1974 Quarter Weighting At 5.2 Grams

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Coin956 New Member United States 11 Posts	Posted 06/24/2015 12:09 am I have a few 1974 Quarters that weight at 5.6 Grams. I also have this one 1974 Quarter that weights at 5.2 Grams. Would anyone know why this quarter would weight less then all the other 1974 quarters. Any help would be wonderful. Thanks in advance. Report this Post to the Staff

SilverStackerKid Pillar of the Community United States 6478 Posts	Posted 06/24/2015 01:09 am Within the mints standards for weight. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 06/24/2015 05:02 am 5.7grams is the normal weight for a clad quarter. Mint tolerance is +/- 0.13grams. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 06/24/2015 12:27 pm Quote: Within the mints standards for weight. No it is underweight. Quote: 5.7grams is the normal weight for a clad quarter. Mint tolerance is +/- 0.13 grams. Spec is 5.67 grams and the tolerance is +/- .227 grams. So the maximum is 5.897 grams and minimum is 5.443 grams. Rounded to two places 5.90 and 5.44 grams. The OP coin is most likely just a rolled thin planchet. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 06/24/2015 12:51 pm Where can I find U.S. mint Weight Tolerances please?. My statement is for cents and I thought it was the same for all denoms. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Coin956 New Member United States 11 Posts	Posted 06/24/2015 1:32 pm Oh OK thanks guys. So is it worth keeping it or is it just worth its face value. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 06/25/2015 1:59 pm I use the Coin World Almanac 1990 edition but the specs can be found in the 76,77, 78, 84, and 87 editions as well. Probably in the 2000 and 2010 editions as well. I highly recommend the Coin World Almanac, I refer to it constantly (I don't care for the 2000 edition too much and I haven't had a chance to examine the 2010 edition). Best of all it is cheap. Used copies of the 2000 and earlier editions are frequently available on abebooks for under $6 including shipping. (There's a 1990 on there right now for $3.48 with free shipping.) Some of them are even hardbound copies. (The binding on the softbounds leaves something to be desired.) Report this Post to the Staff
ChildOfTheWheat Pillar of the Community United States 5828 Posts	Posted 06/25/2015 2:33 pm I'd say keep it! Report this Post to the Staff
Coin956 New Member United States 11 Posts	Posted 07/07/2015 03:16 am So I got a new scaled today and its still weighting at 5.2 grams. So I guess I'll Just hold on to this coin. If anyone knows about a quarter weighting at 5.2 grams I would love more info. Thanks Coin Community family. Report this Post to the Staff
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