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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Blaubart, post: 1973957, member: 37498&quot;]Not $0.794, but 0.794 ozt vs 0.715 ozt.</p><p><br /></p><p>One dollar of circulated 90% silver coins contains around 0.715 troy ounces of silver.</p><p><br /></p><p>Since that 0.715 ounces is not the total weight of the coins, you can&#039;t place them on a scale and expect to see &quot;0.715&quot;.&nbsp; To verify the weight, you have to calculate the total weight by dividing 0.715 by .9 and the result is 0.794.</p><p><br /></p><p>If a vendor is guaranteeing you that there are 0.715 troy ounces of silver in the 90% silver you are buying, then the total weight of those coins should be at least 0.794 troy ounces.</p><p><br /></p><p>Simply put:</p><p><br /></p><p>0.715 Troy Ounces = Average <b>silver</b> weight of $1 face value circulated 90% silver coins.</p><p>0.794 Troy Ounces = Average <b>total</b> weight of $1 face value circulated 90% silver coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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