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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Oldhoopster, post: 2786859, member: 84179&quot;]If the dimensions are correct and the weight is 5.7 gms, it CANNOT be an under weight silver planchet, unless it has a large internal void. </p><p><br /></p><p>In order for a round silver planchet to be underweight, it would have to rolled thinner.&nbsp; These occurrences are pretty unlikely but possible, as the are known thin planchet errors.&nbsp; And, the mis-rolled strip would have to be at a thickness which just happend to yield a planchet weight close to a clad planchet.&nbsp; Then that planchet would have to get stuck in some equipment or tote at the SF mint.&nbsp; Finally, that tote or equipment would have to get shipped to the Philly mint, the planchet would have to become dislodged at some point before striking, make it to the dies.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Or it could be plated.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>To paraphrase William of Ockham, the simplest answer is usually correct.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Or you could drop approx $30, and send it to a TPG that specializes in errors&nbsp; for authentication[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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