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HyperionHyperion Posts: 7,440 ✭✭✭
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Hi Everyone !
Nice boards !!! Im a true newbie here and figured this would be a great place to ask a newbie type question.

I've come across 3 "morgan dollars" that on my little palmscale weigh 26.4 oz instead of the 26.7 that I believe I should always expect. Otherwise, the coins look normal in appearance compared to other confirmed-genuine coins (trusted dealer-bought), ie side by side they aren't obvious fakes. The underweight coins aren't worn... I know pictures are helpful but my picture taking skills are fairly lacking at this time. In general, is there any weight deviation that's acceptable here ?

Thanks !!!!

I should add my trusted-dealer morgans all weigh 26.7, so I dont think this is a calibration issue.
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  • OffMetalOffMetal Posts: 1,684 ✭
    Wecome to the boards! image


    Edited to add: As to your question, Is the Morgan thinner? When you look at the dollar, does it look like normal?
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  • ibzman350ibzman350 Posts: 5,315 ✭
    just a image here...........sorry can't offer any input on the weight issue.





    Herb
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  • lathmachlathmach Posts: 4,720 ✭
    Ah.................... Them would be some real heavy coins you have.
    Don't you mean grams?

    Ray
  • DMWJRDMWJR Posts: 6,034 ✭✭✭✭✭
    WELCOME!

    I think the weight is OK. Do you have any pics we can view?
    Doug
  • HyperionHyperion Posts: 7,440 ✭✭✭
    LOL ! yes, grams, not ounces. Ill post some pics, I have to work on my "take coin pic close up without being fuzzy" technique.

    I am curious how any coin would "lose weight", I mean, I know it's only a fraction of a gram, and assuming the minting process is 100% uniform..

    again, ill post pics.
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  • Conder101Conder101 Posts: 10,536 ✭
    Interesting. Those dollars are way outside of the mint tolerances. The legal tolerance on the Morgan dollar is just .097 grams +/- Yours are about three times that. Are they CC dollars? There were some contemporary claims that some of them were issued light weight.

    I would also check the calibration on your scale to make sure you aren't getting an erroneous reading.
  • sleepersleeper Posts: 100
    What is the condition of your coins? A stack (10) slick morgan $s can weigh as much as 7 or 8 BU morgan dollars as they lose silver from circulation. Even slightly worn coins will show a difference in weight.

    Andrew
  • HyperionHyperion Posts: 7,440 ✭✭✭
    not in as nice condition as other coins ive seen in these threads image

    boy, tough taking good pictures of coins.

    but just in the responses ive gotten I guess I can assume these things aren't counterfiet, and I can take them out of the "quarantine area" of my pocketchange !

    thanks for your responses in advance !
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  • BlindedByEgoBlindedByEgo Posts: 10,754 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>not in as nice condition as other coins ive seen in these threads image

    boy, tough taking good pictures of coins.

    but just in the responses ive gotten I guess I can assume these things aren't counterfiet, and I can take them out of the "quarantine area" of my pocketchange !

    thanks for your responses in advance ! >>






    The wear + the Mint weight tolerance would be more than enough to account for the 0.3 G weight differential.

    By the way, welcome to the insanity.


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  • HyperionHyperion Posts: 7,440 ✭✭✭

    plus the +/- .1 g error of my palmscale ..

    thanks for help image very nice ppl on these boards !!!
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  • IGWTIGWT Posts: 4,975 ✭
    Hi & welcome, Hyperion. image
  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 32,695 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I question the scale.
    Weigh a silver eagle and see how close it comes to 31.103 grams.
    TD
    Numismatist. 50 year member ANA. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Winner numerous NLG Literary Awards.
  • JupitarCoinsJupitarCoins Posts: 2,595 ✭
    Weigh a jefferson nickel and see if it is 5 grams.
    Positive:
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  • wheatguywheatguy Posts: 359 ✭
    I was extremely confused by this post until I realized that it's 5 years old. image
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  • InternetJunkyInternetJunky Posts: 2,329 ✭


    << <i>I was extremely confused by this post until I realized that it's 5 years old. image >>



    image I'm with you! Anyway, what was the final outcome of this post?
  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Never did hear the outcome.. and now it is history.... Cheers, RickO
  • OPAOPA Posts: 17,138 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Hi & welcome, Hyperion. image >>



    Was there a reason why you resurrected this "6' under" old post? image
    "Bongo drive 1984 Lincoln that looks like old coin dug from ground."

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