Hello.. I'm new at this.. I have a 1974 Quarter that weighs 5.5 grams.. Can someone tell me what's wrong here.. I read it should weigh 4.9 grams..
It looks normal so you may want to check your scale for accuracy. It could be a think planchet and that would add weight but not enough to increase its value. Welcome to CT.
It is supposed to weigh 5.67 grams. 5.56 is well within tolerance, and it appears to have lost a fraction of that weight due to severe circulation. Silver quarters weigh 6.25 grams.
That's incorrect. Weigh a bunch of quarters and you will see they will be almost the same.. +/- a few grams.
Okay.. Thanks for the info.. I looked it up and for some reason it told me 4.9 grams.. it's got a bunch of Nick's on the rim, so I thought I had something.. lol.. TY
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