Weight of Coins & Money: From Lightest to Heaviest

Exact legal-tender weights: US coins from the Mint, banknotes from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, gold bars under LBMA Good Delivery rules, and euro and yuan coins from their central banks.

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  • a 400 oz gold bar12.4 kg

    London Good Delivery gold bar, approximately 400 troy ounces of fine gold

  • a dollar bill0.001 kg

    one U.S. paper note, any denomination (a $1 Federal Reserve note is the reference)

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Preset: lightest (a dollar bill) vs heaviest (a 400 oz gold bar) in this category.

Coins & Money weight table (11)

WeightCondition
a dollar bill1 g (0.0022 lb)Typicalone U.S. paper note, any denomination (a $1 Federal Reserve note is the reference)
a dime2.268 g (0.005 lb)Exactcurrent U.S. dime, cupronickel-clad copper, single coin
a penny2.5 g (0.005512 lb)Exactcurrent U.S. one-cent coin, copper-plated zinc (2.5% Cu, balance Zn), single coin
a nickel5 g (0.01102 lb)Exactcurrent U.S. 5-cent coin, cupronickel (75% copper, 25% nickel), single coin
a quarter5.67 g (0.0125 lb)Exactcurrent U.S. quarter dollar, cupronickel-clad copper, single circulating coin
a 1 euro coin7.5 g (0.01653 lb)Exactstandard circulating 1 euro coin as specified by the European Central Bank, single coin
a dollar coin8.1 g (0.01786 lb)Exactcurrent U.S. circulating $1 coin (Presidential or Native American $1), manganese-brass clad, single coin
a 2 euro coin8.5 g (0.01874 lb)Exactstandard circulating 2 euro coin as specified by the European Central Bank, single coin
a half dollar11.34 g (0.025 lb)Exactcurrent U.S. half dollar, cupronickel-clad copper, single coin
a 1 kg gold bar1 kg (2.205 lb)ExactThe Perth Mint 1 kilo 99.99% fine gold cast bar, minimum gross weight as manufactured
a 400 oz gold bar12.4 kg (27.4 lb)TypicalLondon Good Delivery gold bar, approximately 400 troy ounces of fine gold

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