Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Burgess, post: 8135662, member: 105098&quot;]A quarter weighs 5.67 grams with a tolerance of ± 0.227 grams. On the low side it should be 5.44g and on the heavy side it should be 5.90g. </p><p><br /></p><p>it&#039;s under low tolerance by 0.21g if the scale is accurate. 0.44 underweight total, almost half a gram.</p><p><br /></p><p>Should be&nbsp; 24.26mm (0.955 in.) diameter and 1.75mm (0.069 inches) thickness.&nbsp; for me the millimeters is easier to figure out, but there&#039;s both.&nbsp; you could check thickness with a digital caliper, or an analog one something like that. probably a rolled thin planchet.</p><p><br /></p><p>the rims are there and all details, so it&#039;s not going to be a diameter issue, that leaves thickness. average wear over time would be maybe 3-5% heavy wear would be more like 10% of the minted weight, what some would call a &quot;slick&quot; and even then slick is more like 7% of surface lost to circulation..... 0.40g could be explained if the coin was slick and heavily worn.</p><p><br /></p><p>Is the edge intact or gutted? I&#039;ve seen acid treated coins where the copper core was eaten away to some extent that sounded different and lost weight while appearing fine obverse and reverse.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in