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<p>[QUOTE="Cazkaboom, post: 1518750, member: 33215"]Well, in fact, four quarters would have .00002 troy ounces less than 2 halves. The denomination was made so it was divisible. Take the silver weight of a half</p><p>.36169/2=.18084 which is the weight of a quarter in troy oz of silver.</p><p>Divide that by 2.5</p><p>.18084/2.5=.072334 which is the weight of a silver dime (Actually .07234 but very close) </p><p><br /></p><p>Silver dollars do have more silver though, but for that I don't have an explanation.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Cazkaboom, post: 1518750, member: 33215"]Well, in fact, four quarters would have .00002 troy ounces less than 2 halves. The denomination was made so it was divisible. Take the silver weight of a half .36169/2=.18084 which is the weight of a quarter in troy oz of silver. Divide that by 2.5 .18084/2.5=.072334 which is the weight of a silver dime (Actually .07234 but very close) Silver dollars do have more silver though, but for that I don't have an explanation.[/QUOTE]
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