar, ten dollar Indian head gold & twenty dollar St. Gaudens gold. Most of the gold coins were melted before ever going into circulation.
All of them were supposed to be made of steel, however there were a few copper coins accidentally struck that year. Its extremely rare to come across copper pennies from that year.
The value of the coins is going to be highly dependent upon the ratio of coins. In general: Dimes, quarters and half dollars are roughly $20/lb Nickels are $5/lb And there are 181 pennies to a pound ($1.81) So we're talking any where from $1600 to $150.
You are going to have to provide the year the coin was minted - the mint mark 'CC' (Carson City) was minted on multiple year Silver Dollar coins.
You are not alone, this also happened to my family after my grandfather died. We began to find large amounts of pennies in very odd places, such as under a rug in a very rarely used bathroom. Pennies from heaven :)
It is going to depend on the condition of the individual coins and if it includes any of the varieties, but you can get an idea from the related link.
I would suggest going to the bank. You can purchase these coins there. If they don't have any go to the nearest coin shop and see if they have what you want.
Starting in 1982, pennies have been made from a copper-plated zinc composition, consisting of 97.5% zinc and 2.5% copper. This change was made to reduce production costs. Prior to 1982, pennies were made of 95% copper and 5% zinc.
Silver is a precious metal, and just like gold, it's going to be expensive so they stoped using it because they realized that people could melt the coins down and have a ton of money in silver.