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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;illini420, post: 1141370, member: 19423&quot;]I was playing with my 90% junk silver Barbers today and having loads of fun sorting them by dates and stacking them <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I remembered reading many posts/threads from some who refuse to buy worn out AG Barbers as 90% because of all of the silver lost through wear over the years. And I remembered posts of others who claim that there isn&#039;t as much silver worn away as you&#039;d think because only the high points of the coins are actually worn away. So I thought it would be fun to break out the scale and weigh some Barbers <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>$50.00 face value of brand new 90% silver Barber coinage should weigh 1250g, the denomination of the individual coins doesn&#039;t make a difference.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>500 dimes at 2.50g each = 1250g</p><p>200 quarters at 6.25g each = 1250g</p><p>100 halves at 12.50g each = 1250g</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Knowing that information, I weighed $50.00 face value of average circulated Barbers of each denomination. Most coins were in the typical junk Barber grades of AG-G, with many coins worn down pretty thin, especially the dimes. Here&#039;s the results:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>$50.00 face value of Barber Half Dollars = 1163g or 93.04% of original weight when new</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>$50.00 face value of Barber Quarter Dollars = 1141g or 91.28% of original weight when new</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>$50.00 face value of Barber Dimes = 1133g or 90.64% of original weight when new</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>So, based on these results, it&#039;s clear that the smaller denominations lose more weight when they are heavily circulated. It is interesting that the actual weight lost of these coin is only in the 7-10% range. I guess for some of the silver investors that may be significant (especially at today&#039;s prices). You&#039;d think it would be much more than that when you can take worn out Barber Dimes and fit around $8 face value in a tube made for $5 face. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Personally, if I&#039;m buying 90% junk silver I&#039;ll still take worn out Barber coinage if I can get it at the same price as other 90%. I think the coolness of dealing with 100+ year old coins and looking for dates still needed for my &quot;junk albums&quot; more than makes up for the 7-10% of weight lost through circulation. :thumb:[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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