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Those weren't made by the US mint, but made at a private mint. I have seen those floating around at various auction sites.
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American mint and Washington mint both made these. Actually 1/3 troy pound!
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Actually 1/3 troy pound! Actually these ( coins ? ) from the Washington Mint aren't considered bullion coins, just silver and are weighed in AVDP ounces and standard pounds. |
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One would presume and hope that these are at least (.900?) FINE silver, as it says on the label.
What sort of 'quarter pound' are they? Avoirdupois or Troy?
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Edited by amida17
04/05/2013 10:46 pm
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What, pray tell, would you call it? It's not what I call it, it's what they call it. They call it a quarter pound (4 AVDP ounce)exonumia. I am sure the weight further distances them from any Copyright or Hobby Act repercussions. |
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Thanks all for your fast response! And for identifying it as Washington Mint. I have never heard of Washington Mint. I appreciate the link to APMEX too. I was concerned about the "fine silver" but apparently it is .999. And APMEX confirms that it is 4 troy ounces - I wonder why mine weighs 4.385? APMEX price for the 2012 is $145.48 and I paid $116.68 for a 2000, so I guess that's not too bad. I'm thinking now that my 2009, 4 oz, .999 $100 bill is Washington Mint too. |
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I wonder why mine weighs 4.385? Because your scale is set to oz (AVDP) not ozt (Troy).  4.385 * 28.35 = 124.31 / 31.1 = 3.9972 Edited by amida17
04/05/2013 11:21 pm
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Quote:And APMEX confirms that it is 4 troy ounces - I wonder why mine weighs 4.385? Bullion coins are never perfect on weight, plus its not pure silver so theres some extra weight from that as well |
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I stand corrected amida17  Not that APMEX is any authority. But I stand corrected. I have seen several of these in shops and shows , 1/2 pound Eagles, Kennedy's and Franklin's and were always told that, like copper, they were AVDP ounces. Here is an old thread on the 1/2 ones https://goccf.com/t/69080Edited by denco7
04/05/2013 11:56 pm
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Quote:Thanks all for your fast response! And for identifying it as Washington Mint. I have never heard of Washington Mint. I appreciate the link to APMEX too. I was concerned about the "fine silver" but apparently it is .999. And APMEX confirms that it is 4 troy ounces - I wonder why mine weighs 4.385? APMEX price for the 2012 is $145.48 and I paid $116.68 for a 2000, so I guess that's not too bad. I'm thinking now that my 2009, 4 oz, .999 $100 bill is Washington Mint too. I bought a 1 pound liberty round a few weeks ago on ebay that looks just like this one but it weighs 373.3 grams and it is marked .999 silver. Divide 373.3 by 12 = 31.1. So apparently 1 troy pound = 12 troy ounces. Your round weighs 4.385 avoirdupois ounces which = 3.9 troy ounces. They are a little unusual which adds to the cool factor in my opinion. This is the piece that I bought.   |
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Because your scale is set to oz (AVDP) not ozt (Troy).
4.385 * 28.35 = 124.31 / 31.1 = 3.9972 ACK! you are right. I just redid it on ozt and it shows 3.995 (I have a cheapie EZ Pocket Scale.) @ unclesamsurplus: Love your 1#. They've apparently used that design for a while I guess, and on different weights. I do wish they had put .999 on mine, instead of "fine sivler" I wonder why? They could have left out the word "fine" and put .999 in the same space. |
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They've apparently used that design for a while Yes, they have been using this design for almost 100 years. The walking liberty designed by Adolf Weinman first appeared in 1916 on the half dollar. |
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Posted 04/05/2013 9:39 pm
