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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;imrich, post: 1013071, member: 22331&quot;]<b>Weight Loss, or Not?</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Arial Black">I find this post interesting, because of the supposition presented without supportive data of statistical merit. </font></p><p><font face="Arial Black"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Arial Black">I was in the process of preparing a 100 coin lot of 90% Silver Mercury dimes, literally having a 1916-S, and other coins varying in dates (at least 35 different dates/mint-marks) from 1916 to 1945.</font></p><p><font face="Arial Black"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Arial Black"></font><font face="Arial Black">100 coins of this type with considerable &quot;wear&quot;, I believe is a reasonably quantity for statistical extrapolation.</font></p><p><font face="Arial Black"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Arial Black">The coins have been selected to have a ~Good to &lt;Very-Good grade for the dates from 1930 to 1945, and an ~About-Good grade on coins with dates from 1916 to 1930. None are damaged, just &quot;worn&quot;. All of these coins would be expected to have appreciable &quot;wear&quot;, as none of the coins have a full reverse rim, and many haven&#039;t a reverse rim (AG acceptable for this type).</font></p><p><font face="Arial Black"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Arial Black">I constantly use a triple beam balance, where I clean the pan, and tare for proper balance, which was done before weighing the 100 coins</font></p><p><font face="Arial Black"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Arial Black">The weight of 100 coin lot was 240+ grams.</font></p><p><font face="Arial Black"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Arial Black">The stated weight of 100 mint struck condition coins is 250 grams.</font></p><p><font face="Arial Black"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Arial Black">These coins are within 4% of their &quot;standard&quot; mint struck weight.</font></p><p><font face="Arial Black"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Arial Black">I wonder, what was the allowable &quot;standard&quot; negative weight deviation for these coins at the time of minting?</font></p><p><font face="Arial Black"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Arial Black">Hmmmm, Very Interesting!! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie5" alt=":confused:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></font></p><p><font face="Arial Black"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Arial Black"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Arial Black"></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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