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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-jeffB, post: 3401902, member: 27832&quot;]Based on my research and measurements, a coin of that size losing 10% to <i>wear</i> would be down in the P01-FR02 range at best. Dimes and quarters lose weight faster proportionally (more surface area relative to volume), and even G examples of those typically haven&#039;t lost more than 8% or so.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think you&#039;re looking for the wrong assurances here. Even if an X-ray machine says it&#039;s silver, that doesn&#039;t guarantee authenticity -- a real example should sell for quite a lot more than the cost of its silver.</p><p><br /></p><p>But I know next to nothing about that type of coin, so I can&#039;t really help you authenticate it, either. All I can say is that the coin is scarce and <i>highly</i> counterfeited, and if you&#039;ve got an example that&#039;s 10% underweight, that&#039;s a big strike against it right off the bat.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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