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<p>[QUOTE="scottishmoney, post: 2631534, member: 12789"]The .715 is used to account for silver that is lost through circulation on well worn down coins - ie most of the Barbers you see in "junk silver" lots.</p><p><br /></p><p>When I have bought junk silver I preferred 90% Kennedies and newer Franklins etc for that reason. Barbers and older SL are cool for age factor, but they are usually pretty heavily worn and don't weigh as much as they did when they were minted.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="scottishmoney, post: 2631534, member: 12789"]The .715 is used to account for silver that is lost through circulation on well worn down coins - ie most of the Barbers you see in "junk silver" lots. When I have bought junk silver I preferred 90% Kennedies and newer Franklins etc for that reason. Barbers and older SL are cool for age factor, but they are usually pretty heavily worn and don't weigh as much as they did when they were minted.[/QUOTE]
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