How Can You Identify the Counterfeit Coin Among 12 Using Only Three Weighings?

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You have 12 coins. one of the coin is a counterfeit of some unkown weight. The rest of the coins have identical weight. Use three tries in a pan balance to identify the counterfeit.
 
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