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<p>[QUOTE="Conder101, post: 26310002, member: 66"]A quarter missing both clad layers would be close to 3.8 grams.</p><p><br /></p><p>Nickel makes up 8.16% of the weight of the clad coins. So the nickel on the clad layers would be 5.67 X .0816 = .462 grams. Now since the nickel makes up 1/4 of the clad layers, the clad layers would weigh 4 X .462 = 1.85 grams so a quarter missing both layers would be 5.67 - 1.85 = 3.82 grams.</p><p><br /></p><p>As a check, the quarter missing one clad layer that Paddyman98 posted weighs 4.7 grams. So the missing clad layer weighs 5.67 - 4.7 = .97grams. So if the other layer was also missing it would be 4.7 - .97 = 3.73 grams[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Conder101, post: 26310002, member: 66"]A quarter missing both clad layers would be close to 3.8 grams. Nickel makes up 8.16% of the weight of the clad coins. So the nickel on the clad layers would be 5.67 X .0816 = .462 grams. Now since the nickel makes up 1/4 of the clad layers, the clad layers would weigh 4 X .462 = 1.85 grams so a quarter missing both layers would be 5.67 - 1.85 = 3.82 grams. As a check, the quarter missing one clad layer that Paddyman98 posted weighs 4.7 grams. So the missing clad layer weighs 5.67 - 4.7 = .97grams. So if the other layer was also missing it would be 4.7 - .97 = 3.73 grams[/QUOTE]
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