The diameter of a US quarter is about 1.14 times the diameter of a US nickel.
Both rulers start at the same zero and share one linear scale. Artwork keeps its original proportions.
2.426 cm - Diameter; specified.
A US quarter is a coin worth twenty-five cents, commonly used in United States currency.
Standard copper-nickel clad US quarter: 24.26 mm diameter, 1.75 mm thickness and 5.67 g mass. Earlier silver quarters do not share this mass. The illustrated relief is representative; the circular rim is the measured span.
US Mint — circulating coin specifications2.121 cm - Diameter; specified.
A US nickel is a five-cent coin made primarily of a copper-nickel alloy.
Cupro-nickel US nickel: 21.21 mm diameter, 1.95 mm thickness and 5 g mass. These nominal specifications do not describe every historical composition.
US Mint — circulating coin specifications
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Everyday thingsUS quarter2.426 cmA US quarter is a coin worth twenty-five cents, commonly used in United States currency.
Everyday thingsUS nickel2.121 cmA US nickel is a five-cent coin made primarily of a copper-nickel alloy.
Living thingsHoneybee1.5 cmA honeybee is a social insect that lives in a colony and gathers nectar and pollen from flowers.
Everyday thingsUS dime1.791 cmA US dime is a ten-cent coin, the smallest denomination in US currency above the penny and nickel.
Everyday things£1 coin2.343 cmA £1 coin is a twelve-sided British coin used as standard currency in the United Kingdom.Side by side
Illustrative artwork · not to scale
Illustrative artwork · not to scale
Illustrative artwork · not to scale
Illustrative artwork · not to scaleGot a good eye for scale?