Jump to content
  • The above Banner is a Sponsored Banner.

    Upgrade to Premium Membership to remove this Banner & All Google Ads. For full list of Premium Member benefits Click HERE.

  • Join The Silver Forum

    The Silver Forum is one of the largest and best loved silver and gold precious metals forums in the world, established since 2014. Join today for FREE! Browse the sponsor's topics (hidden to guests) for special deals and offers, check out the bargains in the members trade section and join in with our community reacting and commenting on topic posts. If you have any questions whatsoever about precious metals collecting and investing please join and start a topic and we will be here to help with our knowledge :) happy stacking/collecting. 21,000+ forum members and 1 million+ forum posts. For the latest up to date stats please see the stats in the right sidebar when browsing from desktop. Sign up for FREE to view the forum with reduced ads. 

A difference in the weight of a coin


realbluegold

Recommended Posts

Posted

Today I received a '4 escudos de isabel II' gold coin from 1865.

I've weighted it and instead of weigthing 3,35 it weights 3,4 and I've recalibrated the scale 5 times. The other mesures are right. What do you think??? Is a 0,05 difference but I don't like it...

Posted

im not a gold expert  but is that a really big deal , sureley someone wouldnt fake that coin would they isnt there a leeway on weight + or -

i was led to believe all silver coins are different weights  

just my thoughts

Posted

You need to check the diameter to see if it is around 18mm. 

 

The actual weight is supposed to be 3.3548g. Are your scales to two decimal points or three? If it is two, then your scales could easily round it up to 3.4g. If the scales are to 3 places then I'd be interested to see what they say.

Posted

If the diameter is 18mm I would not worry, 3.4g is only 1% over weight. There are no other metals that could get any where near that weight for that diameter of coin.

 

Don't worry, it's a genuine coin.  :D

Posted

With fake gold coins the diameters are typically / always correct.

It is the thickness that is incorrect.

Fakes tend to be underweight but definitely too thick.

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

×
×
  • Create New...

Cookies & terms of service

We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. By continuing to use this site you consent to the use of cookies and to our Privacy Policy & Terms of Use