How heavy is a roll of pennies?

American pennies weigh 2.5 grams or 3.11 each, so a roll ranges in weight from 125 to 155.5 grams.(4.401 to 5.475 avoirdupois ounces) In Canada, pennies are 2.25, 2.35, 2.50, 2.80 or 3.24 grams so a roll can be from 112.5 to 162 grams. read more

As for a diameter, a penny is 3/4 of an inch across, and it is 1.52 mm thick (0.06 of an inch). Though most people think pennies are completely made of copper, they are only covered in copper; they are mostly zinc as copper only makes up 2.5 percent of the penny. The U.S. penny has been minted in some form since 1793. read more

Depending on wear, $50 in pre-1982 pennies will weigh approximately 34 pounds and $50 in post-1982 will weigh around 27 pounds. Assuming you were carrying a normal circulated mix, the $50 probably weighed about 29-30 pounds. read more