@Tyler Graton The normal weight for a State Quarter is 5.67 grams, so this coin isn't too far off. Your scale may also be a tad off, too. You might want to invest in a Red Book because it contains a ton of information like this that will answer many of your questions. Chris
Redbook won't help on this question because it doesn't provide spec ranges. The coin is still within spec Clad quarter is 5.67 grams +/- .227 grams so it is within spec if it is anywhere from 5.43 to 5.90 grams
There we go. That helps with the specs to look for. If you got specs for dimes and nickels could you post it here? And any info you feel that pertains to this that you would like me to know. No worries if not.
Clad dimes 2.268 +/- .091 grams 2.177 (2.18) to 2.359 (2.36) Nickels 5 grams +/- .194 grams 4.806 (4.81) to 5.194 (5.19) Send me an email and I'll send you a PDF that has all the specs.
Is there a book that does provide spec ranges? You're quick to point out that the Red Book doesn't, so why don't you tell us which book does. Chris
Coin World Almanac, I've mentioned it several times. Softbound copies are available on Abebooks for about $6 and that includes shipping. I don't care for the Milennium Edition that much but it does have the spec information The earlier editions are quite good and there is a ton of information in the books. I have several copies, I keep them close at hand and refer to it frequently. The one problem with the softbounds is eventually they start breaking apart. 750 pages is just too large for a softbound binding. If you want a hard bound they have a couple of those as well at around the $20 range. Amazon has a fair number of copies (Souftbound) as well, little higher about $8 to $9 with shipping.
No I don't get paid for it, but I've been a BIG fan of the Coin World Almanac ever since I got my first copy back in 1976. I've recommended it many times but everyone seems to be fixated on the Redbook. A good book but when you can get a lot more information for not much money, why not get both? OK I admit it, I'm fixated on numismatic information.
That is why I like you so much. As Ill informed as I am, people like you need to get paid for giving information out like this to people wanting to learn like me. Let me tell, you if I could take a class on this, and be able to pay for it, I would. If I were a little bit better off regarding money, I would buy every book regarding coins. Cherry pickers, red book, your favorite book, I'd buy em all and you wouldn't ever see my eyes again because they would be fixated on those books lol
And the file with the specs has been sent. I don't charge because most of the information I give out is not the result of my own research. It is information I have gleaned from others before me in forty five years of reading and study. Some it is from so long ago that I can not accurately relate exactly whom the information come from. On more recent information I do sometimes try to give the source. What I have learned I pass along. And in most cases I have benefited from the generosity of others that also gave freely.
