i was looking further at junk silver, to see if my next purchase is going to be in junk or if i am going to continue with ASE and rounds, and was adding up the weights and what not. From my math, im finding that quarters and dimes to not equal up to being 1/10th or 1/4th of a silver dollar or a constitutional dollar.
this is what im using, please tell me if im wrong.
a constitutional dollar is 371.25 grains of silver, and it takes 15.432 grains to equal 1 gram.
371.25 / 15.432 = 24.057 grams
using the weights on coinflation:
a silver dollar (morgan) weighs 26.73 grams and is 90% silver.
---26.73 * .90 = 24.057 grams of silver
------(so, a dime should contain 2.4057 grams of silver and a quarter 6.0145)
a silver quarter (washington) weighs 6.25 grams and is 90% silver.
---6.25 * .90 = 5.625 grams of silver
-------5.625 * 4 = 22.5 grams (1.557 grams short of a constitutional dollar)
a silver dime (mercury) weighs 2.5 grams and is 90% silver.
---2.5 * .90 = 2.25 grams of silver
------2.25 * 10 = 22.5 grams (again, 1.557 grams short of a constitutional dollar)
Is there something that im missing, or a reason why the quarters and dimes dont equal up to a full 24.057 grams? Im sure that this is nothing new to the most of you. but if my math is right, then this is new to me and tbh, i was a bit butt hurt to find out that 10 dimes doesnt equal a silver dollar.
this is what im using, please tell me if im wrong.
a constitutional dollar is 371.25 grains of silver, and it takes 15.432 grains to equal 1 gram.
371.25 / 15.432 = 24.057 grams
using the weights on coinflation:
a silver dollar (morgan) weighs 26.73 grams and is 90% silver.
---26.73 * .90 = 24.057 grams of silver
------(so, a dime should contain 2.4057 grams of silver and a quarter 6.0145)
a silver quarter (washington) weighs 6.25 grams and is 90% silver.
---6.25 * .90 = 5.625 grams of silver
-------5.625 * 4 = 22.5 grams (1.557 grams short of a constitutional dollar)
a silver dime (mercury) weighs 2.5 grams and is 90% silver.
---2.5 * .90 = 2.25 grams of silver
------2.25 * 10 = 22.5 grams (again, 1.557 grams short of a constitutional dollar)
Is there something that im missing, or a reason why the quarters and dimes dont equal up to a full 24.057 grams? Im sure that this is nothing new to the most of you. but if my math is right, then this is new to me and tbh, i was a bit butt hurt to find out that 10 dimes doesnt equal a silver dollar.