2023 P Nickel Weighs 4.8g Found In A Roll Of Unopened Nickels

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GypsyCollector New Member United States 37 Posts	Posted 07/15/2023 7:41 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Frank Baumann Valued Member United States 451 Posts	Posted 07/15/2023 7:47 pm Hi the toing looks like it may be an improper annealed planchet. Report this Post to the Staff
Frank Baumann Valued Member United States 451 Posts	Posted 07/15/2023 7:48 pm Hi, I found some 2023 D 5c like that. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 07/15/2023 7:52 pm What is your question? Your poll choices are the same! Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34402 Posts	Posted 07/15/2023 8:28 pm Looks like the OP's question is concerning the weight and whether that fits into mint specs. I've deleted the poll portion as it wasn't relevant to this thread. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19150 Posts	Posted 07/15/2023 8:30 pm I suspect that weight is within spec--barely. Are you using a scale accurate to two decimal places? Report this Post to the Staff
GypsyCollector New Member United States 37 Posts	Posted 07/15/2023 9:35 pm I weighed every one of the nickels. They all weigh exactly the same except this one. I noticed it right away because the roll had a slight bump Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74065 Posts	Posted 07/15/2023 9:59 pm It's slightly underweight. Not enough to bring a premium, as it's still with in mint tolerances. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95740 Posts	Posted 07/16/2023 12:01 am What do you mean by a 'slight bump'? Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
GypsyCollector New Member United States 37 Posts	Posted 07/16/2023 8:27 pm The size is different Report this Post to the Staff
-makecents- Pillar of the Community United States 8744 Posts	Posted 07/16/2023 8:35 pm to the forum! The roll you got it out of may have been unopened but this is a circulated coin, you can see nicks and dings on both sides. Maybe underweight but not enough to make it worth anything, in my opinion. -makecents- Report this Post to the Staff
datadragon Pillar of the Community United States 1648 Posts	Posted 07/16/2023 9:59 pm Interesting that every modern nickel weighs 5.000 grams or 0.176 ounces including the 1942-1945 Nickels. The tolerance is said to be +/- .19 g so 4.81 and up can be normal as far as the weight if there is nothing else you are considering. The look seems a bit different, perhaps post again with another from the roll to compare the difference and also if you can compare the size. Before the Jefferson nickels there were other series such as the Washington nickel, Shield nickel, Buffalo nickel and the Liberty Head V nickel. Each of these series also weigh exactly 5 grams! So the nickels found in your change should all weigh 5 grams unless they have errors, damage or a different composition (but consider tolerance as mentioned). The earliest nickels weighed much less than 5 grams. The first nickel ever produced was the " Half Disme". It was produced in 1792 and it weighs just 1.2 grams. Next came the Flowing Hair Half Dime (nickel) that weighs 1.34 grams. The Draped Bust and Capped Bust Half Dime series followed and they each weigh 1.35 grams. Starting in 1837 until the Coinage Act of 1873, the nickel went through changes so the weight wasn't consistent. In 1837 the Seated Liberty half dime was minted with a weight of 1.34 grams. In 1853 this coin's weight changed to 1.24 grams. It continued to be minted with a weight of 1.24 grams until the series ended in 1873. Edited by datadragon 07/16/2023 10:00 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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