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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Blaubart, post: 1973947, member: 37498&quot;]If they are truly being sold as a percent over spot based on the actual number of ounces, then wear would not be an issue, because any given weight of 90% silver will contain 90% silver, regardless of the amount of wear.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, if you are calculating the number of ounces based on the face value, then yes, wear could be an issue.&nbsp; Looking at Gainesville Coins&#039; web site, all junk silver offerings I see are measured in face value.&nbsp; I suspect this is what you were referring to in your post.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t think it would be a problem with Gainesville Coins though.&nbsp; Included in the specifications for their 90% silver offerings is an actual silver weight of .715 ozt per $1 face value.&nbsp; If you were to receive a lot that had a total weight of less than .794 ozt per $1 face value, then you would have grounds to request a partial refund or an additional shipment to make things right.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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