Morgan Dollar Gram Weight question

Hello everyone,
I'm wondering what the accepted margin of error would be for a Morgan Dollar's weight. I looked at some nice coins today but was skittish to buy because, despite the nice ringing sound of the coins, one weighed 23.6 grams as opposed to the accepted 26.75 +/-
They didn't look worn down enough to have lost 1/9th of its weight.
Any and all help would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers
Duncan M. Rogers
Freshwater Films, LLC
I'm wondering what the accepted margin of error would be for a Morgan Dollar's weight. I looked at some nice coins today but was skittish to buy because, despite the nice ringing sound of the coins, one weighed 23.6 grams as opposed to the accepted 26.75 +/-
They didn't look worn down enough to have lost 1/9th of its weight.
Any and all help would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers
Duncan M. Rogers
Freshwater Films, LLC
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(let's call it a 1/10th of a gram),
so yes, the weight of that coin
would be highly suspicious, unless
the coin was on a rolled thin
planchet - possible, but unlikely.
for PCGS. A 49+-Year PNG Member...A full numismatist since 1972, retired in 2022
I've ran into a Chinese Silver coin that was off by pretty much the same tolerance. It was the right Diameter, and appeared to be Silver. I'm assuming the purity wasn't as high, which would account for a loss in weight. It was a 200k dollar coin if authentic, that was another flag. There were a couple other flags as well. Anyway, anyone interested in a gonga deal for a 200k dollar coin ?
Yes, I agree that the coin you saw is a fake. Common weight for a Chinese counterfeit.
Silver over copper core. You were smart in weighing it. Probably looks not crisp and
sharp in the protected areas as well. Rim denticles may be uneven too.
post a pic when you can, if you can.
bob
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Guess that won't be the diamond in the rough we always dream of when someone says "oh, you collect coins? I have some from my Father In Law that I'm thinking of selling".
SIGH