silver content of a coin

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• Silver as an investment — Silver, like other precious metals, may be used as an investment. For more than four thousand years, silver has been regarded as a form of money and store of value. However, since the end of the silver standard, silver has lost its role as legal… …   Wikipedia

• Silver standard — The silver standard is a monetary system in which the standard economic unit of account is a fixed weight of silver. The silver standard was widespread until the 19th century, when it was replaced in most countries by the gold standard.Ancient… …   Wikipedia

• silver processing — Introduction       preparation of the ore for use in various products.       Silver has long been valued for its white metallic lustre, its ability to be readily worked, and its resistance to the corrosive effects of moisture and oxygen. The… …   Universalium

• Silver hallmarks — A sterling silver object that is to be sold commercially is, in most countries, stamped with one or more silver hallmarks indicating the purity of the silver, the mark of the manufacturer or silversmith, and other (optional) markings to indicate… …   Wikipedia

• Double florin (British coin) — Double florin of 1887 The Double Florin (4/ )[1] was one of the shortest lived British coin denominations ever, only being produced during 4 mint years, between 1887 and 1890. The silver coin weighed 22.6 grams (0.80 oz) and was 36… …   Wikipedia

• Coin — This article is about monetary coins. For other uses, see Coin (disambiguation). A selection of modern coins …   Wikipedia

• Silver center cent — The silver center cent is an American pattern coin,cite web| url = http://www.uspatterns.com/j1p1.html|title=J1/P1| work = [http://www.uspatterns.com/ The Society of U.S. Pattern Collectors] ] one of the precursors to the large cent and an early… …   Wikipedia

• Farthing (British coin) — A farthing (meaning fourth part ) was a British coin worth one quarter of a penny and 1/960 of a pound sterling, slightly over a mill division in other currencies. Such coins were first minted in England in the 13th century, and continued to be… …   Wikipedia

• Nickel (United States coin) — This article is about the U.S. coin; for its Canadian counterpart made intermittently of 99.9% nickel between 1922 1981, and also called the nickel, see Nickel (Canadian coin). This article is specifically about the U.S. five cent coin; for its… …   Wikipedia

• Dime (United States coin) — Dime United States Value 0.10 U.S. dollar Mass  2.268 g  (0.0729 troy oz) Diameter  17.91 mm  (0.705 in) Thickness   …   Wikipedia

• Dollar coin (United States) — Dollar United States Value 1.00 U.S. dollar Mass  8.100 g  (0.260 troy oz) Diameter  26.5 mm  (1.043 in) Thickness   …   Wikipedia