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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hobo, post: 1249006, member: 11521&quot;]Because 90% Silver Dollars have slightly more silver than $1 face value of 90% silver dimes, quarters, and halves.</p><p><br /></p><p>From the Red Book:</p><p><br /></p><p>Silver Content</p><p>Dime 0.07234 oz</p><p>Quarter 0.18084 oz</p><p>Half 0.36169 oz</p><p>Dollar 0.77344 oz</p><p><br /></p><p>So a Quarter has a face value 2.5X that of a dime and a silver content 2.5X that of a dime.</p><p>A Half has a face value 5X that of a dime and 2X that of a quarter and a silver content 5X that of a dime and 2X that of a quarter.</p><p>But a Silver Dollar has a face value of 10X that of a dime and a silver content 10.69X that of a dime, a face value 4X that of a quarter and a silver content 4.28X that of a quarter, and a face value twice that of a half and a silver content 2.14X that of a half. </p><p><br /></p><p>Silver Dollars simply contain more silver per unit face value than dimes, quarters, and half dollars.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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