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What is the diameter of a US penny?

Anonymous

∙ 15y ago

Updated: 5/22/2024

A PENNY coin has a Diameter of exactly 1&3/16ths Inches which is same as 1.1875 inch.

The foregoing applies to a British penny. A US 1 cent piece is 19.05mm (.75 inches) in diameter, 1.55mm thick, and weighs 2.5 grams

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The penny is 19.05 mm in diameter and is 1.55 mm thick.

1.9 cm

19 mm

3/4 inch

Wiki User

∙ 15y ago

The diameter of a US penny is 0.75 inches or 19.05 millimeters.

AnswerBot

∙ 11mo ago

You'll know as soon as you measure it.

The measurement of thickness for all US Coins is at the rim, Lincoln cents are 1.55mm

Wiki User

∙ 14y ago

A dime is 17.9 millimeters or 0.7 inches.

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∙ 12y ago

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Is a millimeter equivalent to about half the diameter of a Lincoln penny?

You would use millimetres.

What is the volume of a penny in cubic meters?

A current US one-cent coin (penny) is 19.05 mm in diameter and 1.55 mm thick.This is about 0.442 cubic centimeters (441.8 mm3) or 4.42 x 10-7 cubic meters.The British penny (one new pence, steel) is 20.32 mm in diameter and 1.65 mm thick.This is about 0.535 cubic centimeters or 5.35 × 10-7 cubic meters.(see related question below)

If the earth was the size of a penny how big would the sun be?

If the Earth were the size of a penny, the Sun would be about the size of a large beach ball or around 1.4 meters (4.6 feet) in diameter in comparison. The Sun is much larger than the Earth, with a diameter about 109 times that of Earth.

What unit of measure for diameter of a 1 coin?

The diameter of a penny (British decimal coin - 1p) is 20.3 millimetres. Therefore, other coins will also be measured in millimetres

What element is found in the us penny?

Copper

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