Money Counter
Two $100 bills, three $20 bills, four $1 bills, five quarters, and three pennies add up to $265.28. This money counter totals a pile of US cash. Enter how many of each bill and coin you have and it adds up the grand total, the bills subtotal, the coins subtotal, and the number of items. Use it to count a register, a tip jar, or a coin jar.
Quick answer
Enter the count for each US denomination you have.
What this tells you
- •Enter the count for each US denomination you have.
- •Each count is multiplied by its face value, then everything is added together.
- •Bills and coins are subtotaled separately so you can check each pile.
- •Leave a denomination at zero if you do not have any.
How to Use
- 1Enter how many of each bill you have, from $100 down to $1.
- 2Enter how many of each coin you have: quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies.
- 3Click Calculate to get the total cash value plus the bills and coins subtotals.
How It Works
Formula
total = sum of (denomination value x count)Each denomination is worth a fixed amount, so the calculator multiplies the count of each by its value and adds the results. For example, 2 hundreds, 3 twenties, 4 ones, 5 quarters, and 3 pennies is 200 + 60 + 4 + 1.25 + 0.03, which totals $265.28.
Calculation note: values are processed in the order shown above, using the current input units.
Worked Examples
Counting a mixed cash drawer
The bills add up to $264 (200 + 60 + 4) and the coins add up to $1.28 (1.25 + 0.03), for a grand total of $265.28 across 17 pieces of cash.
Counting a coin jar of dimes
Thirty dimes at $0.10 each is $3.00. The bills subtotal is $0.00 because there are no bills.
US Denomination Values
Face value of common US bills and coins.
| Denomination | Value | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Hundred | $100.00 | Bill |
| Twenty | $20.00 | Bill |
| One | $1.00 | Bill |
| Quarter | $0.25 | Coin |
| Dime | $0.10 | Coin |
| Penny | $0.01 | Coin |
Common mistakes
- Entering a dollar amount instead of a count. Enter how many quarters you have, not the dollar value of the quarters.
- Mixing up dimes and nickels. A dime is worth $0.10 and a nickel is worth $0.05, so keep the counts in the right rows.
- Forgetting a denomination. Leave a field at zero only if you truly have none of that bill or coin.