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texas cent, plated with something?
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Quote:I concur that this is a Texas Cent. I completely disagree Mike... I revert back to my earlier question: how do you explain the larger diameter as well as a significantly greater thickness with that method? The laws of physics don't quite account for that, given how Texas cents are made... "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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Considering that the outer rim of both sides seems raised like a burr, if you were to shave of the excess, I think it would indeed be a tiny bit thinner. Caliper test shows the grayish cent to be approx 1/2 millimeter or 1/32" thinner. Would need a micrometer to do a more precise thickness test.
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I'd be interested in it's thickness just before the collar. It almost looks like it's been knurled.
Got a micrometer?
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(if you were to shave of the excess, I think it would indeed be a tiny bit thinner.) But wouldn't that also make it weight less? John1  |
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Hmmm...hadn't thought of that but yeah, I guess it would. But then one could argue that without the copper coating, it would weigh less anyway.
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Micrometer is somewhere in storage...might just have to go to Home-Depot with both cents to try out theirs... ;)
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05/16/2015 07:22 am
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The pic with the scale shows both coins at the same weight? John1 |
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They are. But if I shaved off the excess metal on the rim, that would drop the weight.
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But without the copper plate it should weigh less now? If you shave the edge it should weigh even less? John1 |
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I acquired one of these cents a long time ago & ended up throwing it away. I presumed it was melted with a blow torch.
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I agree John1 but by how much less. My digital scale only measures to 1 decimal place. The coating might not make that much of a difference weight wise. Also, not sure how precise the scale is...
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Yea,I know what you mean. The scale has to go down to at least .001 and even then you have to factor in the mints tolerance for weight +/- .13g. John1 Edited by John1
05/16/2015 4:48 pm
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