coin should weigh 26 grams. roughly the weight of 10 new pennies. I will weigh it on my pocket scale i got from amazon =] (once i win) http://www.amazon.com/Fast-Weigh-M-500-Digital-Pocket/dp/B000P1NYE8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1271280258&sr=8-1 mans best 7$ scale .. For weighing random things on the go! it's like the size of a deck of cards lol