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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 2006387, member: 66&quot;]Coin World Almanac</p><p><br /></p><p>Lists the&nbsp; weight for every US coin in grains and grams&nbsp; plus the tolerance range in both units.&nbsp; Also lists diameter, composition and Specific Gravity.</p><p><br /></p><p>Peace dollar is 26.73 grams (412.5 grains) with a tolerance of +/- .097 grams (1.5 grains)&nbsp; That&#039;s .36%</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>If it does you have real problems because 1000 Franklin halves should weight 12,500 grams&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>As Doug mentioned the percentage varies by denomination and composition.&nbsp; The Peace dollar tolerance as I mentioned is .36%, the franklin half is 2.1% a coppernickel five cent piece is 3.88%.&nbsp; Gold tended to be very strict.&nbsp; A double eagle was .095%.&nbsp; The tolerances also varied at different times.&nbsp; The Franklin half tolerance was 2.1% (+/- .259 grams), but the Walking Liberty half was .77% (.097 grams).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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