Maximum Morgan Dollar weight tolerance

claudewill87

Hi,
I have a Morgan that I would probably put at AG3 or G04, which weights around 25.41g. I was wondering if that is in an exceptionable weight tolerance for silver loss? It's something I've had a really long time that I just came across. At most I may have paid around 17$ for it when I acquired it back around 2014.

Oldhoopster

26.73 +/- 0.097 grams when minted. Seems too light, even for a low grade. Could be struck on a thin planchet or could be a Chinese fake that was worn down to pass as genuine.

ricko

Can you post pictures? It does seem a bit light, but if there is excessive wear... well, pictures would help. Cheers, RickO

1630Boston

I think 5% loss is reasonable.

1630Boston

@ricko always appreciates my investigative techniques

@claudewill87

Here is a link to the Report of the Secretary , 1902, if you go to page 191 of the Mint Directors Report, he did a study on silver coins returned to the mint and calculated "percentage of abrasion".

It looks like the average percent loss from abrasion on $164,000.00 worth of silver coins was 5.3%.

Reporthttps://books.google.com/books?id=8mDPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=mint+director+annual+report&hl=en&sa=X&ei=nlHLUsGXA7SqsAT1-oDYDQ#v=onepage&q=mint director annual report&f=false

There is sooo much info in these old mint reports

claudewill87

@1630Boston Thank you, this definitely helped me.

1630Boston

anytime @Claude86

CaptHenway

Once, out of curiosity, I weighed some groups of "slick" Morgan dollars and Barber silver coins before I sent them to the refiner, and the averaged about 7% light. So, figure that as the low end of genuine but very well worn coins.

claudewill87

I had an opportunity to go to a coin dealer in a city to the south of me, they used both th sigma and the owner inspected it, it is a real Morgan.
Thank you again for everyones help.

1630Boston

We all learned a little today

bigapplecoins

A Morgan Dollar can weigh up to ±0.097 grams more or less than the standard 26.73 grams. The coin should weigh between 26.633 and 26.827 grams. Any weight within this range is acceptable. If the weight is significantly different, it might be worn, damaged, or a counterfeit coin. Use a precise scale to weigh a Morgan Dollar.

Typekat

7% weight loss on truly worn US 90% sounds right..

Thanks @CaptHenway

Dimes suffer the most. One day I fit 62 slick Barber dimes into a standard 50-coin plastic tube.

lermish

@bigapplecoins said:
A Morgan Dollar can weigh up to ±0.097 grams more or less than the standard 26.73 grams. The coin should weigh between 26.633 and 26.827 grams. Any weight within this range is acceptable. If the weight is significantly different, it might be worn, damaged, or a counterfeit coin. Use a precise scale to weigh a Morgan Dollar.

Very odd to bring up this specific old thread.

I would bet these comments are AI generated, just like these spam posts:

Veep

Coincidentally, three days ago I weighed a roll of early date, well-worn Mercury dimes and they were almost 7% light

telephoto1

I weighed a Peace dollar that was the pocket piece of a WWII vet who carried it all his life after it was gifted to him by his mother just before enlisting. The only design remnant still visible was part of 2 or 3 of the rays behind Liberty's head. It weighed a bit over 24g.

CRHer700

@lermish said:

@bigapplecoins said:
A Morgan Dollar can weigh up to ±0.097 grams more or less than the standard 26.73 grams. The coin should weigh between 26.633 and 26.827 grams. Any weight within this range is acceptable. If the weight is significantly different, it might be worn, damaged, or a counterfeit coin. Use a precise scale to weigh a Morgan Dollar.

Very odd to bring up this specific old thread.

I would bet these comments are AI generated, just like these spam posts:

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may

@lermish said:

@bigapplecoins said:
A Morgan Dollar can weigh up to ±0.097 grams more or less than the standard 26.73 grams. The coin should weigh between 26.633 and 26.827 grams. Any weight within this range is acceptable. If the weight is significantly different, it might be worn, damaged, or a counterfeit coin. Use a precise scale to weigh a Morgan Dollar.

Very odd to bring up this specific old thread.

I would bet these comments are AI generated, just like these spam posts:

It is AI generated.