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wert Rest in Peace 1988 Posts	Posted 10/17/2013 6:00 pm Hi How is it that a 1995 nickel weighs more than almost any year quarter....Average quarter weight is 4.47 grams and the 1995 nickel weighs in at 4.62 grams..? Report this Post to the Staff

Alexer Pillar of the Community Canada 2632 Posts	Posted 10/17/2013 6:23 pm Its gotta be the composition: Maybe Nickel is heavier per volume than steel, Nickels are slightly thicker than a quarter. Great question. Report this Post to the Staff
wert Rest in Peace 1988 Posts	Posted 10/17/2013 6:26 pm That's what I thought to pennyman007...but if you weigh other nickels around that year, they seem to be lighter than even the quarters..strange. Report this Post to the Staff
Alexer Pillar of the Community Canada 2632 Posts	Posted 10/17/2013 6:40 pm There's a bunch of info on this site about the weights, thickness and diameter and such...http://www.coinscan.com/technical/canasp.html Report this Post to the Staff
Superhal Valued Member United States 315 Posts	Posted 10/17/2013 6:43 pm My guess is that new qarters are made of cheap metal. Pre 65s are 6.25. Its not that the nickle is heavy. Report this Post to the Staff
LaureateBust Valued Member Canada 331 Posts	Posted 10/17/2013 6:57 pm Nickel is indeed denser than steel, and copper is slightly denser still (which the '95 nickel is mostly made from). A coin made from cupro-nickel should be something like 12% heavier than the same coin made from steel. Report this Post to the Staff
DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9865 Posts	Posted 10/17/2013 9:05 pm 1995 nickel is made of cupronickel,density about 9.1 g/cc Modern plated quarter has density of about 7.7g/cc 1995 nickel has volume of about .62 cc modern plated quarter has volume of about .708 cc "Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website Report this Post to the Staff
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