How many nickels in 100 grams?

Answer 1

According to U.S. Code: Title 31, Section 5112 (Money and Finance), Sec. 5112, Denominations, specifications, and design of coins: The Official weight of U.S. coins: (1) a half dollar coin weighs 11.34 grams. (2) a quarter dollar coin weighs 5.67 grams. (3) a dime coin weighs 2.268 grams. (4) a 5-cent coin weighs 5 grams. (5) a one-cent coin weighs 3.11 grams. Reference: http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode31/usc_sec_31_00005112----000-.html Note that the authorized weights are in grams. There are 454 grams in a pound,

so if a coin weighs x grams, the number of coins in a pound would be 454/x. For example, a nickel weighs 5 grams. So there would be 454/5 = about 91 nickels in a pound. Reference: http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/view/58464.html Therefore*: (1) One half-dollar weighs 11.34 grams, dividing into 454 grams per pound, we get 40 half-dollars in one pound. At $0.50 cents each, this equates to $20.00 worth of half-dollars in one pound. (2) One quarter weighs 5.67 grams, dividing into 454 grams per pound, we get 80 quarters in one pound. At $0.25 cents each, this equates to $20.00 worth of quarters in one pound. (3) One dime weighs 2.268 grams, dividing into 454 grams per pound, we get 200 dimes in one pound. At $0.10 cents each, this equates to $20.00 worth of dimes in one pound. (4) One nickel weighs 5.00 grams, dividing into 454 grams per pound, we get 91 nickels in one pound. At $0.05 cents each, this equates to $4.55 worth of nickels in one pound. (5) One cent weighs 3.11 grams, dividing into 454 grams per pound, we get 146 cents in one pound. At $0.01 cent each, this equates to $1.46 worth of cents in one pound. * Rounded to nearest full coin.

Answer 2

US nickels weigh 5 gm; current Canadian nickels are 3.95 gm. That means:

• 100 grams of US nickels = 100/5 = 20 coins (exactly)
• 100 grams of Canadian nickels = 100/3.95 = 25.32 coins, or 25 coins rounded to the nearest whole number