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Penny size is bullshit. Penny size applied to different nail types means a different length!
1" is 2D [1]. Note that penny size came historically from cost of the nails in pennies. So the length is not proportial to D size. [2]. The only thing we know is that the larger the D number, the larger the nail.
10D is 3" long - [3]
Joist hanger nails do not seem to have D size attached to them - this one is 1.5" [4]
This 8D is 1.5" long [5]. Is that an error? Chart says 8D is 2.5".
3.5" common nail, galvanized. 16D [6]

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+*'''Penny size is bullshit. Penny size applied to different nail types means a different length!'''
 *1" is 2D [https://www.buildmyowncabin.com/framing/nail-size-chart.html]. Note that penny size came historically from cost of the nails in pennies. So the length is not proportial to D size. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_(unit)#:~:text=In%20the%20United%20States%2C%20the,size%2C%20depending%20on%20nail%20type.]. The only thing we know is that the larger the D number, the larger the nail.
 *10D is 3" long - [https://www.menards.com/main/hardware/fasteners-connectors/nails/common-nails/grip-fast-reg-3-10d-hot-dipped-galvanized-smooth-shank-common-nails/2295009/p-1444445206798-c-8759.htm]