Weight & Bulk of Money?

Question

How much does half a million dollars ($500,000) in $100 dollar bills weigh? How much volume does it occupy (e.g., cubic inches or cubic feet)?

Answer 1

http://www.moneyfactory.gov/document.cfm/18/106

The approximate weight of a currency note, regardless of denomination is (1) one gram. There are 454 grams in one (1) U.S. pound, therefore, there should be 454 notes in (1) one pound(Avoirdupois system). If the troy system were used, there are (12) twelve ounces in (1) one pound; therefore, if one note weighs approximately (1) one gram, then (1) troy pound contains approximately 375 notes.
Weight= 11.0132 lbs US or 13.333...lbs troy

Our present sized currency measures 2.61 inches wide by 6.14 inches long, and the thickness is .0043 inches. If each currency note printed was laid end to end, they would stretch around the earth's equator approximately 24 times. Larger sized notes in circulation before 1929 measured 3.125 inches by 7.4218 inches.
2.61 X 6.14 X.0043 X5000=344.546 cu in. or .19939 cu ft

Whatever you are planningit will fit in a briefcase easily and should be easily carried. Good Luck

Answer 2

that would be 50 stacks of bills, tied in groups of 100 bills.
a bill is 6 inches long, a stack in like 3/4 inch thick, too tired to do the math