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Sailing Cook Islands 2009 $ 5

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One of my best collections in the shop

Sailing-Cook-Islands-2009-$-5



Sailing-Cook-Islands-2009-$-5

Issuer: Cook Islands
Denomination: $ 5
Metal: 5 x ag999
Stamp: Mirror
Diameter: 38.60 mm
Weight: 28.28 g
Circulation: 5 000 sets
Date of issue: 2009

The set: Six coins of $ 5 from sailing ships (Kruzenstern, Sedov, France II, Radich, Lawson, and Preussen), large sturdy box, certificate
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Very nice set! I like sailing ships on coins and paper money.

I find it interesting that each coin weighs over 28 grams. There are 31.1 grams in a troy ounce of silver though.

I wonder why they did that?
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What is it?
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I was wondering why the silver coins weigh 28.3 grams and not 31.1, since 31.1 is a troy ounce of silver. Normally silver rounds are a troy ounce of silver.
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I think it has something to do with the fact that Great Britain crowns always weighed 28.28 grams. Therefore, the crown-size coins of the Commonwealth nations are still made to weigh the same. Just my guess, I am no expert.
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