How much does an uS nickel weigh?
US nickel weighs about 5 g (0.18 oz).
📎 That's about the weight of 5 paperclips.
At 5 g, it ranks #2 of 6 in Money & Coins (lightest to heaviest) — heavier than US one dollar bill (1 g) and lighter than US quarter (5.7 g).
This is a specific, standardized product, so the weight above is an exact figure — not an average across variants.
The US nickel weighs exactly 5.000 g — it is used as a calibration weight for cheap kitchen scales.
Category: Money & Coins
| Grams | 5 g |
|---|---|
| Kilograms | 0.005 kg |
| Ounces | 0.2 oz |
| Pounds | 0.01 lb |
Source: www.usmint.gov