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<p>[QUOTE="Paul M., post: 2498797, member: 73165"]I had 2 out of the 3 things I would have needed to check this: calipers, a Zincoln and a copper cent. Unfortunately, I'm missing the copper cent.</p><p><br /></p><p>But, really, I don't think they were thicker than Zincolns by a significant amount. To account for the discrepancy you were seeing, they'd have to be 10% thicker, and I think that's a little absurd given that the weight tolerance is +- 4% or so on a Lincoln cent.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Paul M., post: 2498797, member: 73165"]I had 2 out of the 3 things I would have needed to check this: calipers, a Zincoln and a copper cent. Unfortunately, I'm missing the copper cent. But, really, I don't think they were thicker than Zincolns by a significant amount. To account for the discrepancy you were seeing, they'd have to be 10% thicker, and I think that's a little absurd given that the weight tolerance is +- 4% or so on a Lincoln cent.[/QUOTE]
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