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05-08-2003, 01:02 AM
Posted By: <b>Ronald</b><p>Just wondering what data has been collected concerning the weights of trading cards. Mostly <BR>interested in post-war weights of standard size<BR>trading cards.<BR><BR>Cheers:)<BR>
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05-09-2003, 10:29 PM
Posted By: <b>julie</b><p>especially useful to those who have tiny fractions of an ounce scales to weigh...other things. Like mail!
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05-09-2003, 10:44 PM
Posted By: <b>Hankron</b><p>I think it would be an interesting area for someone to look into, possibly for an article for VCBC. Along with some weight ranges for issues, it could discuss practical limitations in the use of weight in judging authenticity and a study of variances (as T206s can vary in size, presumably their are variations in weight).<BR><BR>A related, though less quanitifiable, quality that could also be catalogued is opacity ('see-through' effect).<BR><BR>As Bob Lemke has noted before, some counterfeits can have the correct weight. Weight charts would be helpful for a non-collector to weed out many fakes, but it won't be a be all/end all.