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1973 Quarter Weight Is Lower Than Normal Specs

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Dreamin_Sqaw New Member United States 10 Posts	Posted 11/29/2022 2:22 pm Searched for topics before making this post. I have gotten minimal results from the forum search. I noticed a 1973 quarter posting about a 5.3 , I also have one. It weighs 5.36 grams and it is not a detector find. I have several 1970's quarters and they all weigh in at spec. I use the weightman Gold scale. I've reset scale many times and weighed multiple coins in concession to see if I was right on what I saw. I'm just curious about the weight difference. What can make it that different ? Thanks * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 17352 Posts	Posted 11/29/2022 2:32 pm Possibly a slightly thinner planchet. The same as you can have thick planchets causing a coin to be overweight, you can have thin planchets causing it to be underweight. Report this Post to the Staff
JTCC Pillar of the Community United States 722 Posts	Posted 11/29/2022 2:48 pm Large, clear, cropped images of the coin in question, both obverse and reverse please. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Bedrock of the Community United States 48409 Posts	Posted 11/29/2022 3:09 pm 5.67 is normal with a mint tolerance of 0.19 grams +/-. John1 ( I'm no pro, it's just my humble opinion ) Searched 6.5 +/- Million Cents Since 1971 Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 60935 Posts	Posted 11/29/2022 3:12 pm So it is within tolerance. (Only coins weighed at the mint are gold coins) A thinner planchet coin will show a weaker strike. But yours is normal from the description. Richard S. Cooper Some have asked about my images I use and I'm glad to say, you can now you can see the DVD in sections on youtube: 1. Intro, older coins, toned coins 2. Doubled dies 3. Die events, One of a kind errors 4. So called errors, Coin information 5. Coin information Types and Varieties, Overlays Jefferson nickel doubled dies Wexler/Rebar complete listings trail dies:http://www.traildies.com/ Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Bedrock of the Community United States 13778 Posts	Posted 11/29/2022 5:12 pm nice full coin images along with an edge on photo may help. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin My Dansco 7070 type set coin count: 37/76 My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection - 1986 to Present My Dansco 8176 Eisenhower-Dollar Album My Dansco 8166,8167 Kennedy-Half Dollar Albums My Dansco 8140,8143-8147 Washington-Quarter Albums My Dansco 8125 Roosevelt-Dime Album My Dansco 7112 Buffalo-Nickel Album My Dansco 8113,8114 Jefferson-Nickel Albums My Dansco 8100,8104 Lincoln-Cent Albums Report this Post to the Staff
silviosi Pillar of the Community Canada 4179 Posts	Posted 11/29/2022 5:40 pm I agree with Dear and I need two sides photos and also the side rims pic please. I know some 1973 which are less then the normal. And this was because from one reason or other the mint receive two different kind of rolls: one bronze and one brass (for example) normally was suppose to be bronze. The brass was for Cents but not this dimension. Report this Post to the Staff
Dreamin_Sqaw New Member United States 10 Posts	Posted 11/30/2022 6:16 pm Took me a minute to figure out where the reply icon was. I do not have the pics yet for this coin. BUT, I have a 1989 quarter that weighs 5.00 grams that I do have pics for. Should I post a totally new topic to get opinions on that as well ? Thanks to all. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Bedrock of the Community United States 48409 Posts	Posted 12/01/2022 03:54 am One coin per thread is best. John1 ( I'm no pro, it's just my humble opinion ) Searched 6.5 +/- Million Cents Since 1971 Report this Post to the Staff
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