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BIC brand pen cap on a digital scale, indicating a weight of approximately 1 gram (0.98). British ten pence and US Sacagawea dollar coins shown only for size reference.

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current	03:15, 8 June 2006	960×768 (180 KB)	Splarka	(BIC brand pen cap on a digital scale, indicating a weight of approximately 1 gram (0.98). British pound and US dollar coins shown only for size reference.)