The Penny

Are pennies that small? The penny looks very small and probably does

not weigh very much either. The standard Lincoln cent weighs forty-eight

grains. The new Lincoln cent weighs thirty-eight and fifty-eight hundredths

a grain. There is another one-cent coin which is nineteen millimeters in

diameter and weighs two and five tenths.

The Lincoln head penny is the most popular. It was first issued on

August 2, 1909. The penny is the only coin that has the words “In God We

Trust.” Abraham Lincoln has been on the penny since 1909, th...