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US penny
A kind of coin · also called penny, Lincoln cent, one-cent piece, cent
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The US one-cent coin is a small metal disc measuring exactly 0.75 inches across.
Although the penny is the lowest face-value coin in American currency, it is wider and thicker than the ten-cent dime. Stacking sixteen pennies reaches a height of about 1 inch (2.54 cm). Modern pennies made after 1982 use a zinc core with a thin copper plating, keeping the coin lighter than older, pure-bronze versions.
From Wikipedia
The penny, officially "one cent", is a United States coin worth one cent, equal to 1⁄100 of a dollar ($0.01). It has been the lowest face-value coin or banknote of U.S. currency since the abolition of the half-cent coin in 1857.
Read more on Wikipedia →Text from Wikipedia’s “Penny (United States coin)” article, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- How big is a US penny?
- A US penny has a diameter of 0.75 inches (1.905 cm), a thickness of 0.06 inches (1.52 mm), and weighs 0.09 ounces (2.5 g). Its diameter is roughly the width of an adult thumbnail.
Weight
0.088 oz (2.5 g)
- Length
- 0.75 in (1.91 cm)
- Height
- 0.06 in (1.52 mm)
Quick answer
A US penny has a diameter of 0.75 inches (1.905 cm), a thickness of 0.06 inches (1.52 mm), and weighs 0.09 ounces (2.5 g). Its diameter is roughly the width of an adult thumbnail.
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