1972-D Quarter Dollar Light Weight.

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ErrorHunter1 Valued Member United States 78 Posts	Posted 03/27/2025 11:49 am Last night I found this quarter with a weight of 5.44g . No signs of corrosion on it, in fact has nice luster and details specially on the reverse. Size and Diameter check out five. Edge details look a bit odd. Any thoughts? Should I spend it? or keep it? Looking forward to everyone's input :) Report this Post to the Staff

coin rejector Pillar of the Community United States 2832 Posts	Posted 03/27/2025 12:06 pm It appears to be a little light but within tolerance. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73688 Posts	Posted 03/27/2025 12:12 pm Still within tolerance. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 6459 Posts	Posted 03/27/2025 12:17 pm 4% light. It's an interesting find. Do you weigh all your coins, or did you notice something that made you choose to weigh this quarter specifically? Report this Post to the Staff
ErrorHunter1 Valued Member United States 78 Posts	Posted 03/27/2025 12:34 pm Quote: 4% light. It's an interesting find. Do you weigh all your coins, or did you notice something that made you choose to weigh this quarter specifically? * Edited by Staff to add Quote tags. Please use them in the future. * Hi. I randomly weigh all coins I search and also search for misaligned dies on all of them. This particular coin got my attention because of the extra sharp strike and details. Btw... 5.44g is on the lower edge of tolerance. .01g less and I have an error, I feel is pretty darn close. Thanks for your kind thoughts. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 94786 Posts	Posted 03/27/2025 1:28 pm it would be a spender for me 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
ErrorHunter1 Valued Member United States 78 Posts	Posted 03/27/2025 2:00 pm Thanks for the honest reply Dearborn . Seems I missed the error mark by 0.01g Edited by ErrorHunter1 03/27/2025 2:00 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 6459 Posts	Posted 03/27/2025 3:58 pm A sharply struck vintage quarter is still worth having. Honestly, if it were 0.02g lighter and an "official" error by Mint tolerance standards, it wouldn't be a big money coin. I'm open to being proved wrong, of course. Still a nice coin in my book. =) Report this Post to the Staff
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 03/27/2025 4:21 pm If you keep every coin that's .01 less than tolerance, you'll be keeping a lot of coins. Report this Post to the Staff
ErrorHunter1 Valued Member United States 78 Posts	Posted 03/27/2025 11:35 pm Cujohn If you keep every coin that's .01 less than tolerance, you'll be keeping a lot of coins. I am not sure you understood what I meant by 0.01g. I did some research and a the allowed tolerance for a clad Quarter is between 5.44g and 5.89g. What I meant was... "IF" the quarter weighed 5.43g it would be out of the tolerance specified, thus a legitimate error. Meaning that it was as close as it gets I have been collecting coins since the 80s and have never found a clad quarter below 5.52g so finding one at 5.44g was a first. Here is a link to mint tolerances : https://www.coincommunity.com/us_co...lerances.asp Report this Post to the Staff
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