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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gboulton, post: 1042677, member: 27043&quot;]I&#039;ve always kinda figured that the &quot;common trade weight&quot; made up for that sort of fiddling.</p><p><br /></p><p>.7234 toz silver / $1 face value was the standard, but everywhere I&#039;ve ever been, junk silver trades at a presumed weight of .715 toz/$1 face</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve always figured that was a median weight for worn old silver, and as such, both sides come out &quot;ahead&quot; a reasonable amount of the time.&nbsp; Saves any fiddling, actual weighing, arguing, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>Don&#039;t see why it wouldn&#039;t continue to work at any price, since the WEIGHT isn&#039;t going to change with the price...so, again, each side should &#039;win&quot; an equal number of times, evening things out.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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