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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 1467723, member: 66&quot;]The concept of a thickness standard for a struck coin is kinda meaningless since it varies at every point on the coin.&nbsp; Also twp planchets of the same size, weight, and thickness, will have different final thicknesses depending on the strength of the strike any differences in the hardness of the planchets from differences in annealing.</p><p><br /></p><p>What is confusing you in the section you are reading from the Cent encyclopedia is that they are discussing a large cent struck on planchet stock rolled down to half cent thickness.&nbsp; As the half cents went form the early 1793&nbsp; to the latter issues the stock was rolled thiner and thinner and the diameter of the half cent was increased to keep the weight at 6.7 grams.&nbsp; But the weight of a large cent (which didn&#039;t change diameter) punched from the proceedingly thinner strip would be progressively lighter.&nbsp; HOWEVER, the chain cents were struck before any of the half cents were made so the idea of a chain cent being light because it was struck on a planchet cut from half cent stock is moot.&nbsp; There was no half cent stock at the time.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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