How much do 1000 pennies weigh?

Answer 1

Depending on which penny, there is a range of weights.

It depends very much on which country issued the coin and its date. Some of the most common coins are:

British pennies:

1707-1796: 0.5 gm

1797: 28.3 gm

1798-1859: 18.8 gm

1860-1970: 9.4 gm

1971-present: 3.56 gm

US cents (universally called "pennies"):

1793-1796: 13.48 gm

1796-1857: 10.89 gm

1856-1864: 4.67 gm

1864-1942: 3.11 gm

1943 2.67: gm

1944-1981: 3.11 gm

1982: 3.11 gm or 2.5 gm depending on composition

1982-present: 2.5 gm
Assuming you are referring to United States Lincoln cents: 1909-1981 (except 1943) (95% Copper and 5% Zinc) - 3.089 grams (147 to the pound) 1943 pennies are steel with a zinc coating and weigh about 2.7 grams (about 168 to the pound). 1983- to date (2.5% Copper and 97.5% Zinc) - 2.500 grams (181 to the pound) In 1982, both the 95% copper and 97.5% zinc varieties were made - there is no easy way (other than by weighing them) to differentiate between them.

Answer 2

1000 pennies would come to about 6.25 lbs as there are approx 10 pennies to the ounce so 1000 pennies would weigh about 100 oz or 6.25 lbs

Correction:If you're referring to US cents, modern (1983 and later) US cents weigh 2.5 gm each so 1000 would weigh 2.5 kg, or about 5.5 US pounds.

Before 1982 US cents weighed 3.11 gm so 1000 would be 3.11 kg or 6.85 lbs.

If you're referring to British pennies, modern (since 1971) 1p coins weigh 3.56 gm so 1000 would be 3.56 kg or 7.85 US pounds.

Old (1860-1970) pennies weighed 9.4 gm, so 9.4 kg = 20.7 US pounds.

Answer 3

If each penny weighs 2.5 grams (as all post-1982 pennies do), then the answer would be 250,000,000 grams, or 250,000 kilograms.