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What is the diameter of a US penny?

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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

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

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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

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A dime is 17.9 millimeters or 0.7 inches.

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