16 of them, actually. Fired from his 12 gauge. And while anyone with a modicum of brain matter could have told him something about the aerodynamics of coinage, it's cool to just shoot things. What isn't cool is making the presumption that shooting through water jugs is equivalent to shooting through flesh, then making a recommendation predicated upon backyard foolin' around. Not that many people alive in this 21st Century will use such a load for defensive purposes, so the exercise should have featured the fun of it without the usual editorial from someone unqualified to speak on the subject.
Water jugs, even water-baggies which would be preferrable but harder to set-up hence his reluctance to do anything resembling work, are not ballistic gelatin. Ballistic gelatin is not human blood, bone, and tissue. Terminal ballistics derived from such media provide an indication of what certain munitions will do to THESE mediums, and little else. Ballistic gelatin can provide an insight into the real world with regards to the BULLETS it was designed to test, and assist the BULLET manufacturers. Using anything other than BULLETS is a waste of time if it wasn't done just for fun.
"Lessons learned:"
1. Dimes are much too light in weight and un-aerodynamic to fly very far, no matter how fast they are started.
2. They do not spread out as much as some expected.
3. Dimes do not penetrate enough, even at close range, to reach the vital organs of a goblin and STOP a fight.
4. It only costs about $1.60 a shot to have some fun shooting stuff with dimes. 
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