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<p>[QUOTE="HandsomeToad, post: 386983, member: 12965"]Seated Liberty Dollar = 26.7 grams</p><p>Counterfeit Seated Liberty Dollar = 19 grams</p><p> </p><p>That's a reduction in weight of almost 30%.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.lenntech.com/Periodic-chart-elements/Pb-en.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.lenntech.com/Periodic-chart-elements/Pb-en.htm" rel="nofollow">Lead density</a> = 11.34 g.cm-3</p><p><a href="http://www.lenntech.com/Periodic-chart-elements/Ag-en.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.lenntech.com/Periodic-chart-elements/Ag-en.htm" rel="nofollow">Silver density</a> = 10.5 g.cm-3</p><p><a href="http://www.lenntech.com/Periodic-chart-elements/Ni-en.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.lenntech.com/Periodic-chart-elements/Ni-en.htm" rel="nofollow">Nickel density</a> = 8.9 g.cm-3</p><p><a href="http://www.lenntech.com/Periodic-chart-elements/Cu-en.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.lenntech.com/Periodic-chart-elements/Cu-en.htm" rel="nofollow">Copper density</a> = 8.9 g.cm-3 </p><p><a href="http://www.lenntech.com/Periodic-chart-elements/Zn-en.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.lenntech.com/Periodic-chart-elements/Zn-en.htm" rel="nofollow">Zinc density</a> = 7.11 g.cm-3</p><p><a href="http://www.lenntech.com/Periodic-chart-elements/Sn-en.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.lenntech.com/Periodic-chart-elements/Sn-en.htm" rel="nofollow">Tin density</a> = 5.77g.cm-3</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="2">All weights are based @ 20 degrees Celsius</font></font></p><p> </p><p><font face="Verdana"><font size="2">As per the <a href="http://www.lenntech.com/Periodic-chart.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.lenntech.com/Periodic-chart.htm" rel="nofollow">Periodic Table</a> I am referencing, tin is less dense than zinc so I will stand by my earlier statement until the periodic table I'm using is proven to be incorrect.</font></font></p><p> </p><p><font face="Verdana"><font size="2">Regardless, I'd still like to know what metals were used in the older counterfeits.</font></font></p><p> </p><p><font face="Verdana"><font size="2">Ribbit <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="HandsomeToad, post: 386983, member: 12965"]Seated Liberty Dollar = 26.7 grams Counterfeit Seated Liberty Dollar = 19 grams That's a reduction in weight of almost 30%. [URL="http://www.lenntech.com/Periodic-chart-elements/Pb-en.htm"]Lead density[/URL] = 11.34 g.cm-3 [URL="http://www.lenntech.com/Periodic-chart-elements/Ag-en.htm"]Silver density[/URL] = 10.5 g.cm-3 [URL="http://www.lenntech.com/Periodic-chart-elements/Ni-en.htm"]Nickel density[/URL] = 8.9 g.cm-3 [URL="http://www.lenntech.com/Periodic-chart-elements/Cu-en.htm"]Copper density[/URL] = 8.9 g.cm-3 [URL="http://www.lenntech.com/Periodic-chart-elements/Zn-en.htm"]Zinc density[/URL] = 7.11 g.cm-3 [URL="http://www.lenntech.com/Periodic-chart-elements/Sn-en.htm"]Tin density[/URL] = 5.77g.cm-3 [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]All weights are based @ 20 degrees Celsius[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]As per the [URL="http://www.lenntech.com/Periodic-chart.htm"]Periodic Table[/URL] I am referencing, tin is less dense than zinc so I will stand by my earlier statement until the periodic table I'm using is proven to be incorrect.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]Regardless, I'd still like to know what metals were used in the older counterfeits.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]Ribbit :)[/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE]
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