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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;binxterdoodles, post: 1501902, member: 39469&quot;]I am new to this forum and coin collecting in general. Recently I purchased an 1807 draped bust half cent that was in good to very good condition. I had no reason to believe it was counterfeit even though I did buy it on eBay. Seller had 100% feedback and was a US seller that had sold many other coins. However, I&#039;ve been trying to educate myself in numismatics and I have been reading that there are lots of fake coins floating about. So I purchased a scale. I tested the scale with some pre-1982 Lincoln cents and they were weighing from 3.02 grams to 3.11 grams. So when my Walking Liberty half dollar weighed in at 12.46 grams instead of the stated 12.5 grams on wikicoins.com I wasn&#039;t too concerned as it makes sense that coins would become slightly less heavy with wear. I decided to weigh my 1807 draped bust half cent and was surprised to see it register 5.59 grams. Wikicoins.com states that this coin should have a weight of 5.44 grams <a href="http://www.wikicoins.com/Draped_Bust_Half_Cent" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.wikicoins.com/Draped_Bust_Half_Cent" rel="nofollow">http://www.wikicoins.com/Draped_Bust_Half_Cent</a>. This concerned me since all other coins were weighing at specification or slightly lower. Is it possible the older coins don&#039;t have the precision of the newer ones and there might be a broader range of weight? Is this possibly a fake? It&#039;s not a key year and the diameter is correct. The weight is just on the high side. Also the coin isn&#039;t in an amazingly, too-good-to-be-true condition. It&#039;s worn and the wear looks authentic, not forced. All markings match photos in my coin book. Any suggestions or wisdom is greatly appreciated. Thanks![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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