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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 4939166, member: 66&quot;]It would be in the right range if it was very heavily worn not is this high grade.&nbsp; As you say it is more than 4% off but the tolerance when new was only .7% so it is off by about 6 times the tolerance range</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Until 1837 they were .8925 fine&nbsp; and the tolerance allowance on the fineness was very tight, usually in the range of +/- .002</p><p><br /></p><p>A specific gravity test on this piece could be enlightening.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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