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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1813738, member: 19463&quot;]Yes, it can.&nbsp; Burial in soil can leech away metal and reduce weight.&nbsp; I also believe that some of the Caracalla Caesar coins were light to start with since weight standards seemed inconsistent at best.&nbsp; I always wondered if someone at the mint figured that kid coins were a good place to skim silver.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]296739[/ATTACH]</p><p>My lightest Caracalla is 2.1g but I prefer to avoid porous coins so something the weight of your coin is not shocking.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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