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I picked up an 1849 Large Cent today for the best price. It weighs 10.2 grams on my accurate to the tenth gram scale. It should weigh 10.89 grams. Is it normal for wear to reduce the weight by 6.3%. Anyone care to guess the price?   |
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Is it normal for wear to reduce the weight by 6.3%.
Anyone care to guess the price? Not at the VG level of wear. You quote the spec nominal weight and there is a tolerance of ~+/- 0.45g so it could have left the mint at 10.44g and been in tolerance. If it did then 10.2g seems probable given the level of wear. Price? $7 |
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The porosity of early copper planchets tends to result in greater weight variances especially in worn grades. When you consider this + the fact that most home coin scales have +/- 0.1 gram margins, yours is within tolerance IMO.
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Thank you to all of the responders. I placed this and two other coins on the counter at the pawn shop, and offered a price. The owner said- take em. That's right for free. Get ready for this the others were a worn 1879 IHC and Drum roll please.... A bronze 1864 L IHC with Full Liberty and at least 3 diamonds! It is dirty, but still a huge score. |
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The percentage loss of weight for 'normal', is greater for smaller coins, because the surface area ratio to the amount of metal in the coin is greater.
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The owner said- take em. That's right for free. That would make me really happy or very suspecious |
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That would make me really happy or very suspecious He is not very knowledgeable. He asks ridiculous prices for things that he thinks are valuable, and lets go on things that are actually valuable. For example- he had an 1982 Silver proof Washington graded by AACGS as PR67 asking price- $100. I told him that was a joke and he stuck to his guns. It is a game of cat and mouse over there. |
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A 1982 Silver proof. do you mean 1992?
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Could be a 1982 Washington proof half dollar. -------------- Those three coins for free ...... Very god pickup  |
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Could be a 1982 Washington proof half dollar. Doh! that makes more sense |
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that's right the 1982 Washington.
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Posted 05/02/2016 8:26 pm
