How much does a dime weigh? What are pennies made of? Find out in the table below, which gives specifications for U.S. Mint legal tender coins presently in production for annual sets. Specifications for the American Innovation $1 Coins and Native American $1 Coins are the same.
Denomination | Cent | Nickel | Dime | Quarter Dollar | Half Dollar | Dollar |
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Composition | Copper Plated Zinc
2.5% Cu |
Cupro-Nickel
25% Ni |
Cupro-Nickel
8.33% Ni |
Cupro-Nickel
8.33% Ni |
Cupro-Nickel
8.33% Ni |
Manganese-Brass
88.5% Cu |
Weight | 2.500 g | 5.000 g | 2.268 g | 5.670 g | 11.340 g | 8.1 g |
Diameter | 0.750 in. 19.05 mm |
0.835 in. 21.21 mm |
0.705 in. 17.91 mm |
0.955 in. 24.26 mm |
1.205 in. 30.61 mm |
1.043 in. 26.49 mm |
Thickness | 1.52 mm | 1.95 mm | 1.35 mm | 1.75 mm | 2.15 mm | 2.00 mm |
Edge | Plain | Plain | Reeded | Reeded | Reeded | Edge-Lettering |
No. of Reeds | N/A | N/A | 118 | 119 | 150 | N/A |