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2. American Silver Eagle - Wikipedia

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   The American Silver Eagle is struck only in the one-troy ounce, which has a nominal face value of one dollar and is guaranteed to contain one troy ounce of 99.9% pure silver. It is authorized by Title II of Public Law 99-61 (Liberty Coin Act, approved July 9, 1985) and codified as 31 U.S.C. § 5112(e)-(h). Its content, weight, and purity are ...

3. Troy weight - Wikipedia

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   A Good Delivery silver bar weighing 1,000 troy ounces (83 troy pounds; 31 kg) Troy weight is a system of units of mass that originated in the Kingdom of England in the 15th century [1] and is primarily used in the precious metals industry. The troy weight units are the grain, the pennyweight (24 grains), the troy ounce (20 pennyweights), and ...

4. Silver as an investment - Wikipedia

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   The price of silver has risen fairly steeply since September 2005, being initially around $7 per troy ounce, but reaching $14 per troy ounce for the first time by late April 2006, and the average price of the month was $12.61 per troy ounce. As of March 2008, it hovered around $20 per troy ounce. [14]

5. Fineness - Wikipedia

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   A piece of alloy metal containing a precious metal may also have the weight of its precious component referred to as its "fine weight". For example, 1 troy ounce of 18 karat gold (which is 75% gold) may be said to have a fine weight of 0.75 troy ounces. Most modern government-issued bullion coins specify their fine weight.

6. America the Beautiful silver bullion coins - Wikipedia

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   The America the Beautiful silver bullion coins comprise a series of silver bullion coins with a face value of a quarter dollar. The coins contain five troy ounces of silver, making them the largest silver bullion coins ever issued by the United States Mint. The design of the coins duplicates exactly—though enlarged—each of the America the ...

7. Mercury dime - Wikipedia

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   The Mercury dime is a ten-cent coin struck by the United States Mint from late 1916 to 1945. Designed by Adolph Weinman and also referred to as the Winged Liberty Head dime, it gained its common name because the obverse depiction of a young Liberty, identifiable by her winged Phrygian cap, was confused with the Roman god Mercury.