1963 d nickel weight 5.16 g

Jrfinds

This nickel is in pretty good shape for being a 1963 d nickel I was wondering why would a US nickel that weighs 5 g b 5.16 g there's somewhere on the receiving side of the nickel but other than that and pretty good shape

bsshog40

I would think it's within tolerance.

Oldhoopster

The weight of a US nickel is 5.00 grams +/- 0.194 grams, so yours is in spec.

291fifth

Nothing special. Value is 5 cents. Spend it.

ricko

@Jrfinds... Welcome aboard.... You have your answer above. Good pictures. Cheers, RickO

OldEastside

Welcome Aboard........Yup as already said, it's within specs and nothing special other than being old, although most of us around here wouldn't consider it old for obvious reasons Heck when I was a kid in 1970 I thought finding a 1939 Nickel was like discovering Dinosaur Bones...........however it's one of the most common Jefferson's out there and pretty much pocket change. And Again Welcome to the Boards

Steve

Jrfinds

Thanks, but what makes a nickel weigh that much ? I sure it would of weight more when it was new , right ? So if weight over tolerance, . What would that be a error ? Thank you for your time ☺️

TurtleCat

Nickel is very hard so there won’t be much weight loss compared with silver in circulation. Probably it was just variances in the metal mixture and density of the sheet being punched into blanks. It would have to be quite a bit out of tolerance for it to be considered an error.

Oldhoopster

@Jrfinds said:
Thanks, but what makes a nickel weigh that much ? I sure it would of weight more when it was new , right ? So if weight over tolerance, . What would that be a error ? Thank you for your time ☺️

One of the initial parts of the coin making process is to roll ingots into strips. These strips are rolled to a specified thickness and blanks are punched from them. The weight of the blank is dependent on the thickness of the strip. If the strip is a little too thick or thin, the weight of the blank will be slightly above or below the 5.00 gram nominal.

If the blank weighs more than the tolerance it is known as a rolled-thick planchet.

JBK

Why do people weigh their pocket change, absent any specific anomaly that would require it?

The mint has tolerances, and anything within those is "normal". Even if you find a coin that is slightly outside of that, what is the end result?

cmerlo1

Avoid YouTube and Etsy videos that talk big money for coins that are slightly over/underweight, especially if the people making them are also selling said coins for big money. Like the others have said, tiny differences are worth no additional premium.