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Bedrock of the Community
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Edited by GR58
07/26/2010 5:11 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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 1/2 lb! She is purdy, though! Do you put those in 20 x 20's? |
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Valued Member
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You could use it for a pocket piece if you had big pockets.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I agree .. it would have to be big pockets....
I saw this and just had to have it... I paid $111.00 ... I hope that was a good deal.
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Pillar of the Community
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I assume that isn't a troy pound or it's way below melt.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I assume it is 1/2 troy, not avoirdupois, pound which would be 6 troy ounces. It would probably have a small premium over spot since it is nicer than a generic round but I wouldn't expect much more than $125.
Edited by biokemist6
07/26/2010 4:27 pm
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Valued Member
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Will the mint ever make the 1oz proofs again ?
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Bedrock of the Community
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Oh .. I should have put that in ...
yes .. it is a half troy pound, 6 ounces, like the reverse say "ONE HALF POUND FINE SILVER .999"
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Bedrock of the Community
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Okay ... new question I did a web search. Two sites show this as 8 ounces. One of the sites is the mint site. http://www.usmint.gov/consumer/?fla...&action=tipsSo I put it on the scale. It came up 249.9 grams (mint site shows 248.82). Then I weighed a silver eagle at 31.1. That would make this 8 ounces. Seeing how the coin only says half pound and not troy pound .... am I right in thinking this is 8 ounces? |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Waredu Thanks for the link. It still seems a little confusing. The Washington mint site says this coin has 8 troy ounces, and my weighing it, shows it is the same as 8 ASE's. But I have always had the understanding that a troy pound is 12 troy ounces. Also interesting is that they are selling the 2010 date of this coin for $299.00 |
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Bedrock of the Community
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If that thing weighs 8 troy ounces, you got a steal  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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biokemist6
That is what I am thinking too ... I was thinking I got a good deal when I thought it was 6 ounces ..
now I am very very happy to find out it is 8 ounces.
Here is a couple of lines from the Washington Mint (Collectible America) site
"Here at Collectible America, we have discovered that many of our customers are not readily familiar with Troy weights, which is why we have chosen to strike our Half Pound Silver Eagles to a full 8 troy ounces (even though a Half Troy pound is actually only 6 oz.). "
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Valued Member
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I have heard that these will only be available through dealers. This is the first one I've seen in anyone's hands. Will there be anyone here on coin community offering them?
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Bought one awhile ago at spot. I haven't tried to resell yet. It's actually a nice piece. Think I can get a tube to hold 20 of them?
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Bedrock of the Community
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I've had a few of these in past and they can be either troy or avoirdupois weights. Usually the one's on the troy scale will be labeled "Troy XXXX".
My guess is 8 avoirdupois ounces (7.3 troy ounces) and you got an excellent deal. These trade at melt price and I always weigh silver/gold/etc to verify weight.
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Posted 07/26/2010 3:49 pm
