alt Hacker NewsUntil counting machines got ubiquitous, banks in India would count notes/bills by weight as well.
It wasn't very precise but you could move a lot of money in ball park with this method. Atleast internally across branches.
Until counting machines got ubiquitous, banks in India would count notes/bills by weight as well.
It wasn't very precise but you could move a lot of money in ball park with this method. Atleast internally across branches.
Up to roughly 100 bills it's pretty much bang on - even with a cheap $10 scale (American Weigh Scales Digital Pocket Scale has a bunch of different options). Each bill weights roughly 1 gram. So - accurate to within 1% - and presumably the banks have better scales.