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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hobo, post: 1285471, member: 11521&quot;]It sounds like you may be working under the false assumption that a 90% Silver Half Dollar contains a half-ounce of silver. </p><p><br /></p><p>A 90% Silver Half Dollar weighs 12.5 grams. 90% of the 12.5 grams is silver. (That is why we say the coin is 90% silver.) 12.5 grams X 0.9 = 11.25 grams. So a 90% Silver Half Dollar contains 11.25 grams of silver. </p><p><br /></p><p>Let&#039;s convert that to ounces. </p><p><br /></p><p>1 Troy Ounce = 31.1035 grams</p><p><br /></p><p>11.25 grams / 31.1035 grams/Troy Ounce = 0.3617 Troy Ounce</p><p><br /></p><p>Two 90% Silver Half Dollars contain 0.7234 Troy Ounce of silver. (0.3617 X 2 = 0.7234) So two 90% Silver Half Dollars contain 27.66% less than 1 Troy Ounce of silver. I think you significantly overpaid (unless, as ratio pointed out, your coins are key dates or high-MS condition).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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