Half cent weight

[benjmurts]

I purchased an 1835 half cent off ebay, thought I got a great deal

 

I weighed it - 5.28 grams, supposed to weigh 5.44 grams

 

is it possible to be off a gram, (edited .10 grams NOT 1 gram) or my scale is off

 

pictures attached, legit??

[bsshog40]

I don't see any signs of a fake but it's not really my series. Have you calibrated your scale?

[benjmurts]

I weighed current pennies and they came up within +/- .05

[bsshog40]

I'm really not sure what the fluctuation is but I'm sure someone that does will chime in.

[RWB]

Off by 0.16 gram.

[CSdot]

I purchased an 1835 half cent off ebay, thought I got a great deal

 

I weighed it - 5.28 grams, supposed to weigh 5.44 grams

 

is it possible to be off a gram, or my scale is off

 

 

Nice coin. Are you sure the numbers you quoted are correct? I ask because you say the coin is off by a gram, but your measurements indicate otherwise. 5.44 grams - 5.28 grams = 0.16 grams.

[benjmurts]

I meant .10 grams not 1 gram, just wondering what the fluctuation was

[DaveG]

According to the Coin World Encyclopedia, the tolerance for a half cent from 1837 to 1857 was 0.227 grams, so yours sounds like it's within tolerance.

 

The book doesn't list tolerances for any coins before about 1834, so perhaps tolerances of planchets weren't established until then?

[Conder101]

Probably within tolerances, and the obv/rev pairing matches C-2 so it is probably good.

[benjmurts]

Thank you

[James_OldeTowne]

Nice, genuine coin!