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rkennedy1945 Valued Member United States 130 Posts	Posted 07/01/2025 8:35 pm I have been bank rolling rolls of quarters the last couple of days and I have come across several heavier quarters. They weigh 5.7-5.8. Is this normal and should be ignored . Thanks Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34393 Posts	Posted 07/01/2025 9:00 pm @rke, the discussion of US mint Weight Tolerances comes up from time to time. Here is a link to an old thread discussing this: https://goccf.com/t/251134 "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
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73579 Posts	Posted 07/01/2025 9:56 pm They're a little bit overweight. Still pretty much within the tolerances I think. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinForMe Pillar of the Community United States 2113 Posts	Posted 07/01/2025 10:53 pm Quote: They weigh 5.7-5.8. Is this normal and should be ignored Please check the listing; hopefully, it will provide the information you need. Report this Post to the Staff
Marv65 Bedrock of the Community United States 10472 Posts	Posted 07/02/2025 02:12 am Yes, normal - 5.7 & 5.8 grams are within US Mint specs. as you can see in CoinForMe's chart he posted. Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21583 Posts	Posted 07/02/2025 07:14 am Within tolerance and if you are going to weigh coins, you need a scale that reads to two decimal points. One point is not accurate enough. Report this Post to the Staff
bobby131313 Forum Dad United States 24147 Posts	Posted 07/02/2025 08:36 am Click => US Coin Weight Tolerances Shop CCF Members on eBay. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 94636 Posts	Posted 07/02/2025 10:50 am great link bobby! 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
BStrauss3 Pillar of the Community United States 4587 Posts	Posted 07/02/2025 5:02 pm Finally, recall that in modern times, tolerances are at best a statistical measurement, meaning 95% of the time a clad quarter should weigh between 5.443 and 5.897 grams. In past times, it was absolute, picking the coinage act of 1873 for example (https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/title...95/fulltext) Quote: Sec . 36. That in adjusting the weights of the gold coins, the following deviations shall not be exceeded in any single piece: In the double-eagle and the eagle, one-half of a grain; in the half-eagle, the three-dollar piece, the quarter-eagle, and the one-dollar piece, one-fourth of a grain. And in weighing a number of pieces together, when delivered by the coiner to the superintendent, and by the superintendent to the depositor, the deviation from the standard weight shall not exceed one-hundredth of an ounce in five thousand dollars in double-eagles, eagles, half-eagles, or quarter eagles, in one thousand three-dollar pieces, and in one thousand one-dollar pieces. Sec . 37. That in adjusting the weight of the silver coins the following deviations shall not be exceeded in any single piece: In the dollar, the half and quarter dollar, and in the dime, one and one-half grains; and in weighing large numbers of pieces together, when delivered by the corner to the superintendent, and by the superintendent to the depositor, the deviations from the standard weight shall not exceed two-hundredths of an ounce in one thousand dollars, half-dollars, or quarter dollars, and one-hundreth of an ounce in one thousand, dimes. (1.5 grains is 0.09719837 grams) -----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
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