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Hflirn Pillar of the Community United States 586 Posts	Posted 01/23/2014 10:16 am Oh and all silver quarters of 1964 weigh 6.25 grams. I have heard of a few 1965 examples that escaped a watchful eye Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 01/23/2014 11:22 am Quote: Scales are easy to calibrate, a nickel is exactly 5 grams, 3.2 for copper cents and 2.5 for zinc cents. Using random coins for calibrating scales is a bad idea. A nickel is "exactly" 5 grams.....+/- .2 grams so anywhere from 4.8 to 5.2 grams A copper cent is supposed to be 3.1 grams not 3.2 and it has a +/- .1 gram tolerance so 3.0 to 3.2 grams. The zinc cent also has a .1 gram tolerance so 2.4 to 2.6 grams Edited by Conder101 01/24/2014 10:57 am Report this Post to the Staff
loganjonathan Valued Member United States 272 Posts	Posted 01/23/2014 4:33 pm where did you find it? Report this Post to the Staff
jasper62 Pillar of the Community United States 2189 Posts	Posted 01/23/2014 5:47 pm In the very first picture I see a copper edge just like a normal quarter should be. Report this Post to the Staff
Dasaki Pillar of the Community United States 500 Posts	Posted 01/24/2014 11:46 am Yeah, I see the copper edge too. In the right light, a solid copper edge on a nice uncirculated coin can seem silver, tricks me from time to time on dimes when I'm just looking at the edges. Report this Post to the Staff
liveandievarieties Pillar of the Community United States 601 Posts	Posted 01/24/2014 1:03 pm Coins struck on over or underweight planchets aren't considered collectible unless they have at least a 10% variance from mint specifications. Usually, the simplest explanation is the correct one. You have a slightly overweight planchet that has been plated with silver, which further added a small amount of weight. Edited by liveandievarieties 01/24/2014 1:04 pm Report this Post to the Staff
ksammut Pillar of the Community United States 1003 Posts	Posted 01/24/2014 10:07 pm I agree with jasper62 and Dasalo. I see a copper edge. Report this Post to the Staff
jack jeckel Pillar of the Community United States 5208 Posts	Posted 01/24/2014 10:58 pm Quote: Coins struck on over or underweight planchets aren't considered collectible unless they have at least a 10% variance from mint specifications. Had to use the opportunity show these 2 again I have clad halves ranging from 10.2g up to 11.8g. I guess that would place them at the limits of the 10% rule albeit not all that commonly found. Edited by jack jeckel 01/24/2014 10:59 pm Report this Post to the Staff
eSinger Pillar of the Community United States 523 Posts	Posted 02/05/2014 9:38 pm That is cool that ANACS would do that! I am glad I kept mine! Report this Post to the Staff
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