pretty random question

Okay heres a pretty random question that i need answered :sick:
"what is the weight of a penny?"

The new penny weighs 3.56 grams and has a diameter of 20.32 mm. Initially issued in bronze, the material used to make the 1p coins changed to copper plated steel in 1992. Since then the only penny to appear in bronze has been the proof issue of 1999.

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On a side note, the change of metal cost the amusement acrcade industry a fortune because all machines pretty much had to have the coin slot altered to have the magnet taken out because the new coins were jamming up the mechanism.

Jonno :cool:

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Originally Posted by suprafreak6

"what is the weight of a penny?"

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http://www.diana-dalmaqua.org/penny.jpg

i'd guess about 140-150 lbs.

0.09 ounces.

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Originally Posted by Jon L. Obscene

The new penny weighs 3.56 grams and has a diameter of 20.32 mm. Initially issued in bronze, the material used to make the 1p coins changed to copper plated steel in 1992. Since then the only penny to appear in bronze has been the proof issue of 1999.

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On a side note, the change of metal cost the amusement acrcade industry a fortune because all machines pretty much had to have the coin slot altered to have the magnet taken out because the new coins were jamming up the mechanism.

Jonno :cool:

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exactly what i needed thanks :lol:

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Originally Posted by suprafreak6

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Originally Posted by Jon L. Obscene

The new penny weighs 3.56 grams and has a diameter of 20.32 mm. Initially issued in bronze, the material used to make the 1p coins changed to copper plated steel in 1992. Since then the only penny to appear in bronze has been the proof issue of 1999.

Source

On a side note, the change of metal cost the amusement acrcade industry a fortune because all machines pretty much had to have the coin slot altered to have the magnet taken out because the new coins were jamming up the mechanism.

Jonno :cool:

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exactly what i needed thanks :lol:

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Be careful if you are using this for school work, your teacher might laugh at you if you say our penny contains bronze and or steel. :P

lol thats true, I'm talking about the English 1 pence coin :01:

Sharpend and thrown at football matches is probably their most useful quality and also a Chelsea tradition........we at Norwich throw bog roll :01:

Jonno :cool:

depends on the gravitational pull of the planet you weigh it on.

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Originally Posted by 100%

depends on the gravitational pull of the planet you weigh it on.

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And where on the plant. :ermm:

It weights the same as a 1/16th or is it an 1/8th. :ph34r: