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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;R_rabbit, post: 3496268, member: 101793&quot;]<a href="http://www.coinpeople.com/topic/3224-what-are-the-allowed-deviations-of-coin-weight/?do=findComment&amp;comment=67360" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinpeople.com/topic/3224-what-are-the-allowed-deviations-of-coin-weight/?do=findComment&amp;comment=67360" rel="nofollow">2005</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t know the standards used in other countries, but I have a list of the allowed tolerance for most US coins.( this was from another site that conder101 had stated)( not sure if that is our [USER=66]@Conder101[/USER] )</p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Small cent 1856 - 1971 was 2 grains or +/- .13 grams</p><p><br /></p><p>Small cent 1972 - 1982 was 1.9 grains +/- .12 grams</p><p><br /></p><p>nickels 1855 - date 3 grains +/- .19 grams</p><p><br /></p><p>dimes 1.5 grains +/- .09 grams</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>quarters 3 grains +/- .19 grames (notice it is geting stricter. Weight of coin up 2.5 times, tolerance up only 2 times)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Halves 4 grains +/- .26 grams (weight up 100% tolerance up 33%)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>silver dollar 6 grains +/- .39 grams (weight up 100% tolerance up 50% compared to the dime the weight is up ten times, tolerance up four times.)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Ike dollar 40% or clad 8 grains +/- .52 grams This is the only clad coin not held to the same standard as the silver versions.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Gold coins were held to much stricter tolerances especially as the weight increased.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>gold dollar .25 grains +/- .02 grams</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>quarter eagle .25 grains +/- .02 grams weight up 150% tolerance up 0%</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>three dollar .25 grains +/- .02 grams still 0% increase in tolerance</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>half eagle .25 grains +/- .02 grams still 0% increase in tolerance</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>eagle .5 grains +/- .04 grains ten times the weight of the gold dollar with only a doubling of the tolerance allowance.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Double eagles .5 grains +/- .04 grams Weight doubled again with no increase in tolerance.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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