How much is a Sac supposed to weigh?

honeywah · August 17, 2002 2:01PM

can someone please also explain the process of how they make a Sac.
or point me to a web site.......thanks....honeywah & gang

itsnotjustme · August 17, 2002 2:05PM

Weight 8.1 grams

jom · August 17, 2002 2:08PM

A Sac of what? Potatos? Oh...I dunno. 4 or 5 pounds I suppose.

jom

honeywah · August 17, 2002 2:34PM

......always a smart alleck....lol
thanks.....I have one that weighs 6 grams. Was wondering if they are made like a dime or quarter with layers?????

dbldie55 · August 17, 2002 2:41PM

I am pretty sure they are a consistant alloy (no clad). Never cut one open to look, maybe I will saw one open or shoot it or something to check.

Jom, a 5 lb sac weighs around 5 lbs, a 10 lb sac weighs around 10 lbs. Individually, they vary.

honeywah · August 17, 2002 2:51PM

o.k.....this one is really strange.......different color on the reverse then the obverse.
weighs 6 grams.....sounds like a silver coin almost when you drop it. Any ideas??
Weak letters in "States" and "Of"

agentjim007 · August 17, 2002 2:53PM

Who's Sac we talken about?

presleyh · August 17, 2002 3:00PM

i think it weighs a dollar

honeywah · August 17, 2002 3:04PM

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Wez · August 17, 2002 3:07PM

scan?

supercoin · August 17, 2002 3:09PM

Actually the Sac is not a solid alloy, it is in fact a clad coin.

It has an interesting history of experimentation, they needed to match the weight and electromagnetic signature of the SBA dollar so that vending machines, subways, etc. that take the SBA dollar would not have to be retrofitted.

At the same time they had to meet the mandate of a golden color.

One of the first successful attempts had (if I remember right) a 5 layer clad composition. This was deemed too expensive to produce.

The current version is a more conventional three-layer clad. A pure copper core with copper alloy outer layers.

honeywah · August 17, 2002 3:32PM

Thanks supercoin....

3 layer clad..that would be....Manganese,Brass, and Copper. Found a web site.

honeywah · August 17, 2002 3:34PM

supercoin · August 17, 2002 3:34PM

Actually, it's Brass / Copper / Brass. Outer two layers are the same, and do have Manganese in them. I forget the exact composition.

honeywah · August 17, 2002 3:37PM

supercoin · August 17, 2002 3:38PM

Here you go... straight from the hoss' mouth...

US Mint's info on Sac Composition

Outer layers are 77% copper, 12% zinc, 7% manganese, 4% nickel.
Inner layer is 100% copper.

supercoin · August 17, 2002 3:41PM

And yes, the coin you're holding in the photo is in fact one of these amazing and fabulously rare (only a few billion minted) coins.

What are we looking for?

honeywah · August 17, 2002 3:42PM

OK....it's missing the reverse outer layer.......pure copper showing on reverse.
thanks again supercoin.
What sucks is that it's kinda dinged up . Found it at work today. I count money for a living.

presleyh · August 17, 2002 3:51PM

honeywah click on supercoins ebay ike auctions. he just sold a missing layer ike for 347.00. you might want to get it graded and slabbed before you put it on ebay, but it will probably go for several hundred as well.

honeywah · August 17, 2002 3:57PM

Thanks guys......I appriciate the patients you have showed with my many many posts. Thanks again.

supercoin · August 17, 2002 3:57PM

honeywah, from your photo, the reverse on your coin looks normal, other than some weakness in the lettering along the top of the rim. Does it look like copper in real life?

BTW, at $347 that Ike went cheap (at least I thought so) -- I lost money on it. I don't really have any idea about value of a similar error on a Sac. Come to think of it, I apparently don't have any idea on Ikes either.

I don't know if Sacs would even be found with a similar error, I'm not sure how the layers are bonded.

honeywah · August 17, 2002 4:01PM

doesnt sound normal.....doesnt weigh normal...the scan sucks. It really is a different color. Hard to tell from the scan. It's not the ugly tarnished look that they all seem to have. It's also thinner . It is the color of copper. anyway.....thanks again

honeywah · August 18, 2002 4:27PM

So who would be the best person or peoples to send my Sacagawea too?

How much is a Sac supposed to weigh?

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