A lot of quarters

The Huntington Municipal Parking Board reported an increase of $96,264 in parking meter revenue for the fiscal year that ended June 30. When they heard that figure Monday night, some members of the Huntington City Council thought there must be something wrong.

Let's set that question aside for the moment. How much is $96,264 in parking meter revenue?

Here’s the deal:

Parking meter revenue increased by $96,264.

That would require 385,056 quarters.

According to the U.S. Mint, one quarter weighs 5.67 grams.

Total weight of all those quarters: 2,183,267.52 grams. Let’s round that off to 2,183,268 grams.

Weight in pounds: 4,813.

Weight in tons: 2.4.

Number of rolls of quarters, assuming $10 per roll: 9,626.

Any way you look at it, that’s a lot of quarters.

How many trips would you have to make to the bank in a car or a pickup to deposit that many quarters?