Mass Weight Of A 1962 P Penney - Coin Community Forum

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William Silva New Member United States 20 Posts	Posted 07/19/2017 07:49 am I was weighing some panties this morning and I found a 1962 no mint mark that weighs 3.29 G is that the wrong weight because every other Copper Penny of ever weighed only weighs up to 3.19 so this one weighs 3.29 need some help thanks Report this Post to the Staff

RoyCoinBoy Pillar of the Community United States 1609 Posts	Posted 07/19/2017 08:51 am That's only 0.06 grams higher than mint tolerance. Keep it if you like it. Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 07/19/2017 10:54 am It is too small of a difference outside of standard weight to have any value as an error. However, many collectors do keep such minor differences just for the fun of it. Report this Post to the Staff
BStrauss3 Pillar of the Community United States 4594 Posts	Posted 07/19/2017 12:33 pm 3.1g +/- 0.26g http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampag...db&recNum=83 Specifically 48 +/- 4 grains -----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ Report this Post to the Staff
koinpro Pillar of the Community United States 1781 Posts	Posted 07/19/2017 9:30 pm Minor difference but keep it anyway. Report this Post to the Staff
Beefer518 Pillar of the Community United States 887 Posts	Posted 07/19/2017 10:16 pm Why were you weighing panties, and why do said panties have mint marks? Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 07/20/2017 3:16 pm Quote: 3.1g +/- 0.26g http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampag...db&recNum=83 Specifically 48 +/- 4 grains That was the standard from 1864 to 1873, the coinage act of 1873 reduced the tolerance to +/- 2 grains or +/- .13 gm Report this Post to the Staff
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