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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1001240, member: 112"]Not sure what to make of it, but Breen was k nown for making his share of mistakes. Normal tolerance levels were usually 1% - that would be 0.062gm. What Breen is listing is 0.260gm. More than 4 times normal or over 4%. Seems pretty dang high to me.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have no real expertise with 2 cent coins and just follow the books for weight and they say 6.22 is it. So 5.91 tells me the coin is fake.</p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p>Because they can make money from doing so. Every coin there is down to common date Lincolns that you can find in change have been faked. </p><p><br /></p><p>Think about it - what is the easiest fake to pass off ? The one that nobody would suspect that you faked.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1001240, member: 112"]Not sure what to make of it, but Breen was k nown for making his share of mistakes. Normal tolerance levels were usually 1% - that would be 0.062gm. What Breen is listing is 0.260gm. More than 4 times normal or over 4%. Seems pretty dang high to me. I have no real expertise with 2 cent coins and just follow the books for weight and they say 6.22 is it. So 5.91 tells me the coin is fake. Because they can make money from doing so. Every coin there is down to common date Lincolns that you can find in change have been faked. Think about it - what is the easiest fake to pass off ? The one that nobody would suspect that you faked.[/QUOTE]
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