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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 5132924, member: 66&quot;]Both coins are real.&nbsp; The dies were hand made back then with the central device being &quot;hubbed&quot; in using a screw press and then all the additional details (stars, date, letters etc.) being punched in individually by hand.&nbsp; This makes every die different, with often a lot of differences between dies.&nbsp; There are 17 different die marriages in 1817. The first coin is a N-6, the second is a N-14.</p><p><br /></p><p>As to the weight, the spec weight was 10.88 grams and then as now coins do not always weigh the exact spec weight.&nbsp; There would be a tolerance allowance.&nbsp; Now there is no specified tolerance for the cents of this era, but I would make the assumption (I know that is a risk) that it would be similar to the official tolerance when they did start specifying it in 1837.&nbsp; That tolerance was +/- .454 grams.&nbsp; If so your 11 gram cent is WELL within the range that would be considered acceptable.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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