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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 920850, member: 66&quot;]But weight tolerances for the planchets are greater than the slight differences in the 1.069 to 1.084 figures.</p><p><br /></p><p>The copper nickel clad dollar can range from 21.773 to 23.587 and the silver clad can range from&nbsp; 23.608 to 25.576</p><p><br /></p><p>So the variation of CuNi/Ag coins within standard tolerances can vary from 1.0009 to 1.174&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>So since we know a silver planchet is 7% heavier than a CuNi planchet of the exact same size, just how much thicker would it have to be to weigh say 10% more?</p><p><br /></p><p>Now the surface area of the face of an Ike planchet is 11.40 square cm.&nbsp; The volume at 24.592 grams is 2.58 cubic cm so the thickness of the planchet would be .226 cm or 2.26 mm.&nbsp; So if it was 10% heavier than a CuNi clad dollar it would weigh 24.948 grams, would contain 2.62 cubic cm and would be 2.29 mm thick or .03 mm thicker or about 1/1000 of an inch thicker.&nbsp; This is not something you are going to be able to see and judge by eye.</p><p><br /></p><p>Even at the MAXIMUM weigh allowed by tolerance, the planchet would only be 2.35 mm or .09 mm thicker or 4/1000th&#039;s of an inch.&nbsp; This is about the average diameter of a human hair.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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