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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;msungs, post: 1085398, member: 28882&quot;]I have weighed 100 Franklins and only about 5 were on the extreme ends.&nbsp; 3 were 12.3 grams and 2 were 12.67 grams.&nbsp; That is a 0.075 gram difference on the&nbsp; low end from the 1% threshold and a 0.045 Gram difference on the high end for the 1% threshold (like you said the threshold would be 12.375 on the low end and 12.625 on the high end).&nbsp; I can&#039;t even find Fake/Copy/Fascimile Franklin Half Dollars on Ebay.&nbsp; I like your point about how a $1,000 face bag comes in within 1% always.&nbsp; If I took my hundred half dollars I would say 65 are in the 12.45-12.55 Gram range and the other 30 are in the 12.38-12.44 and the 12.56-12.60 range and only five are a little on the extreme ends.&nbsp; When they were pressing these coins it makes sense that some slabs were thicker than others and no two coins are exactly the same and I have only seen a few coins match out exactly to 12.50g, with that being said if you took my averages from the 100 Franklins they would be well within the 1% range when averaged.&nbsp; 3 of the Franklins are worn and well circulated, 2 aren&#039;t.&nbsp; I can&#039;t see anyone faking these yet and I have bought from well respected dealers on ebay (some have between 400-40,000 sales with almost all of them having 100% scores).&nbsp; I think some coins are naturally a little lighter and others a little heavier and this is how a $1,000 bag balances itself out to within 1%.&nbsp; Considering some are already slightly underweight it makes sense that with a little bit of circulation that some of the coin would wear away it is like any metal with friction.&nbsp; I have heavily worn Liberty Quarters that are down to 5.5g when it should be 6.25 grams.&nbsp; What do you think?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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