Add up money amounts in dollars and cents, count US bills and coins, or find how much more money you need to reach a target total or price.
Money Counter Formula
Where:
T is the total amount of money. Bi is the number of bills of type i, and Vi is the face value of that bill. Cj is the number of coins of type j, and vj is the face value of that coin. You multiply each count by its face value and add every result together to get the total.
The total bills value is the sum of every bill count times its value, the total coins value is the sum of every coin count times its value, and the grand total is the two added together. Enter whole, nonnegative counts for cash. In the amount tasks, each amount and the target are rounded before addition or subtraction: to two decimal places for USD, EUR, GBP, CAD and AUD, and to whole yen for JPY. Exact halfway values round away from zero. This is the calculator's chosen rounding rule.
US Currency Denomination Values
Use the table below to confirm the US face value of each bill or coin you are counting.
| Piece | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Hundred | Bill | $100.00 |
| Fifty | Bill | $50.00 |
| Twenty | Bill | $20.00 |
| Ten | Bill | $10.00 |
| Five | Bill | $5.00 |
| Two | Bill | $2.00 |
| One | Bill | $1.00 |
| Dollar coin | Coin | $1.00 |
| Half dollar | Coin | $0.50 |
| Quarter | Coin | $0.25 |
| Dime | Coin | $0.10 |
| Nickel | Coin | $0.05 |
| Penny | Coin | $0.01 |
Example Problem
You have 3 twenty dollar bills, 4 five dollar bills, and 1 one dollar bill in cash, plus 6 quarters and 8 dimes in coins. Find the total.
Bills value is (3 x 20) + (4 x 5) + (1 x 1) = 60 + 20 + 1 = 81 dollars.
Coins value is (6 x 0.25) + (8 x 0.10) = 1.50 + 0.80 = 2.30 dollars.
The total money is 81 + 2.30 = $83.30, made up of 22 pieces.
FAQ
What does a money counter calculator do? It adds up the value of cash by multiplying how many of each bill and coin you have by that denomination value, then summing the results into one total.
Can I count only coins or only bills? Yes. Use the Calculation selector to choose US bills only or US coins only. In US bills and coins, open Coin counts to enter coins; blank counts are zero.
How do I count a coin jar quickly? Sort the US coins into piles by denomination, count how many are in each pile, enter each whole-number count in its matching coin field, and the calculator returns their total face value.
