Subject: Us Mint Weight Tolerance
From: Jorg Lueke
Date: 11/11/2004 6:45 AM Central Standard Time
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Thanks Tom. That is rather sloppy all things considered. You wouldn't
happen to know what the value for a good assay was? How close to 90%
silver did the mint need to get?


Don't know the fineness tolerance that late, but suspect it was pretty tight. I
remember reading about a batch of Carson City silver dollars that was condemned
and remelted because they assayed out at only .899 fine.

TomDeLorey
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