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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ed Sims, post: 1988862, member: 59688&quot;]<font size="5"><b>Full Definition of <i>INTRINSIC</i></b></font></p><p>1</p><p><i>a</i> <b>:</b>&nbsp; belonging to the <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/essential[1]" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/essential[1]" rel="nofollow">essential</a> nature or <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/constitution" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/constitution" rel="nofollow">constitution</a> of a thing &lt;the <i>intrinsic</i> worth of a gem&gt; &lt;the <i>intrinsic</i> brightness of a star&gt;</p><p><br /></p><p><i>b</i> <b>:</b>&nbsp; being or relating to a <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/semiconductor" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/semiconductor" rel="nofollow">semiconductor</a> in which the concentration of charge carriers is characteristic of the material itself instead of the content of any impurities it contains</p><p>2</p><p><i>a</i> <b>:</b>&nbsp; originating or due to causes within a body, organ, or part &lt;an <i>intrinsic</i> metabolic disease&gt;</p><p><br /></p><p><b><i>b</i> :&nbsp; originating and included wholly within an organ or part</b> &lt;<i>intrinsic</i> muscles&gt; — compare <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extrinsic" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extrinsic" rel="nofollow">extrinsic</a> 1b</p><p><br /></p><p>When applied to coins, 2b of the definition above applies as it is referring to the precious metal included in the alloy of the coin. So, in that context &quot;intrinsic value&quot; is most appropriate because you are speaking specifically about the silver or gold content only.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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