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Valued Member
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Sadly I dont have a working scale yet its coming in this week, but any idea what is going on here?   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Struck on half dollar stock? An accurate weight is invaluable for this determination.
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Valued Member
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they are removable I just put them up close for comparison, it was 1989 P dime
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Moderator
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Finned rim? John1  |
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Valued Member
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Interesting. But we will have to waint until you get a scale to figure out what it is struck on.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Finned rim? Looks like it. The metal has been upset by something that retained the reeding is what appears to have occurred. |
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Dime stock should be 2.27g. If on quarter stock what would it weigh? If on half dollar stock? John1 |
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Bedrock of the Community
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You cannot compare the thickness of two different coins by only looking at the edge. Rim thickness is a function of striking pressure, higher pressure forms a thicker rim. The only valid comparison is weight.
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Pillar of the Community
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Or is your quarter thinner than a dime? Aren't quarters struck on the wrong stock more common than a dime struck on the wrong stock?
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Bedrock of the Community
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You cannot compare the thickness of two different coins by only looking at the edge. Rim thickness is a function of striking pressure, higher pressure forms a thicker rim. The only valid comparison is weight. This is a good point. Weight should be in tolerance when checked. |
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