MasterTool

Money Counter

Count a cash drawer or piggy bank: enter how many of each US bill and coin and get the exact total.

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Currency: Amounts are calculated in the currency you select; this site does not convert between currencies and does not use live exchange rates.

What this tool does

Counts physical US cash the way a cashier closes a drawer: type in the count of each denomination — $100s down to pennies — and it multiplies, subtotals bills and coins, and gives the exact drawer total. Handy for tills, tip jars, piggy banks, yard sales and coin jars headed for the bank.

How to use the Money Counter

  1. Enter your figures in the fields above.
  2. Check the filing status, state and pay-frequency selections — they change the tables used.
  3. Read the headline result first, then the breakdown: it shows exactly which tax or amount produced each line.
  4. Change any input to compare scenarios; the result updates with the same dated tables shown on this page.

Formula

total = Σ (count of denomination × face value)
denominations
$100, $50, $20, $10, $5, $1 bills; quarters 25¢, dimes 10¢, nickels 5¢, pennies 1¢

Worked example

The sample drawer holds $849 in bills and $5.27 in coins — $854.27 across 106 pieces of cash.

Inputs

  • $100 bills5
  • $50 bills2
  • $20 bills8
  • $10 bills6
  • $5 bills4
  • $1 bills9
  • Quarters (25¢)12
  • Dimes (10¢)15
  • Nickels (5¢)8
  • Pennies (1¢)37

Result

  • Total money$854.27
  • Bills subtotal$849.00
  • Coins subtotal$5.27
  • Total bills and coins106

Results explained

Total money
Bills subtotal plus coins subtotal.
Total bills and coins
Piece count — useful for checking a count was entered fully.

Frequently asked questions

Pennies: 50 ($0.50). Nickels: 40 ($2). Dimes: 50 ($5). Quarters: 40 ($10). Half dollars: 20 ($10). Dollar coins: 25 ($25).

Roughly $12–$15 per pound for modern mixed change — quarters-heavy jars run higher, penny-heavy jars far lower. Counting the coins here is the only exact answer.

Not as preset rows — add their value into the $1-bill count equivalent or count them separately. They are legal tender and banks accept them at face value.

Coin subtotals catch the classic closing error — counting a quarter stack as dimes. The per-denomination breakdown lists every line that went into the total.

Circulated examples are worth face value; only uncirculated or error coins carry collector premiums. Count them at $1.