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b17commander Valued Member United Kingdom 115 Posts	Posted 08/09/2009 5:13 pm Hi All, What are the acceptable weights for genuine Morgan dollars. I beleive that the weight of a Morgan should be 26.73g, could the weight be higher? if so up to what weight? and if the coin was in AG, or G condition (well worn) what would the expected weight be? Thanks Report this Post to the Staff

Gforce Valued Member United States 110 Posts	Posted 08/09/2009 6:25 pm 26.73 grams is correct Report this Post to the Staff
judd1552 Valued Member United States 156 Posts	Posted 08/09/2009 11:03 pm The U.S. Mint spec. for silver dollars from 1840-1935, excluding the Trade dollar type: weight=26.730g / tolerance+0.097g You could expect a variation of weight even on a substantially worn example to be <1g. Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 08/11/2009 09:35 am Difficult to really answer accurately since the amount of wear can vary extensively. As already noted could be as much as a gram lost. As to the weight being higher, that could depend on if corroded since corrosion is the addition of some outside substance and that too could vary extensively. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 08/13/2009 11:33 am I would agree with Judd1552's answer. Report this Post to the Staff
Jaobler Pillar of the Community United States 6381 Posts	Posted 08/13/2009 2:09 pm I pulled out my old Ohaus beam balance (quite accurate to about 0.05 grams) and checked weights of 33 circulated Morgan dollars. The grades (my opinions) ranged from Good-4 through AU-58. Every coin that I judged to be grade VF-35 and above weighed in the narrow range of 26.50 to 26.75 grams. The lightest weights I found were 25.7 grams for a Good-4 example and 25.75 and 25.85 grams for two Good-6 coins. The maximum loss from the standard Silver Dollar weight (26.73 grams) was 1.03 grams for the lowest-graded Good-4 coin. This represents a weight loss of (1.03/26.73) X (100) = 3.85%. Compared to, say, Barber quarters and halves (which can easily be 6-7% light at the Good-4 level) the Morgan dollars appear to retain their silver content pretty well as they wear. Report this Post to the Staff
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