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How much does a US quarter weigh?
5.67 g0.2 ozWhich one: US Mint spec
A US quarter weighs about 5.67 g (0.2 oz).
Household items, coins and gadgets, using a standard size or a well-known model. Source for this figure: U.S. Mint coin specifications.
How heavy is that?
- A US quarter weighs about as much as 5.7 paperclips.
- It takes about 32 US quarters to balance an apple.
- It takes about 790 US quarters to balance a cat.
About the same weight
More everyday objects
- Sheet of paper 4.99 g
- Credit card 5 g
- US nickel 5 g
- Pencil 5.8 g
- US half dollar 11.3 g
- Digital watch 21 g
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