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<p>[QUOTE="satootoko, post: 83006, member: 669"]<img src="http://www.cosgan.de/images/more/schilder/142.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> to CoinTalk Redneck.</p><p> </p><p>A quick way to tell if how it compares to a regular CENT (pennies are English or other Commonwealth country's coins), is the popsicle stick/pencil balance. Place a regular wooden pencil on your desk, and place a popsicle stick, or any similar flat piece, on top. Adust the length until the stick balances perfectly, then place a regular cent exactly at one end of the stick, and the questioned piece on the other end. If they balance, they weigh the same. If not, the one that touches the table is heavier.</p><p><br /></p><p>BTW, doing <a href="http://home.att.net/~lfretzin/LbAlchemy.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://home.att.net/~lfretzin/LbAlchemy.htm" rel="nofollow">>> this <<</a> doesn't add any measurable weight. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="satootoko, post: 83006, member: 669"][img]http://www.cosgan.de/images/more/schilder/142.gif[/img] to CoinTalk Redneck. A quick way to tell if how it compares to a regular CENT (pennies are English or other Commonwealth country's coins), is the popsicle stick/pencil balance. Place a regular wooden pencil on your desk, and place a popsicle stick, or any similar flat piece, on top. Adust the length until the stick balances perfectly, then place a regular cent exactly at one end of the stick, and the questioned piece on the other end. If they balance, they weigh the same. If not, the one that touches the table is heavier. BTW, doing [URL=http://home.att.net/~lfretzin/LbAlchemy.htm]>> this <<[/URL] doesn't add any measurable weight. :p[/QUOTE]
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