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halltrade New Member United States 0 Posts	Posted 03/01/2010 2:56 pm Hello, This is my first post. I have the complete set of the Silver Eagle Dollars. Lately I have heard about the fake ones, so I was wondering about the ones that I have brought down thru the years. From what I can find out from searching Google, the Silver Eagle should weight 31.101 grams, with no more variance than 1/10 of a gram. I brought a digital scale and after weighing each one, the following is what I found: They range from 31.17 to 31.72. I brought them all from coin dealers in Minneapolis, MN, Austin, TX, and Ft Smith, AR. None from the internet. I am now confused. Do I have some fakes? Ron Report this Post to the Staff

Bryan1315 Bedrock of the Community United States 14454 Posts	Posted 03/01/2010 4:37 pm have you checked to make sure the scale is calibrated correctly? I would find it hard to believe every one you have (even though you do not mention how many this is) would be overweight, especially since you got them from local dealers. My guess is the scale is off a little Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 03/01/2010 4:47 pm to the Community! There is a tolerance allowed in the weight, but I am not sure what that tolerance is for the Silver Eagles. I moved your topic so it will get more views from those that might know the answer. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 03/02/2010 2:12 pm I don't know the tolerance on the siver eagles either , but I do know the 31.1 gram weight would be the MINIMUM weight allowed. So far all of the counterfeit ASE that I have seen have been significantly UNDERWEIGHT and visually readily apparent. Report this Post to the Staff
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