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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;walterallen, post: 132810, member: 4068&quot;]I had a coin collecting friend show me a 1868 Seated Liberty Half the other day and as soon as I saw it I told him it was a fake. I was picking at him but the comment started something. </p><p><br /></p><p>We decided that one of the best ways to indicate a fake was to weigh it and so we did. The weight of the coin was over 12.4 grams by about .8 grams. Well at that point I learned that I for one could not find any information on tolerance by weight. Everyone there just assumed that what little dirt was on the coin was making up the difference.</p><p><br /></p><p>What do you guys and gals think about this and more importantly where do you find the tolerances for weight in coins?</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin was&nbsp; probably a XF and in really nice shape &quot;no damage&quot;. He was asking $100.00 for it, but I can&#039;t afford a $100.00 lesson in detecting a fake coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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