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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;V. Kurt Bellman, post: 2889724, member: 71723&quot;]It appears that the size will be that of the classic half eagle ($5 gold). The half eagle is usually expressed as 21.6mm, and this is .850 inches, which calculates out to 21.59mm, a rounding error. He who can see 0.01mm difference is pretty eagle eyed (pun FULLY intended). The weight on this coin is light compared to the classic half eagle, due to the unusual alloy. It will fit in all traditional $5 gold piece media (capsules, album holes), but it will be lighter than they are. The spec size of the nickel is 21.21mm, so this will be slightly larger than a nickel, but darned close.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the 2016 centennial gold coins, the Mint started with a target weight (1/2, 1/4, and 1/10 ounce) and got small sized coins for their classic silver counterparts. In this instance (and the 2014 Kennedy gold half) they are going with correct sizes to match what else they&#039;ve done, and the weight will vary from the classic. Extra heavy in 2014, a bit light in 2018. Specific gravity will not yield to expediency.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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