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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Pocket Change, post: 246567, member: 8012&quot;]General rule of thumb is that 3 rolls (150) in a pound.&nbsp; Of course, it depends.&nbsp; Here are the specs:</p><p><br /></p><p>Pre-1982:&nbsp; 3.11 grams/each</p><p>1983+:&nbsp; 2.5 grams/each</p><p><br /></p><p>1 oz = 28.35 grams, 16 oz in a pound</p><p>so</p><p><br /></p><p>454 grams in a pound</p><p><br /></p><p>Pre-1982 ---&gt; 146 cents</p><p>1983+&nbsp;&nbsp; -----&gt; 181</p><p><br /></p><p>So if a roll weighs more than 125 grams, there is at least one copper penny in it.&nbsp; Basically there is one copper penny for every 0.6 grams above 125 grams in a roll.</p><p><br /></p><p>So say you weighed a roll and it weighed 131 grams.&nbsp; That would mean there are 6 grams more than zinc - therefore you have about 10 coppers in that roll.</p><p><br /></p><p>A roll of 50 coppers should weigh about 155 grams.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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