Gosh, I should know the answer to this.
This would be a tough question for FastEddy since I know he just hoards in 55 Gallon barrels.
Most weights listed in standard literature only use the weight at time of production when they are minty Fresh. As copper pennies have been circulating ovor a few decades they will have varying degrees of wear which will lighten them, requiring a great number to make a ton. If I remeber correctly, the # of copper pennies required to make a pound runs 147-154, For ease of rough calculations I usually just use 150 per pound as an average.
A loose $50 Bag usually weighs 33-34lbs. Again fore ease of calculations I use 3.33 lbs per er bag.
5 gallon buckets will hold roughly $250 face if you don;'t shake it too much and leave a little room at the top.
I store my tons in many forms.! ton in the heavy duty mint bags. 300,000 cu cents per bag
$50 Bags, Canvas and plastic
Machine rolled $25 boxes
Buckets and kitty litter buckets
! ton of copper cents are roughly:300,000 loose cents
60 $50 Bags
120 $25 Boxes
12 5 gallon buckets
30 CTUs
I know why you can't stop hoarding too. It;s the lure of what seems to be "Free money" You just have to apply some of your own Free labor.
There will be no better time for hoarding than the present.
Hoard Now. Hoard often. Hoard more.