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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Collector1966, post: 1233943, member: 17919&quot;]I don&#039;t think there is a legal definition of &quot;fine silver&quot;. I&#039;m thinking it is a term used by promoters to mean &quot;pure silver&quot;, based on the technical (numismatic) use of the word &quot;fine&quot; which means &quot;pure&quot; (as in .999 fine).</p><p><br /></p><p>What you have there are not coins produced by the US Mint, but products put out, apparently, by private mints. The one that says &quot;1/2 pound .999 silver&quot; should actually weigh 186.6 grams if it&#039;s accurate. The other coin does not list a fineness, but it should also weigh at least 186.6 grams if it&#039;s accurate. From your description, it sounds like the buyer was shortchanged in the silver weight.</p><p><br /></p><p>One troy pound = 12 troy ounces= 12 X 31.1 grams = 373.2 grams</p><p><br /></p><p>166 + 168 = 334 grams, or 39.2 grams short of a troy pound.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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