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<p>[QUOTE="Blaubart, post: 1463359, member: 37498"]It will lower their overall weight, but not substantially since the bulk of wear is on the rim and details and the bulk of the weight is in the body of the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have a really worn Morgan dollar that is almost featureless. It weighs 25.2 grams instead of the usual 26.7 grams, so almost 6% less than normal. For a half, I'd say a well worn half shouldn't weigh much less than 12 grams. If it's not worn and it weighs less than 12 grams, something is wrong. If it's very worn, but you can still see features, and weighs 10 grams or 13 grams, something is wrong.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Blaubart, post: 1463359, member: 37498"]It will lower their overall weight, but not substantially since the bulk of wear is on the rim and details and the bulk of the weight is in the body of the coin. I have a really worn Morgan dollar that is almost featureless. It weighs 25.2 grams instead of the usual 26.7 grams, so almost 6% less than normal. For a half, I'd say a well worn half shouldn't weigh much less than 12 grams. If it's not worn and it weighs less than 12 grams, something is wrong. If it's very worn, but you can still see features, and weighs 10 grams or 13 grams, something is wrong.[/QUOTE]
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