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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;satootoko, post: 16466, member: 669&quot;]That&#039;s a very important <i>first step</i> in the attribution of a coin as genuine/fake.&nbsp; The ability to produce accurately weighted planchets was independently developed in both Europe and Asia many, many centuries ago.&nbsp; Minters using balance scales then &quot;adjusted&quot; overweight planchets by filing off tiny amount of the metal before striking the coin.&nbsp; (When those marks are visible on the coin they don&#039;t generally affect grade or value because they are original.)&nbsp; Underweight planchets were simply thrown back in the melting pot.</p><p><br /></p><p>Result?&nbsp; If a coin is too heavy, or comes up light by more than a tiny amount attributable to wear, the weight alone condemns it as a counterfeit/replica/forgery.</p><p><br /></p><p>But, and a very important point - correct weight standing alone is an absolutely, positively essential, but insufficient basis for attribution as genuine.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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