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<p>[QUOTE="Oldhoopster, post: 5451942, member: 84179"]It doesn't look anything like a weak die strike error</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.error-ref.com/weak_strikesinsufficientrampressure/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.error-ref.com/weak_strikesinsufficientrampressure/" rel="nofollow">http://www.error-ref.com/weak_strikesinsufficientrampressure/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://koinpro.tripod.com/Articles/DieAdjustmentStrikeOrWeakStrikeQ.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://koinpro.tripod.com/Articles/DieAdjustmentStrikeOrWeakStrikeQ.htm" rel="nofollow">https://koinpro.tripod.com/Articles/DieAdjustmentStrikeOrWeakStrikeQ.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/1115/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/1115/" rel="nofollow">https://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/1115/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>A coin that’s spent time in an acidic or caustic environment is going to lose mass. Even assuming your scale is properly calibrated and leveled, a measurement of 2.5 grams isn’t verification that it’s copper plated zinc. The fact that zinc isn’t exposed is a strong indication that it is a copper cent.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Oldhoopster, post: 5451942, member: 84179"]It doesn't look anything like a weak die strike error [URL]http://www.error-ref.com/weak_strikesinsufficientrampressure/[/URL] [URL]https://koinpro.tripod.com/Articles/DieAdjustmentStrikeOrWeakStrikeQ.htm[/URL] [URL]https://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/1115/[/URL] A coin that’s spent time in an acidic or caustic environment is going to lose mass. Even assuming your scale is properly calibrated and leveled, a measurement of 2.5 grams isn’t verification that it’s copper plated zinc. The fact that zinc isn’t exposed is a strong indication that it is a copper cent.[/QUOTE]
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