A lot of people ask how much does a penny Weigh?
Here’s the Answer:
1p Pennies 1982 to present weigh 2.5 grams.
but how many Penny’s would you need to get the same weight as a Elephant for example.
Penny’s to Statue of liberty
Statue of liberty weighs 450,000 pounds- which is 225 tons
That would mean you would need 81,646,626 Penny’s to get the same weight as the statue of liberty
Penny’s to Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel Tower weighs 10,000 tons.
That would mean you would need 3,628,738,960 Penny’s to get the same weight The Eiffel Tower
Penny’s to African Elephant
The Average Male African elephant weighs 5455 kg or 12,000 lbs
That would mean you would need 2,182,000 Penny’s to get the weight of a African elephant
5 responses to Pennies, Compare The Weight
You are all wrong the calculation is all wrong a UK penny 1982 to present weighs 3.5g not 2.5
3.547g
I’ve just weighed out a load of pennies tonight so that in future, I wouldn’t have to count them out into bags, I can just weight them. Each penny was an average weight of 3.547g which makes 100 average pennies 354.7g. 100 pennies in a money bag weighs an average of 355.8g
elephants
I think you calculated wrong, and how much does the Statue of Liberty weigh in terms of elephants? I have not been able to find the answer on the web. Please respond to this.
They don't mention which penny they are meaning.
That is the weight of a US penny, which changed mid 1982 from 3.11 grams.
The modern UK penny has changed several times including its materiel composition, I am unaware of its average weights.
Official UK penny link
Here is a link to the official UK penny.
www.royalmint.com/Corporate/facts/coins/1pCoin.aspx
It says it weighs 3.56g so xKronix is very close.
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