1976 No Mint Mark Bicentennial Quarter ... Error? Opinions Please

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Aftermathew Valued Member United States 112 Posts	Posted 07/04/2016 8:17 pm I have a bicentennial quarter that ways 5.8 grams (my scale only does incriminates to the nearest 0.10th of a gram) all my other bicentennial quarters weigh in at 5.6. it's not a silver clad and is not an S mint, there's no mint mark so it would have been minted in Philadelphia. The rim appears thicker than the others but, why? It looks thicker, weighs approximately 0.1/0.2 grams more and is not silver. Is it an error? What is it? Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 07/05/2016 04:23 am I think the weight is within mint tolerance. +/- .19g John1 Edited by John1 07/05/2016 04:25 am Report this Post to the Staff
NoPoMoCo Valued Member United States 403 Posts	Posted 07/05/2016 07:24 am Sorry, not an error. Just a coin with slight differences in weight and appearance from typical specimens, and within the acceptable variations expected. Could have been that slightly oversized (but within tolerance) blanks through the upsetting mill resulted in wider rims on planchets used for striking. Report this Post to the Staff
Aftermathew Valued Member United States 112 Posts	Posted 07/08/2016 9:14 pm Awesome, thanks guys. I hadn't seen that before and I hadn't heard about the acceptable parameters for coins coming out of the mint Report this Post to the Staff
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