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New Member
United States
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I have a 1968 Thomas Jefferson nickle and it sounds different when it falls on the table. I grab a Nickle out of my pocket and I can here the chime in it. The 1968 nickle has a solid lead sound, well I think it may be lead. But no chime out of the 1968 nickle. Why? anyone know ? |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Does the coin look different. If it does post pics. Weigh it, it should weigh exactly 5g.
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New Member
 United States
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the one on the right is the 1968 the one on left is just your regular nickle  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1610 Posts |
Could you get closer pics, please ?
Did you weigh them ?
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New Member
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10x.Click on your view button and blow that bad boy up
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New Member
United States
10 Posts |
When I get home I'll try to make the pictures bigger. Sorry I'm new at this.
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New Member
United States
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I didn't weigh it yet. I don't have a scale. I'll pick one up today.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1610 Posts |
 Scales can be very important when you collect coins. A gram can make a big difference. |
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Moderator
 United States
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 to the Community! I moved your topic to another forum to get more eyes on it and some additional opinions.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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What's a nickle? I know what a nickel is. LOL
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New Member
United States
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New Member
United States
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Sorry it took a whole page. lol I'm tired from work. I didn't pick up a scale but I'm off tomorrow and ill do that first thing in the morning. Hope you all can help me out on this one. I know this nickle feels and sounds different. I even had my wife listen to it sound off the table compared to a regular nickle and she Say's the same thing that it has a different sound and feel.
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New Member
United States
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Bought a scale today and it shows me 4 gr on it.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Is that 4 grams or 4.0 grams? A scale that only weighs in whole gram increments is not accurate enough for coins, an accuracy of +/-0.1g or +/-0.01g is recommended.
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New Member
United States
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So your telling me that this scale is no good for me to weigh coins on. Wow I didn't think collecting coins was going to be so difficult. Thanks by the way. What is a good scale to buy ?  |
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Canada
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It's not difficult, you've just got to get through the basics, the starting steps.Well, it could be an error coin anyway, if it showed 4g instead of 5g as it would lean more on 5g even if it was 0.5g underweight (4.5g = 5g with your scale).
For more details on the weight, ask for a scale to weigh jewelry (at Wal Mart or some place like that they should have one) because I think they must be more accurate in cases with diamonds or gold.
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