1, 2, 3, 4.....1,308,459 Pennies...

Edmond Knowles today broke the world's record of the largest-ever single
cash-in of pennies, totaling 1,308,459 pennies (or $13,084.59). The cash-in took
place at the Flomaton, Ala., Escambia County Bank's Coinstar machine.

The pennies, which Knowles stored in four 55-gallon and three 20-gallon oil barrels in his garage, weighed more than 4.5 tons.

Coinstar machines count up to 600 coins per minute, saving consumers the time and effort of sorting and rolling their accumulated coins.

A couple of questions come to mind:

How did he bring 4.5 tons of pennies from his garage to the coinstar machine?

Even if he fed the machine continuously, 1,308,459 coins at 600 coins/minutes is 36 hours and 20 minutes.

Did he stand at the machine for 36 hours straight?

If he took a break overnight while the store was closed, is it still considered one transaction? Even though it probably took 3 days to complete?