2006-12-22 06:03:21 · 9 answers · asked by Boboso 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
I have two pennies. The 1966 penny weighs 3.14 grams, the 1992 weighs 2.49 grams. I suspect that the weight difference is cause the older contains more heavier metals, and not due to random weight fluctuations.
So $50 is 5000 pennies. 5000 of the 1966 pennies would be 15,700 g = about 34 to 35 pounds. $50 of the 1992 pennies would weigh 12,450 grams or about 27 to 28 lbs.
That's my two cents worth (ha ha ha). Got to get back to work now.
2006-12-22 06:18:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I wanted to add to what Riccardo said. His 1966 answer will hold true for any pennies produced 1981 and before, and his 1992 answer holds true for all pennies produced 1982 or after. Th earlier coins were a very high copper alloy, but then they switched to a zinc coin wrapped in copper alloy in 1982. There are also a lot more of the newer coins in circulation.
I went and took a handful of pennies and they were in bout a 70-30 ratio new to old. Given that and the measurments Riccardo did, that comes out to be 13425 grams = 29.6 pounds for $50 in pennies.
2006-12-22 11:25:10 · answer #2 · answered by Angry Marsupial 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The weight of pennies has change over time. The current mass of a penny is 2.5g. Since there are 5000 pennies in $50 this is equivelent to 12,500g which is equivelent to 27.55lbs.
2006-12-22 06:11:32 · answer #3 · answered by Tim L 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
$50.00 in pennies weighs about 7 or 8 pounds. I have worked in a bank for 17 years. Lifting bags and boxes of coins is an everyday part of my job.
2006-12-22 06:13:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 6⤋
I used to work in the cash office at the local grocery store. We would get rolled pennies in boxes. Each box was worth $25. They weren't that heavy maybe about ten pounds, but I can't say for sure.
2006-12-22 06:12:20 · answer #5 · answered by Bugmän 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
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2017-02-19 17:03:34 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That would all depend on what percentage of the coins are the "old" all-copper variety and how much are the "newer" copper-coated kind...
2006-12-22 06:11:46 · answer #7 · answered by pinduck85 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
about 1lbs.
2006-12-22 06:11:21 · answer #8 · answered by <>< 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋
nvm, I'm wrong.
2006-12-22 06:08:26 · answer #9 · answered by some teenager 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋