1972 P quarter overweight?

[Sheila ruley]

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Date: 1972 P

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Is this 1972 P quarter within its weight limit? Or is it above? It weighs 5.85 g. Is this normal? It also appears to have a doubled small leaf. Is this normal?

[mustbebob]

It could be from a rolled thick planchet. The normal weight for a clad quarter is 5.67 grams +/- 0.227 grams. So your coin is not that much over and within tolerance. As far as the extra leaf, the circulation makes it difficult to tell for sure, but I am sure it is not a doubled die and probably just circulation damage.

[Sheila ruley]

It could be from a rolled thick planchet. The normal weight for a clad quarter is 5.67 grams +/- 0.227 grams. So your coin is not that much over and within tolerance. As far as the extra leaf, the circulation makes it difficult to tell for sure, but I am sure it is not a doubled die and probably just circulation damage.

Thank you Bob!!