Couple Coins Not Weighing Proper Amount

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Watty New Member Canada 39 Posts	Posted 11/24/2017 11:42 am Was Wondering If Anyone Has Any Idea Why These Two Coins Might Be Underweight. There Is Not Nearly Enough Wear From Being In Circulation On Either Coin So That Cant Be The Reason. So Are These Wrong Planchets Or Something Else? 1962 D - 4.73g 1951 - 2.91g Report this Post to the Staff

Chase007 Pillar of the Community United States 7512 Posts	Posted 11/24/2017 12:09 pm Small cent 1856 - 1971 was 2 grains or +/- .13 grams Small cent 1972 - 1982 was 1.9 grains +/- .12 grams nickels 1855 - date 3 grains +/- .19 grams Report this Post to the Staff
Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 11/24/2017 1:05 pm As Chase pointed out, there is acceptable tolerances allowed. The stock plates from which the planchets are cut may be thick/thin rolled (by microns), the alloy mix may vary slightly with the different metal weight of ingrediments then wear factor, cockpit error(your scale)...put it all together and the variances are great. NBD (no big deal)... Report this Post to the Staff
Watty New Member Canada 39 Posts	Posted 11/26/2017 12:17 am O The Article I Read Had Very Wrong Tolerances Listed. Thank You got it now. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 11/26/2017 1:36 pm Keep in mind that as a coin is circulated it can weigh less from coin wear. Report this Post to the Staff
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