Yeah, that Beauty is what is called Sound Money. Ya know a US Silver Morgan Silver Dollar weighs about .77 troy ounce whereas two half dollars weigh only .72.
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Yeah, that Beauty is what is called Sound Money. Ya know a US Silver Morgan Silver Dollar weighs about .77 troy ounce whereas two half dollars weigh only .72.
Not counting the half-dime, that weights a little more than half of a dime, all the other silver coins have their weight proportional to their value. I wonder why the dollar did not follow this proportionality...