Money World Records

Kevin C. balanced 51 American quarters on his elbow and caught them with the same hand.

Jerry Paffendorf destroys $72 American dollars with the express purpose of reselling it for more, a new world record. He began shredding the bills with a blender, but ultimately resorted to ripping the bills by hand. Paffendorf now plans to sell the creation as an artwork on eBay, with a starting price of $73. Paffendorf performed the feat on February 17, 2009 at a World Record Appreciation Society[] event at the Hemlock Tavern in San Francisco, California. Dan Rollman and Debbie Hampton were present as witnesses. [#WRAS04][]

Tom Paquin balanced 46 American pennies on his elbow and caught them with the same hand.

Nathan flipped 252 American pennies from heads to tails in a row.

Mortimer Blackwell placed $20.01 US on an electronic chessboard.

John Sabanovich held four $2 bills in his hand while dribbling a money print baksetball and wearing money print shoes.

Matthew stacked 85 American dimes in a single tower.

Attendees of the Inventgenuity Festival created a money chain made up of $436.32. The money was then donated to the International Rescue Committee[]. The record was set on February 21, 2010 at the 2nd Annual Brooklyn World Record Day, an event hosted by RecordSetter in conjunction with Beam Camp as part of their Inventgenuity Festival. #BWRD02

Ryuusei K. spun an American quarter for 20.86 seconds.

Bryan Vitale placed an American quarter on the tip of a bent metal coat hanger and spun it for two minutes, 56.20 seconds.

Read about the Kennedy half dollar here.

Joshuah E. completed 45 coin rolls with an American quarter in one minute.

Kip Burrus balanced an American banknote on his nose for seven minutes, 24.16 seconds.

TJ spun 16 American quarters at once.

Jake Bronstein made 10 “Boner Bills” and put them into circulation in 38.80 seconds. To make each Boner Bill, he wrote a “B” at the front of the word “ONE” on a dollar bill and an “R” at the end it. Bronstein set the record at a World Record Appreciation Society event held at Littlefield in Brooklyn, New York. Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson were present as witnesses. [#WRAS21][]