Hello, I was weighing my nickels today & have a 1972 D nickel weighing in @ 5.2 grams. I weighed it several times along with other nickels, I made sure there was no tare, & that there was nothing else on my scale. Does anyone know of a 1972 D nickel or any other nickel that weighs 5.2 grams? Thank you!
Hello, I was weighing my nickels today & have a 1972 D nickel weighing in @ 5.2 grams. I weighed it several times along with other nickels, I made sure there was no tare, & that there was nothing else on my scale. Does anyone know of a 1972 D nickel or any other nickel that weighs 5.2 grams? Thank you!
A nickel should weigh 5.0 ± 0.194g. Your coin is either within tolerance or just barely out of tolerance. A weight difference of 6mg out of tolerance is not significant.
Slightly misaligned die strike, on the obverse. The rim from 2-6 o'clock compared to the rim from 7-12 o'clock.
Within tolerance - very common to be 1 tenths of a gram + heavy or light - doesn't mean it's an error.
And if your scale only shows one decimal place it would show 5.2 grams if it weighs over 5.15 grams which is well within tolerance.
Sounds like somebody may have had a chemistry professor that was big on significant figures and weighing techniques
actually it's common knowledge you learn as a kid when first learning about decimals. less than 5 round down...5 or more round up.
