Braingle: 'Crazy Coin' Brain Teaser

Crazy Coin

Puzzle ID:	#8490
Fun:	(2.31)
Difficulty:	(3.1)
Category:	Other
Submitted By:	electronjohn
Corrected By:	lessthanjake789

I am 200% of a penny, 25% nickel, 118.4% of a dime, 111.4% of a quarter, and 10% of a half dollar. What am I?

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electronjohn Nov 18, 2002	Hey everyone, I was just wondering, did anyone solve this one? Did I make it too hard? Should I have added some other clues to make it more solvable? Sorry if it seems unfairly hard. :-(
stonemug Nov 19, 2002	Good one, I liked it.
dewtell Nov 27, 2002	Yes, I think it was too hard. It would be one thing if all the percentages were based on a common feature or measure, but having them all on different scales (and most of them rather obscure) makes it hard to discern the pattern. I did a web search based on the hint to find out what happened in 1938, found the specified answer, and couldn't see how it fit the problem.
cutebluetiger Dec 15, 2002	some people go slightly overboard to get the answers to these when its only one click away
Codammanus Feb 11, 2003	Let me say first that you have to put effort into a teaser like that. Therefore only with effort can a person dissect and solve it. I, myself did not put in the effort, so I can't complain. Neither should you. There is no such thing as "too hard" of a teaser. That's why they are called BRAIN teasers. Accept you limitations sometimes, and say "too hard FOR YOU" rather than just "too hard." Besides, "If it can be conceived by man, it can be conquered by man."
electronjohn Feb 12, 2003	Good points Codammanus.
jimbo May 02, 2003	I had the basic idea behind it but we non-Americans simply don't know enough about you coins. When you said 200% of a penny I figured that maybe there is some coin called "2 bits" or something. It was an interesting idea but without some coins to at least measure, I would have to do too much research to finish it.
SPUTNIK2 Oct 03, 2006	it was a great teaser, but I got to admit it was to hard for me. I was on the right track. thanks
ElectronJohn Nov 27, 2007	The hint should read 69 years now.
Frada8D Oct 29, 2009	I think I would've understanded the answer if I was American. Facinating teaser though!
ElectronJohn Oct 29, 2009	The hint should now read 71 years.
MusiK Dec 28, 2009	wow this one takes quite some knowledge and thinking :]