7,600,000 Cents

10/14/11, message left on answering machine:

Uh, it’s Bompa with another exciting missive from the highway.  This morning I went to the Denver Mint, where they make coins, and picked up a load of pennies, which I’m taking to Seattle.  44,935 pounds of pennies, and the value is $76,000 (laughter).  So sadly, because of my route, I will miss Spokane again.  I’ll come up from the river and cross the Menastash Ridge there at Ellensburg.