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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ardatirion, post: 1009298, member: 9204&quot;]A perfectly reasonable quibble! I know I&#039;m on the minority side of this. Yes, you are correct that weight standards at the mint were strictly controlled, but that was only for the coins important to the function of the state - the gold and large silver denominations. Weights of bronze and silver fractions fluctuate wildly. Furthermore, the coin had an entire life outside of the mint - it could have been clipped, or lost silver and weight in the ground. </p><p><br /></p><p>And furthermore, when you look at a coin, do you look at the weight? Or do you look at the overall design and size? Of course you notice the weight if it seems aberrant.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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