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Why would a silver quarter by lighter than other silver quarters?

clw54clw54 Posts: 3,815 ✭✭✭
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Today the CEO handed me two quarters while I closed my eyes. One, a 1962-D was lighter than the other, a 1952. He said that everybody picked that one. It looked normal and was less worn than the 1952. I thumped it and it rang the same as the other. We didn't have a scale available, so there isn't any way of knowing what it weighs. Any ideas on what could cause this?

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  • cladkingcladking Posts: 28,720 ✭✭✭✭✭
    If you're feeling the coin it might be a tactile effect. A high grade coin feels very much different
    than a worn one and the difference is very dramatic in quarters.
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  • clw54clw54 Posts: 3,815 ✭✭✭
    Maybe, but I could tell when they were sitting in the palms of my hands.
  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,799 ✭✭✭✭✭
    In the past, quarter planchets have been punched from dime stock in error. Take this quarter and a regular quarter to your pharmasist (when he isn't too busy) and have him weigh them and compare the results.

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