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<p>[QUOTE="TheNoost, post: 408649, member: 14473"]Should be .802 grams +/- .032 grams weight, 14.3mm dia. Breen encyclopedia says that over 60 die pairs made 11,400,000 coins between Jan 12 and March 31. If your instuments are not off, then the short time for the ammount of coins minted and high die numbers could account for your variations. There were some striking problems with type 1 and 2 as well. Looks real to me. Star points point to the right areas on the coin, and you can see the lines in the shield from the obv on the rev between the III. Could also be due to some cleaning as evidenced by the pitting on bottom of shield and left of the date. I'm also curious as to what the blotch is over the second I on the rev. Repaired hole or just splotching? Hope this helps.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TheNoost, post: 408649, member: 14473"]Should be .802 grams +/- .032 grams weight, 14.3mm dia. Breen encyclopedia says that over 60 die pairs made 11,400,000 coins between Jan 12 and March 31. If your instuments are not off, then the short time for the ammount of coins minted and high die numbers could account for your variations. There were some striking problems with type 1 and 2 as well. Looks real to me. Star points point to the right areas on the coin, and you can see the lines in the shield from the obv on the rev between the III. Could also be due to some cleaning as evidenced by the pitting on bottom of shield and left of the date. I'm also curious as to what the blotch is over the second I on the rev. Repaired hole or just splotching? Hope this helps.[/QUOTE]
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