Is one side of a quarter 'heavier' than the other?

Subject: Is one side of a quarter 'heavier' than the other?

Date: Sat Jan 23 15:44:04 1999
Posted by Lori Schock
Grade level: 7-9
School: Hadley Middle School
City: Wichita State/Province: KS
Country: USA
Area of science: Physics
ID: 917127844.Ph

Message:


Our gifted students have been tossing around their own theories 
regarding this question. We looked up the production method of 
quarters and found no evidence of more mass on one side than 
another but some students believe the placement of the mass may 
influence the probability of a flipped quarter landing on one 
side as opposed to another. Can you help us?

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