💵 Cash Counter
Enter your bills and coins to get an instant total.
Bills
Coins
Who Uses This
Cashiers and small business owners counting a register drawer, servers and bartenders splitting a tip jar, and anyone running a garage sale or bake sale use a cash counter to skip manual bill-and-coin arithmetic and get an exact total in seconds.
Guide: understanding your result
- Counting cash by denomination — multiplying the number of each bill and coin by its face value — is faster and less error-prone than adding a running total.
- Standard coin wrappers and bill straps hold fixed quantities, so full rolls and straps can be counted by number instead of one by one.
- Count the drawer twice, ideally by two people, and record the starting float separately from the takings.
Worked example
A drawer with 12 × $20, 8 × $10, 15 × $5, 23 × $1 and 2 rolls of quarters holds 240 + 80 + 75 + 23 + 20 = $438.00. With a $150 starting float, the day's cash takings are $288.00.
Standard rolls and straps (US)
| Unit | Pieces | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Pennies (1¢) | 50 | $0.50 |
| Nickels (5¢) | 40 | $2.00 |
| Dimes (10¢) | 50 | $5.00 |
| Quarters (25¢) | 40 | $10.00 |
| Bill strap ($1) | 100 | $100 |
| Bill strap ($20) | 100 | $2,000 |
Common mistakes to avoid
- Forgetting to subtract the opening float before comparing with sales reports.
- Mixing loose coins from different denominations in one count.
Frequently asked questions
How do I find an overage or shortage?
Expected cash = opening float + cash sales − cash paid out. Compare it with your counted total; the difference is the overage or shortage.
Official sources
Examples are calculated live from the same data the calculator uses and are for education only — they are not financial, tax or investment advice.
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