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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Phil Ham, post: 5340210, member: 5787&quot;]I&#039;ve noticed that genuine coins with pretty heavy wear can be considerably less than the specified weight.&nbsp; For instance, I just received a 1921-P Walking Half Dollar for Christmas in about VG-8 condition.&nbsp; The spec weight is 12.5-grams.&nbsp; My scale indicates 12.03-grams for the 1921-P in VG-8.&nbsp; I compared it against a similar graded 1920-S, which was also 12.03-grams.&nbsp; Thus, these two VG-8 coins had 0.47-grams worn off or 3.76% of their total weight.&nbsp; I weighed two AU coins (1936 and 1947-D) with weights of 12.39 and 12.43 grams.&nbsp; These coins are within 1% of the specified 12.5-grams.&nbsp; Finally, I weighed a null date Walker with a weight of 11.28-grams (nearly 10% of its weight rubbed off).&nbsp; If noticed similar trends on older, worn, coins from my collection of various coin denominations (silver and copper mostly).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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