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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;yakpoo, post: 1354017, member: 18157&quot;]A roll of 90% silver dimes contains 3.618 Troy Ounces of PURE SILVER</p><p>A roll of 90% silver quarters or halves contains 7.236 Troy Ounces of PURE SILVER</p><p><br /></p><p>There are 12 Troy Ounces in an Troy Pound</p><p>There are 14.58 Troy Ounces in an Avoirdupois (standard) Pound</p><p><br /></p><p>With bullion, Troy Ounces and Avoirdupois Pounds (or Kilograms) are generally used.</p><p><br /></p><p>If a Silver Proof set contains five (5) silver quarters, one (1) silver half, and one (1) silver dime, it contains...</p><p><br /></p><p>7.236 / 40 X 7 = 1.2663 (the half has the weight of two quarters)</p><p>3.618 / 50 = .07236 (one dime)</p><p><br /></p><p>1.2663 + .07236 = 1.33866 (or ~1.34 Ounces)</p><p><br /></p><p>The current price of silver is $32.25 so...</p><p><br /></p><p>$32.25 X 1.34 = $43.22</p><p><br /></p><p>In my examples, I usually round to the nearest 5¢ so as not to appear overly anal. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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