1895 P Indian Head Penny Weighs 2.9 Grams

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JW3 Valued Member United States 288 Posts	Posted 05/15/2019 6:46 pm Is this normal weight? If so looks like it's in pretty good shape other than weight differences Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 05/15/2019 6:56 pm May have been an underweight planchet to begin with. ED may have been a minor factor in weight loss. Genuine, XF details, would not straight grade. Worth about a buck. Report this Post to the Staff
Greasy Fingers Pillar of the Community United States 7027 Posts	Posted 05/15/2019 9:53 pm Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 05/18/2019 09:10 am App;ears to be a normal coin Report this Post to the Staff
kanga Pillar of the Community United States 5825 Posts	Posted 05/18/2019 10:25 am Your concept of "in pretty good shape" and mine differ considerably. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 05/18/2019 7:38 pm Spec is 3.11 tolerance is .13 +/- so low legal is 2.98 g. Since you only list to one decimal point if the coins was just .04 grams below tolerance, some of which might come from wear, the scale would show 2.9 grams. For over or underweight genuine coins I don't think there is much interest until you are about .4 grams out of spec. In the case of an bronze small cent a single decimal weight of 2.6 grams. Report this Post to the Staff
westcoin Pillar of the Community United States 9792 Posts	Posted 05/19/2019 07:13 am Condor101 hit all the relevant points on this IHC. Pretty good shape? I guess that's in the eye of the beholder, it would rate pretty good shape to me as a new collector that got a handful of IHC's from my grandmother. Some years later after becoming more knowledgeable and seeing a lot more coin in hand it's one I'd probably pass over with barely a glance at all. Coins like this are what got me started so I can't fault anyone for liking them, but then attending my first big coin show, really opened my eyes to what is out there. Spent a few evenings drinking beers with Rick Snow and looking through his boxes of IHC in the 90's now that really opened my eyes! LOL "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 05/19/2019 08:11 am Quote: Your concept of "in pretty good shape" and mine differ considerably. Report this Post to the Staff
paradimecoins Valued Member 52 Posts	Posted 05/20/2019 03:58 am I agree too! Report this Post to the Staff
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