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1908 O Barber Quarter Weighs 5.84 Grams. Wear?

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Jim0815 Pillar of the Community United States 2887 Posts	Posted 04/20/2018 1:59 pm I have this 1908 O Barber quarter and it weighs 5.84g. I know they are supposed to weigh 6.25g. is this from wear? That is a difference of 0.41g. That is an awful lot of weight to cut considering it still shows some pretty good detail. Yes, its definitely circulated! Report this Post to the Staff

Crazyb0 Bedrock of the Community 10197 Posts	Posted 04/20/2018 2:06 pm The supposed to's and should haves...there are 1) tolerances 2) manufacturing differences, including the alloy, stock plate thickness variants among others 3) then slight wear. Any circulated coin will be different, above/below, you name it and in what combination. I don't get my knickers in a knot unless there is a 1g difference, then you may have "something", error or fake? Try dealing with the ancients(lotta wear/corrosion) and actual counterfeit detection, there's where you see disparities among weights/materials! Edited by Crazyb0 04/20/2018 2:09 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Jim0815 Pillar of the Community United States 2887 Posts	Posted 04/20/2018 2:11 pm Thanks Crazyb0! You are definitely one of the guys I look to for great advice and knowledge! Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Bedrock of the Community United States 15777 Posts	Posted 04/20/2018 3:25 pm .41 grams is a likely weight loss strictly because of the considerable circulation. Report this Post to the Staff
Jim0815 Pillar of the Community United States 2887 Posts	Posted 04/20/2018 4:17 pm Thanks Mox! Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 15378 Posts	Posted 04/21/2018 08:40 am I would be concerned that .41 g is too great a weight loss. I'd probably want to run a specific gravity test on it. Gary Schmidt Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 20453 Posts	Posted 06/19/2018 11:31 pm It's hard to say for sure. I know that a coin loses some weight after being in circulation for awhile, but this is a lot of weight lost. More information about Die Deterioration? http://goccf.com/t/317950 Retired U.S. Mint Coin Die Set information. http://goccf.com/t/302961 1988 P LMC RDV-006, 1998 P LMC Wide AM, and 2000 P LMC Wide AM. http://goccf.com/t/327834 http://goccf.com/t/294303 http://goccf.com/t/312900 1973 D Lincoln Memorial cent With Recurring Die Subsidence Error Information. http://goccf.com/t/304624 Machine Doubling tutorial. http://goccf.com/t/332421 Die states progression on coins. Scroll down, so you can see the different die state progressions. http://goccf.com/t/325638 Die Deterioration Doubling Tutorial. http://goccf.com/t/336470 Report this Post to the Staff
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